For all the portraits, busts and fine furniture, I have no doubt that it will be the personal stuff which lingers longest in the public’s memory. As in any stately home, it is the tell-tale signs of family life — a wedding photo, perhaps, or even a trampoline in a …
Read More »EMMA COWING: A precious glimpse into the Queen’s happy home
It’s a picture that has been burnished into the collective memory. Queen Elizabeth II smiling, a little frail, clutching her late husband’s shepherd’s crook while a roaring fire blazed behind her, just 24 hours before she died. We all remember the time, and indeed the place: September 8, 2022, at …
Read More »King Charles is opening his residences to the public to make the Royal Family ‘more transparent and cost effective’ – and is acknowledging ‘the need for the monarchy to evolve’, claims royal expert
King Charles III’s decision to open his royal residences to the public indicates he has realised ‘the need for the monarchy to evolve’, a royal expert has claimed. Earlier this week, in an unprecedented move, His Majesty, 75, announced that Balmoral Castle – the late Queen’s favourite retreat in Scotland, will …
Read More »King Charles dons a kilt and shares a giggle with sister Anne as the siblings attend their mother’s favourite event the Highland Games for the first time since she died
King Charles III has paid tribute to his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he attended the Highland Games today – an event that was a firm favourite of the monarch. The King represented the Royal Family at the event alongside his wife Queen Camilla – the first since Queen …
Read More »Senior royals gather for first summer holiday break at Balmoral since Queen’s death: Charles and Camilla are joined by Prince William, Kate, Andrew, Edward, Sophie and the Queen’s lady-in-waiting Lady Susan Hussey as they attend church
The Royal Family today gathered at church in Balmoral as they enjoy the first summer break at the royal estate since the Queen spent her final days there before her death a year ago. As the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing approaches, all senior working royals were seen going …
Read More »King Charles and Queen Camilla present new colour to the Royal Guard to mark the monarch’s first summer holiday in Balmoral since he ascended the throne
By Jessica Taylor For Mailonline Updated: 05:05 EDT, 27 August 2023 King Charles donned a kilt to take part in a traditional ceremony at Balmoral Castle this weekend. The monarch, 74, was accompanied by Queen Camilla, 75, to present a new colour to the Royal Guard. Their majesties looked sharp …
Read More »Heirbnb! All the Royal properties you can rent to live like a monarch for the week
From Balmoral Castle in the Highlands to Llwynywermod, a small farmhouse in Wales, King Charles has an unrivalled portfolio of properties, regal and rustic. And the good news is that you can stay in many of them this summer because the royal estates are embracing holiday lettings in a serious …
Read More »Prince Harry being stripped of his Duke of Sussex title ‘has been discussed at the highest level’
Discussions about stripping Harry of his Duke of Sussex title were held at the highest level and senior aides joked that he was a ‘hostage’ of his wife Meghan, a new bombshell book has revealed. The new book by veteran Royal writer Robert Jobson, due to be published on Thursday, …
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