Usually it is the most poignant of departures, but there will be no such wrench when the Queen leaves Balmoral later this month. Her stay in Scotland has been all too brief and stripped of many of the pleasures that make summer days on Royal Deeside so memorable. Unable to welcome …
Read More »The Queen and Prince Philip to leave Balmoral over three weeks early
One is downsizing: The Queen and Prince Philip move in to Royal bolthole at Sandringham after leaving Balmoral more than three weeks early before Her Majesty’s return to work in October Queen and Prince Philip will leave Balmoral three weeks early for Sandringham Palace officials in the process of creating …
Read More »Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier could set out on mission with American warplanes
Royal Navy aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth could set out on its first mission with more American than British planes on board HMS Queen Elizabeth could deploy around 20 US F-35 jets under one scenario The Ministry of Defence is expected to rely on US jets to fill a gap in …
Read More »Royal Mail could stop delivering Saturday letters
Royal Mail could stop delivering Saturday letters as it reveals it has delivered 1.1 billion fewer letters year-on-year The UK delivery service has faced resistance over plans to deliver fewer letters Royal Mail saw a drop of 1.1 billion letters year-on-year in five months to August It could scrap its …
Read More »Princess Sofia of Sweden says she’d never want to have her own ‘Megxit’ from the royal family
Princess Sofia of Sweden has said she would never want a version of ‘Megxit’ from to happen within her royal family – stating she has ‘found such a fantastic balance’. The 35-year-old royal, who is married to Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, 41, shared her thoughts in a documentary titled Princess …
Read More »RICHARD KAY: All pretence is gone, Harry and Meghan have no Royal future
For more than a year, it has been the millstone around Prince Harry’s neck, a gold‑plated slice of taxpayers’ largesse that reeked of privilege and entitlement. But to Harry and Meghan, the £2.4 million of public money — our money — that was lavished on renovating Frogmore Cottage, only for …
Read More »Will Meghan Markle scoop the Oscar she’s dreamt of since she was seven?
HOLLYWOOD HOPES: Meghan in a Halloween costume, aged seven The deal struck by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with Netflix is designed to deliver Meghan’s ultimate dream – an Oscar. The couple, who live in an £ 11million mansion near Los Angeles, last week announced their plans to conquer …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s £112m Netflix deal ‘could include a documentary on Princess Diana’
By Sarah Sands for the Mail on Sunday Give them their due, Meghan and Harry appear to have played a blinder with their Netflix deal. We have wondered about the valuation they place on their celebrity: it turns out to be about £100 million, if reports are to be believed. …
Read More »Donald Trump ‘demanded he should stay at Buckingham Palace for his state visit’ despite renovations
Donald Trump demanded to stay in Buckingham Palace during a state visit despite being told that the royal household was under extensive renovations. President Trump was first invited for a formal state visit by the Queen in January 2017, but it was not until the summer of 2019 that he …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were ‘held back by hierachy’ in the royal family, biographer claims
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are ‘operating’ in a way they have been ‘desperate to for some time’ after being ‘held back by tradition and hierarchy’ in the royal family, their biographer has claimed. Earlier this week, Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 39, who are currently living in their …
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