Numerous Gloucestershire heroes have been recognised for their outstanding achievements in King Charles’ Birthday Honours list. Charity workers, emergency service workers and educators from the region are among those celebrated in the list which also includes Post Office campaigner Alan Bates and former prime minister Gordon Brown. The list honours …
Read More »King’s Birthday Honours: Post Office campaigner and former PM among those honoured
Post Office campaigner Alan Bates, former prime minister Gordon Brown and artist Tracey Emin are among the famous faces recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The highest award went to Mr Brown who was made a Companion of Honour, while Sir Alan was knighted in recognition of his campaigning …
Read More »The other ‘royal’ babies: How King Charles and his family have had delightful interactions with youngsters… but not all have been impressed!
As a part of their duties, members of the Royal Family are often tasked with the job of meeting with the public, even little ones who are oblivious as to what all the fuss is about. Whether they’re shaking their tiny hands, making funny faces or even going in for …
Read More »Issues with Prince Harry and Prince Andrew have ‘brought King Charles and William closer’, with royal sources saying any sense of ‘rivalry’ between the monarch and future heir are now behind them
King Charles III and Prince William are closer than ever amid friction with other members of the royal family, sources have claimed. The King is said to have dispelled any notion of a rivalry with his elder son, who was front and centre at D-Day commemorative events this week as …
Read More »How Princess Diana’s mother was ‘not cut out for maternity’: Frances Shand Kydd – who died 20 years ago today – left her husband and children for wallpaper tycoon, leading to troubled relationship with her royal daughter
On what would have been her 88th birthday in January, Charles Spencer paid a loving tribute to his mother. The historian, 60, remembered Frances Shand Kydd with ‘love and gratitude’ as he took to social media to post a selection of newspaper cuttings – including one announcing the birth of his …
Read More »The royal love palace: How Birkhall is ‘as close as it comes’ to being Charles and Camilla’s marital home and has hosted more than one royal honeymoon (including the King and Queen’s)
It was once described by King Charles as ‘a unique haven of cosiness’. Birkhall, on the Balmoral estate in Scotland, was the holiday home of the Queen Mother and has long been a favourite of His Majesty. So it is no surprise that one source said it is ‘as close …
Read More »Royals delete Prince Harry statement that made Charles ‘furious’
A statement by Prince Harry criticizing the UK press for its treatment of Meghan Markle has been removed from the royal family’s official website. The dressing-down, which Harry once claimed had incensed his estranged father and brother, was issued in November 2016, days after the Duke of Sussex’s relationship with …
Read More »Prince Andrew is seen riding his horse at Windsor – after King Charles revealed plans to cancel royal events that could ‘distract’ from the general election
Prince Andrew was spotted on a horse ride around the Windsor Castle estate, a day after his elder brother, King Charles III, announced he will postpone engagements ‘which may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign’. The Duke of York, 64, looked contemplative as he rode around the …
Read More »Princess Beatrice is becoming ‘increasingly crucial’ to The Firm amid cancer battles faced by King Charles and Kate Middleton, says royal commentator
Princess Beatrice has been providing ‘increasingly crucial backup’ to the Royal Family, according to royal commentator and editor Kate Mansey. Writing in the Times, which described the oldest daughter of Prince Andrew as the ‘unlikely leading lady’, Kate Mansey said that the 35-year-old is ‘expected to support the King and senior …
Read More »Prince Edward ‘forever grateful’ for ‘overwhelming’ and ‘touching’ support from royal chaplains after death of late Queen – as he recalls ’emotional’ months
The Duke of Edinburgh has said he will be ‘forever grateful’ for the ‘outpouring’ of comfort and support the royal family experienced after the death of the late Queen. Prince Edward, 60, opened up about the death of Queen Elizabeth II while deputising for his brother King Charles as Lord …
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