It would be hard to imagine any member of the royal family scrubbing toilets, selling fish and chips from a van, or serving drinks. But for a few who had humble beginnings and married into The Firm, these very normal and not very glamorous jobs were their reality. While the Princess …
Read More »How the royals spent £3.9million on foreign trips last year
The most expensive journey made by any Royal Family member over the last financial year was Charles and Camilla’s charter flight to Rwanda – costing £186,571. The King and Queen attended a Commonwealth leaders’ summit in Kigali in June last year, when they were known as Prince Charles and the …
Read More »Fewer foreign Royal Family visits slash their travel bill by £600,000 to £3.9 million
Royals slash their travel bill by £600,000 to £3.9 million as family members take fewer foreign visits at the request of the government The King and Queen’s Commonwealth visit to Rwanda cost taxpayers £186,500 By Rebecca English Royal Editor Published: 19:02 EDT, 28 June 2023 | Updated: 19:12 EDT, 28 …
Read More »Can you guess the Royal Family’s favourite summer holiday destinations?
Whether it’s speaking German at a Berlin banquet, wearing grass skirts in the Pacific or traying out traditional Caribbean dance moves, Royal tours are rarely short of variety. Perhaps it is understandable, then, that when it comes to their own holiday destinations, the Royal Family favours predictability, returning to the …
Read More »how members of the Royal Family popped THE question
There is world-wide attention every time a member of the Royal Family gets engaged. Yet the proposals that came beforehand, have been rather more private affairs – with the details only emerging over time. We now know that Prince Harry became engaged to Meghan Markle at Nottingham Cottage in the grounds …
Read More »How Queen Camilla bonded with Kate Middleton – and taught her to become a frontline Royal
Camilla has brought together loyal band of women as ‘companions’ to support her during her reign as Queen. But much of her developing popularity derives from her closeness to another member of the Royal circle – Catherine, Princess of Wales. Camilla’s entrance into the family had been tricky, particularly after …
Read More »How Royal brides spent night before their wedding – with Princess Diana almost cancelling
While it is normal for brides to feel nervous the night before the wedding, a royal bride-to-be could be excused for feeling more anxious than most knowing she is about to be watched by millions around the world. Some whisk themselves away to a exclusive hotels to calm their nerves …
Read More »Royal superfans who started camping out on the Mall more than a week before the Coronation
Royal super fans waiting for the Coronation have already been camped near Buckingham Palace for nearly a week ahead of the big day on Saturday. The group, who were interviewed on ITV’s Lorraine this morning, sealed their spots on The Mall on April 27, but still have five nights to go …
Read More »Thousands risk fines for celebrating Coronation if they hold royal street parties without permission
Thousands risk fines for celebrating Coronation if they hold royal street parties without getting permission from the council By Elizabeth Haigh Published: 06:43 EDT, 30 April 2023 | Updated: 06:57 EDT, 30 April 2023 Thousands of people could face fines for celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III next weekend …
Read More »Opinion: Camilla will thrive as Queen in ways that previous royal mistresses could only dream of
Eleanor Herman is the author of Sex with Kings, Sex with the Queen, and Off With Her Head: 3,000 Years of Demonizing Women in Power. On June 1, 1533, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s former mistress and second wife, was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey. On May 6, 2023, …
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