Winston Churchill sat up in bed, scattering sheafs of state papers, his prominent blue eyes welling with tears. He had just been told that his wartime friend King George VI had died. His private secretary did his best to console him, telling him how well he’d get on with the …
Read More »The unexpected line Prince William whispered to Kate Middleton on their wedding day, according to royal author
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton was a historic moment watched by an estimated 1billion people around the world. London was a blanket of red, white and blue as a million well-wishers came together to catch a glimpse of the new bride and groom. As Kate made her way …
Read More »Harry embarks on ‘pseudo royal’ tour – but Palace is silent over whether four-day visit will include seeing his father
Prince Harry is set to undertake a solo pseudo royal visit to the UK from Monday – with four days of official engagements. It will be his longest trip since he and Meghan visited in 2022 when Queen Elizabeth II died. And it comes amid claims he would like to …
Read More »Duchess of Kent’s Westminster Cathedral funeral will be Britain’s first Catholic royal send-off
The Duchess of Kent’s will be the first royal to have a Catholic funeral as Buckingham Palace confirm the send off will be held at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday. Katharine, wife of the late Queen’s cousin the Duke of Kent, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her close family, late …
Read More »Lady Amelia Windsor shares a touching tribute to her late grandmother the Duchess of Kent as the 92-year-old’s death is announced
Lady Amelia Windsor has shared a touching tribute to her grandmother, the late Duchess of Kent. The young royal took to social media to post a glamorous black and white photo of Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin in her youth. It was accompanied by a simple red heart emoji. The model, …
Read More »Duchess of Kent dies at 92: Kate, William and Harry pay tribute to ‘much-missed’ royal who ‘worked tirelessly to help others’ as her death is announced
The Prince and Princess of Wales today gave a loving tribute to the Duchess of Kent, who has died at the age of 92. William and Kate said the Duchess – who became the oldest living member of the Royal Family when Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022 – would be …
Read More »Will Prince Harry be at Duchess of Kent’s funeral? US-based royal to be in UK for charity awards – and Andrew could attend too
Prince Harry will be in Britain next week ahead of the Duchess of Kent’s funeral – but it is not yet known if he will attend. The Duke of Sussex, 40, will return to London for the WellChild Awards on Monday in his first visit to the UK since losing a High Court …
Read More »Duchess of Kent dead at 92: Glamorous ‘Yorkshire lass’ married the late Queen’s cousin and famously comforted Jana Novotna at Wimbledon
The Duchess of Kent has died at the age of 92, Buckingham Palace has announced today. One of the most glamorous royals of her generation, she was also admired for her determination to forge her own path and life-long dedication to charity work. The Duchess – who became the oldest living …
Read More »How one little girl’s gesture helped save the ‘badly damaged’ Royal Family: Royal author on the heartfelt moment that helped pull the monarchy back from the brink after Diana’s death – and the TV Interview that changed everything
‘Dodi dead, Di badly injured,’ read the front page of the first edition newspapers that morning. The news that Princess Diana had died in a car crash in Paris broke in the early hours of the morning on August 31, 1997. While the public woke up to the news on the …
Read More »Prince Andrew once called a member of staff a ‘fat lardy a***hole’ and was the ‘most unpopular royal’, former protection officer claims
Prince Andrew was ‘rude’ to royal staff and once called someone a ‘fat, lardy a***hole’, a former protection officer has claimed. Paul Page, who served at Buckingham Palace between 1998 and 2004, said in new Channel 5 documentary that the Queen’s second son once verbally attacked a fellow protection officer during …
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