One’s been locked out! The Queen arrives at Windsor Castle to find the gates firmly bolted – and a bodyguard tries in vain to pull them open The Queen was locked out of Windsor Castle upon arrival last Thursday Her Range Rover swept into the driveway but braked abruptly as …
Read More »RICHARD KAY: Can the Queen turn a blind eye to Sheikh Mohammed’s cruelty?
Of one thing we can be sure. When the Queen is driven along the Epsom Downs racecourse on Derby Day in June, one man will be watching with more than usual concern: her fellow racing enthusiast and Dubai’s autocratic ruler Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum. Unlike at Royal Ascot later that month, …
Read More »Detective who investigated the kidnap of Princess Shamsa says he was told of ‘sensitivities
The detective who tried to investigate a princess’s kidnapping says his inquiry was shut down to save official embarrassment. David Beck was investigating the 2000 abduction of teenage Princess Shamsa from Cambridge by her father, the ruler of Dubai, when the case was shelved amid alleged meddling from the Foreign …
Read More »Royal Opera House cancels performances by Placido Domingo
Royal Opera House cancels performances by Placido Domingo amid allegations he sexually assaulted more than 20 women Opera singer Placido Domingo accused of sexual assault dating back decades 79-year-old said he ‘accepted full responsibility’ before suddenly unapologizing London’s Royal Opera House has now cancelled a series of his performances Spokesman …
Read More »How Sophie Wessex’s engagements have increased following Prince Harry and Meghan’s retreat to Canada
Sophie Wesssex has taken on two far flung trips in the first quarter of the year alone, following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s January announcement that they would be stepping down from royal duties. The royal, 55, who is married to the Queen’s youngest son Prince Edward, appears to …
Read More »How coronavirus has caused cruise ship chaos around the world
The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted the dangers of travelling on cruise ships packed with elderly passengers after hundreds of people were infected on the Diamond Princess and several other voyages were wrecked by virus fears. The Diamond Princess became one of the world’s largest clusters of virus cases when more …
Read More »Britain’s oldest poppy seller has died aged 104 after raising money for the Royal British Legion
Britain’s oldest poppy seller has died aged 104 after raising money for the Royal British Legion for 55 years following his World War Two service in Egypt, Libya and Italy Walta Randall was known as ‘Wally’ in his hometown of Leighton Buzzard He had been selling poppies for the Royal …
Read More »Dubai’s Sheikh Al Maktoum ordered kidnap, torture of daughters
The ruler of Dubai is today found to have ordered the kidnap and torture of two runaway daughters – including one from the streets of Britain. The High Court said billionaire Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – a friend of the Queen – had Princess Shamsa abducted from Cambridge …
Read More »Body language expert: Kate Middleton is ‘carrying Royal Family’
Kate Middleton is ‘almost singlehandedly’ carrying the Royal Family right now and is proving a pillar of strength for her ‘under pressure’ husband, a body language expert has claimed. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enjoyed a romantic clifftop walk in rural Ireland – accompanied by security – after visiting …
Read More »Royal Family shares throwback snaps of the Queen travelling on the London Underground in 1969
Mind the gap, Ma’am! Royal Family shares throwback snaps of the Queen travelling on the London Underground in 1969 (and she even bought a ticket!) The Queen travelled on the London Underground Victoria line in March 1969 The Queen officially opened the line before riding from Oxford Circus to Victoria …
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