Spectators at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park did a double-take at the weekend when they saw their royal visitor. With his panama hat, navy blazer, silk pocket square and slacks, Prince Edward looked the spitting image of his father, Prince Philip, whom he has succeeded as Duke …
Read More »Who is the Royals’ favourite Royal? When it comes that 1000-watt smile, there’s only one answer!
Who is the Royals’ favourite Royal? When it comes to lashings of friendly good humour and that 1000-watt smile, there’s only one answer! After an undistinguished start as a royal, she became close to the late Queen For all the latest Royal news, pictures and video click here By Lucia …
Read More »Prince William’s ambitious £3m battle to end the misery of homelessness
Prince William today launches an ambitious £3million programme to ‘end’ homelessness within five years. The future king is personally funding, through his Royal Foundation’s charitable arm, six projects in flagship locations across the UK. They will bring together local stakeholders, experts and even house builders to eradicate rough sleeping, ‘sofa …
Read More »Were the royals’ wide-brimmed hats at Ascot a silent tribute to the late Queen?
As milliner to the stars, naturally Stephen Jones OBE was at Royal Ascot last week, spotting his creations of every size, shape and colour on scores of heads. Yet one absence was deeply felt. ‘For most of us, it was the first Royal Ascot without Her Majesty the Queen,’ says …
Read More »But which Royal dresses are the most hotly searched by brides-to-be in need of inspiration?
The Coronation has sent clicks for royal wedding dresses soaring, says a new study. Searches have shot up by more than 1000 per cent and for weddings by more than 500 per cent as the public embraces romance and nostalgia. A spokesperson for Karen Millen, which compiled the figures, told The …
Read More »King Charles and Queen Camilla wave to fans as they arrive for the final day of Royal Ascot
King Charles appeared in great spirits this afternoon as he attended the final day of Royal Ascot with members of the Royal Family. After arriving at the Berkshire racecourse in a horse-drawn carriage, the newly-crowned monarch, 74, made his way up to the Royal box with his wife Queen Camilla. …
Read More »Deaths that rocked Royal Family before Diana’s crash, including demise of the OTHER Prince William
It is remembered as one of the most shocking events to hit the Royal Family in modern times. Yet the loss of Princess Diana in 1997 was not the first unexpected – or indeed shattering – royal death the Windsors suffered in the 20th-century. Two popular members of the family, …
Read More »Princess of Wales stuns in scarlet Alexander McQueen dress at Royal Ascot
The Princess of Wales enjoyed the festivities on the penultimate day of Royal Ascot 2023 as she enjoyed the company of other royals and famous faces – and even gave her husband a cheeky tap on the bottom. Looking stunning in a scarlet Alexander McQueen dress, Kate, 41, engaged in a …
Read More »Why did King Charles become emotional at Royal Ascot?
The King was left emotional by the poignancy of following in his late mother’s footsteps to see a win in the first Royal Ascot of his reign, an expert said today. Charles and Queen Camilla jumped to their feet in jubilation yesterday as Desert Hero galloped over the line in …
Read More »For the royals, clothes say more than words can
FASHION The Royal Wardrobe by Rosie Harte (Headline £22, 384 pp) Which royal feared looking fat and had her photos so robustly retouched she looked like a waxwork? Who wooed a king with a headdress which ‘scandalously’ exposed her hairline? And what shade has Queen Camilla banished from her wardrobe? …
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