News that the privacy-obsessed Prince William has found his ‘forever home’ in the isolated eight-bedroom Forest Lodge, where he says he will live even after becoming King, should raise red flags about what the heir might sacrifice to shield his family. What damage will William’s control-freak tendencies and stubborn insistence …
Read More »King Charles marks the official start of his summer residency at Balmoral
King Charles has officially begun his annual summer retreat to Balmoral Castle- marking the occasion with an inspection of The Royal Regiment of Scotland. The monarch, 76, received a warm welcome as the British Army guard of honour marked his arrival at Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The royal marked the …
Read More »Royal secrets behind the State Opening of Parliament, from the late Queen’s trick for wearing the heavy crown jewels to the poignant moment Charles filled in for his mother
During her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II presided over every State Opening of Parliament, bar three. She faced the tricky task of flawlessly reading the Government’s legislative programme while wearing the Imperial State Crown, which weighs 2.3lb (1kg). The Mail’s Robert Hardman revealed in his book Charles III: New King. …
Read More »Stylish at 40! Inside the life of birthday girl Beatrice Borromeo, the aristocrat once crowned ‘most stylish European royal’ – and her role in a regal relatives murder conviction
Effortlessly elegant socialite Beatrice Borromeo, who is celebrating her 40th birthday today, was once crowned the ‘most stylish European royal’ by Tatler. The daughter of Italian aristocrat Don Carlo Ferdinando married into the Monaco royal family in 2015. She tied the knot with Pierre Casiraghi, the youngest child of Princess …
Read More »Telling signs the royal treatment is over for Hollywood Meghan: She got a free mansion on day one – now she’s lucky to get a tag. SHARON HUNT asks: Is it all downhill from here?
Remember the royal bombshell of 2020? Meghan Markle and Prince Harry upended tradition and stunned the world by announcing they would ‘step back’ as senior royals and start afresh abroad. Instead of royal duties, the Sussexes set their sights on a future full of, er, other opportunities and soon confirmed they …
Read More »Inside Meghan’s tendency to ‘control’, according to a royal insider: How the Duchess sought to master ‘every aspect’ of her life and even had a ‘careful plan’ for how she would ‘out’ her relationship with Harry
By all accounts, Meghan’s life story so far could be considered a modern day fairy tale. Meghan had a Cinderella–esque rise, growing up as a young girl in Los Angeles before she arrived at the Palace and became the Duchess of Sussex. However, while a fictional story will have many …
Read More »William and his family will live in Forest Lodge even when he is King, reveals REBECCA ENGLISH. So what will become of Buckingham Palace?
Almost exactly 85 years ago, German bombs struck Buckingham Palace. As the Queen Mother stood among the rubble and debris, she memorably remarked that she could finally ‘look the East End in the face’. It became a point of national pride that she and her husband, King George VI, refused …
Read More »Prince William and Kate Middleton’s romance bubbled away before most people realised… as royal author reveals secrets about their early relationship
‘Wow, Kate’s hot!’, Prince William said to his Eton classmate Fergus Boyd as he watched his future wife strut in a sheer dress and black underwear. In April 2002, Kate Middleton took part in the DONT WALK charity gala at Fairmont St Andrews Hotel when she decided to wear what was originally a skirt …
Read More »Meghan Markle refused the Queen’s advice to reconcile with her father but her ‘far-fetched’ excuse ‘avoided the truth’, according to royal author
In an effort to quash Thomas Markle’s public attacks on the Royal Family, the Queen suggested Meghan Markle should visit her father in Mexico. But almost as quickly as the subject was broached, Meghan shut it down according to a royal author. Tom Bower wrote about the relationship between the estranged …
Read More »Body language expert reveals moment that proved Meghan Markle was never going to fall in line with royal protocol – and that Prince Harry was more than willing to let her take the lead
As her first major event on behalf of the Royal Family, the spotlight was shining firmly on the former actress. Just a month before the royal wedding, Meghan Markle joined Prince Harry to meet youth delegates taking part in the high-profile Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London. It marked …
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