Lady Louise is pictured at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham earlier this month Encountering the smiling teenager working the tills or up to her elbows in compost potting plants, customers would have had no idea she was 16th in line to the throne. Yet the girl at the garden centre …
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I’ve never forgotten a conversation I had with one of Meghan’s increasingly frustrated close aides in early 2019 as her relationships within the Royal Family turned ever more toxic. ‘I am now convinced there is something bigger going on here – an eventual plan that involves running for office in …
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In her first major public speech, on her 21st birthday in 1947, the then Princess Elizabeth gave this solemn pledge. ‘I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to …
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Watching Prince Harry gallop across a sunlit polo field in southern California it was tempting to wonder if it brought back any nostalgic memories for the very different kind of life he used to lead as a member of the Royal Family. But of all the regrets he surely privately …
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Within about five minutes of the first lockdown coming into force, councils all over Britain started closing roads with gay abandon and without warning. Anti-car fanatics hijacked the Covid crisis to further their own ‘green’ agenda. Residents woke up to find their streets had been turned into no-go areas overnight. …
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‘Harry’s bloody book!’ Despite a plethora of problems and crises, behind-the-scenes at the royal households, the royal autobiography to end all royal autobiographies has become a persistent talking point. There is now a widespread acceptance that Prince Charles, Camilla and Prince William are likely to be left battered and bruised …
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Our Monarchy is a treasured but ultimately fragile jewel. The events of the past few days have shown that all too clearly. There are widespread concerns about the Queen’s health, while William and Kate endured several awkward moments during their Caribbean tour. The couple returned home today having acquitted themselves …
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Damaging winds are once again buffeting the Monarchy. Gales of mockery and criticism threaten to topple the Queen’s two eldest sons like shaky palace chimney pots. Meanwhile, far to the west lurks Hurricane Harry, whipping up a storm with lawsuits and memoirs. Calm amid the tempest, the frail Queen with …
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More than 30 years after my first visit to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, I can still recall my awe as the last words died away in the darkness. The occasion was a school trip to see Romeo And Juliet, and I can’t pretend I understood every word. But …
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Prince Andrew has finally been stripped of his honorary military titles, and of his royal patronages. He has also agreed to no longer to use the honorific HRH. The Queen has been extremely reluctant to wield the axe but, as her predecessor Henry VIII knew, monarchs sometimes need to use …
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