The Duchess of Edinburgh enjoyed a rare joint engagement with the Prince of Wales last night – and experts have now said it’s a clear sign of just how important Sophie has become to The Royal Family. The mother-of-two, 58, dressed in a £1,350 purple printed midi dress by Erdem, attended the …
Read More »This week in royal history: Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army defeats Charles I’s forces
This week in royal history marks one of the most momentous battles in British history. On June 14, 1645, King Charles I’s forces were defeated at the Battle of Naseby by troops led by Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax. It was a victory which marked the beginning of the end …
Read More »Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh is King Charles ‘secret weapon’
King Charles is famously relying on a slimmed-down monarchy, and there’s no doubt that the Duchess of Edinburgh is right at the heart of his plans for the future, a royal expert has claimed. Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told OK magazine the mother-of-two has the ‘common touch’ thanks to …
Read More »Charles jokes with royal fan as he struggles to place childhood photo during Yorkshire walkabout
King Charles was left perplexed this afternoon as he struggled to place one of his own childhood photos during a walkabout in Yorkshire. The King, 74, chugged into Pickering after a trip through the countryside on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. After pulling into the …
Read More »How Princess Sofia went from being a reality TV star and model to a loved Swedish royal
It’s increasingly normal for commoners to have had a career before marrying into one of Europe’s royal families. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was a Wall Street banker. Queen Letizia of Spain was a broadcast journalist at ABC and CNN. None of them, however, quite matches the colourful past of Princess …
Read More »How Queen Elizabeth guided Kate Middleton on being a perfect front-line royal and our future Queen
Today she is an integral part of the Royal Family – a girl from the Home Counties who won Prince William’s heart and the warm affection of the nation. To some, Kate Middleton now represents of the future of British monarchy itself. At 41, the Princess of Wales has spent …
Read More »Scottish postman who sued Royal Mail for racism loses discrimination claim
Scottish postman who sued Royal Mail for racism after colleague told him ‘I can’t understand you’ loses discrimination claim as tribunal rules he was just talking too fast Scottish postman claimed he was being discriminated against over his accent He sued the Royal Mail and claimed his manager was being …
Read More »The homes at the heart of the great royal property triangle
The fight for Royal Lodge, Prince Andrew’s 30-room mansion in Windsor Great Park, is becoming quite a stand-off. Will the prince give way to pressure from his older brother, the King, and give up his home of two decades? So far he is resisting. With his his name on the …
Read More »Prince Andrew refuses to leave his Royal Lodge during building works… in case he’s evicted!
The Duke of York is refusing to leave his home during building works for fear he ‘might never get back in’. It comes amid a stand-off between himself and his brother King Charles, who is keen for Prince Andrew to quit his long-term Windsor home Royal Lodge in plans to …
Read More »The times when Kate Middleton has been trusted with the Royal Family’s most iconic heirlooms
Since becoming a member of the Royal Family in 2011, the Princess of Wales has been trusted with some of the Windsors’ most valuable jewellery. From the wedding set – or parure – of Queen Victoria’s daughter-in-law to treasured pieces given to the Queen by her beloved father, it seems …
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