At long last Prince Andrew has grasped that his days as a prominent member of the Royal Family are utterly and completely over. He has done this not because he wanted to, but because an independent Press, led by The Mail on Sunday, has repeatedly revealed that his behaviour has …
Read More »
It would take a real Scrooge of a post office boss not to rejoice at Christmas, a time of year when mail delivery services across Europe typically enjoy bumper revenues. But after a 2024 festive season marred by a downturn in seasonal mail and increased labour costs, there were few …
Read More »
Is it a coincidence that almost a week before the delayed Netflix launch of the Duchess of Sussex’s new make-or-break ‘With Love, Meghan’ lifestyle series the couple’s former royal aide Jason Knauf has spoken out in an interview for the first time? Whatever the case, that he has talked in …
Read More »
By EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 19:49 EST, 30 January 2025 | Updated: 21:10 EST, 30 January 2025 Does the disgraced Prince Andrew, virtually entombed in Royal Lodge, feel aggrieved his late mother changed the tenancy rules before he moved in? After the Queen Mother died in 2002, …
Read More »
It seems to me that 2024 was an annus horribilis for the Royal Family – but, one hopes, not the monarchy. It was horrible that three of the best-loved royals – our King, our Queen and the Princess of Wales – fell ill. But their illnesses only sharpened our sense …
Read More »
This Friday marks the anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. As they set off for Dallas that morning, President Kennedy said to his wife Jackie: ‘You know, we’re heading into nut country today.’ Hundreds of books have been written about what happened next. …
Read More »
By EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 19:43 EST, 12 November 2024 | Updated: 03:06 EST, 13 November 2024 Justin Welby’s past association with serial abuser John Smyth could have jeopardised the royal knighthood he was awarded for presiding at King Charles’ Coronation. My well-placed source whispers that Welby’s …
Read More »
By Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail Published: 19:32 EDT, 8 October 2024 | Updated: 20:49 EDT, 8 October 2024 Princess Diana poignantly sought husband Charles’s approval after her Royal Ballet dance with Wayne Sleep, according to her ballet teacher Anne Allan. In a new memoir, Allan recalls that the dance, …
Read More »
In case you wondered whether the Prince of Wales had been usefully occupied during his summer holidays, look no further. He’s been nurturing a designer beard. Prince William and Princess Catherine emerged from their Norfolk abode at the weekend to release a video congratulating Team GB on their Olympic achievements. …
Read More »
One of my favourite books as I was growing up was A. P. Herbert’s hilarious collection of Punch columns, Uncommon Law (first published 1935), which was later adapted as the hit BBC comedy series, Misleading Cases. Alas, they don’t make ’em like that any more. As some readers may recall, …
Read More »