Presented with crown, sceptre and sword (carried with great poise by a lady in a striking blue outfit), serenaded by a magnificent repertoire of music both sublime and uplifting, the King must have felt a slight sense of deja vu. The rest of us certainly did. Didn’t we just go …
Read More »Lady Susan Hussey chats to King Charles at Royal Ascot 6 months on from Buckingham Palace race row
Lady Susan Hussey, the former lady-in-waiting to the late Queen Elizabeth II, appears to be well and truly back in the fold after she was spotted chatting to the King at Royal Ascot. Lady Susan, who was once referred to as Her late Majesty’s ‘head girl’ and was kept on …
Read More »Royal fans share disappointment at scaled down balcony
Royal fans have been left disappointed at the sparse Buckingham Palace balcony at this year’s Trooping the Colour – after just 14 family members appeared yesterday compared to 40 four years ago. Those who love The Firm say they miss seeing so many members of the family come together – …
Read More »The other Buckingham Palace balcony: Minor royals who did not make cut for the King’s main group
The other Buckingham Palace balcony: Minor royals who did not make the cut for the King’s main birthday grouping can be glimpsed standing in hidden gallery inside depths of royal building Funny images show a group of six royals who stood on a balcony behind Charles’ The minor royals included …
Read More »Who’s who on the Buckingham Palace balcony?
The Royal Family were out in full force today as they watched the King’s inaugural Birthday Parade – and viewed the Trooping the Colour flypast from the Buckingham Palace balcony. The number of royals on the balcony, however, was relatively scaled down compared to the King’s Coronation in May – …
Read More »Louis steals the show! Prince, five, gives cheeky salute to the adoring crowds cheering King Charles
Prince Louis stole the show as he gave a cheeky salute to the adoring crowds cheering for his grandad King Charles’s official birthday – as the royal family appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony. The King, Kate, William, Charlotte, Louis and George took pride of place in a slimmed-down group …
Read More »EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: No invitation to the King’s birthday parade for Prince Harry
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: No invitation to the King’s birthday parade for Prince Harry By Richard Eden for The Daily Mail Published: 20:43 EDT, 9 June 2023 | Updated: 20:46 EDT, 9 June 2023 When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit royal duties three years ago, Queen Elizabeth said they would …
Read More »History of royal baby announcements – from easel to Instagram (and fiasco after Meghan gave birth)
The announcement of a royal birth is steeped in as much tradition and theatre as any of the most glamorous royal occasions. As soon as the baby is born, a proclamation signed by doctors who delivered the boy or girl is rushed from the ward to Buckingham Palace and stands on …
Read More »King Charles to be in ‘perpetual orbit’ between Royal residences
King Charles will be in ‘perpetual orbit’ if he chooses to split his time between his more than a dozen royal residences, from London to Transylvania, a royal historian has claimed. It has been widely known for some time that the newly crowned monarch has no desire to move into …
Read More »A royal power duo! How Kate and Sophie will be front and centre of Charles’ slimmed-down monarchy
They’re often regarded as two of the most popular members of the monarchy – and it seems Sophie and Kate are set to become the power duo of Charles’ new look firm. Following the Coronation of the new monarch and Queen Camilla on Saturday, the Princess of Wales, 41, teamed …
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