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Queen Elizabeth’s ‘anti-press secretary’: How former Navy commander treated journalists with ‘scorn and contempt’ – and went into attack mode when media saw monarch shout at Prince Philip

Richard Colville was first employed by Buckingham Palace in 1947 as press secretary to King George VI and dedicated more than 20 years to royal service. However, the former Royal Navy commander had no experience with journalists – and it showed.  He treated the media ‘with a mixture of intolerance, scorn and …

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Prince Harry hails ‘little legends’ after sharing a laugh with brave six-year-old WellChild award winner – as Duke makes rare visit to the UK without Meghan while King is in Scotland

Prince Harry hailed the ‘little legends’ at the WellChild awards in London this evening after sharing a laugh with a brave six-year-old winner during a rare trip to the UK without Meghan.  The Duke of Sussex met little Noah Nicholson – who has cerebral palsy and chronic lung disease – during …

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King Charles and Prince William both wish Harry a happy 40th birthday – but use photo in which Meghan is cropped out as royal sources say they are following ‘tradition’ with their public good wishes

The King and the Prince and Princess of Wales ­publicly wished Prince Harry a happy 40th birthday yesterday in what some may see as a carefully co-ordinated peace offering. Both Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace posted on their social media channels within hours of each other, as the Duke of …

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King Edward VIII and the coins that never were: As exhibition reveals monarch’s portrait and scrapped coinage, historian IAN LLOYD tells how ‘vain’ monarch fell out with the Royal Mint over his desire to sit looking left

King Edward VIII was famed for his vanity.  As a young man he flouted tradition by wearing the latest fashions, especially flannel trousers with sports coats, ‘turn-ups’ on his trousers and plus-fours for golf.  His distinctive way of fixing his necktie has gone down in the history books as the …

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A hatful of style! How Princess Anne has rocked stylish headwear at dozens of events – including the Paris Olympics where she has been seen wearing a £23 Adidas Team GB bucket hat on her return to royal duties after horse accident

She was recently out of action after being hit on the head by a horse at her Gatcombe Park estate. But when Princess Anne got back to royal duties last month, there was little sign of the injuries she received. The Princess Royal, 73, has been following Great Britain in the …

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