The knock on the door came at 4am, accompanied by a terrible grinding noise. The vast luxury yacht – one of the most expensive ever built – had hit a coral reef, and crashing Atlantic waves were pushing the hull further on to the rocks. It was time to abandon …
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A prestigious Royal golf club once captained by King Edward VIII is facing a £300,000 court bill after it kicked out a player accused of cheating. Rina Rohilla, an avid golfer who described the sport as ‘her whole life outside work,’ had her membership at the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club …
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A golfer is suing her former Royal club claiming racial discrimination – after she was flung out amid allegations she cheated in a tournament. Insolvency practitioner Rina Rohilla wants more than £37,000 from the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club – once captained by King Edward VIII – after it terminated her …
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A necklace made for King Edward VII’s mistress, which appeared in the film The Devil Wears Prada, has resurfaced after being returned to the jewellery brand it originally came from – along with the intriguing tale behind the piece. The then-Prince of Wales, who had been married to Princess Alexandra …
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While the Royal Family greatly contribute to charity work and are committed to good causes, there have been moments when members’ manners have royally slipped. BBC Radio 4 presenter Matthew Parris revealed in The Times how Antony Armstrong-Jones was ‘evidently bored’ when he featured on his programme. Lord Snowdon’s former wife, …
Read More »King Edward VIII was famed for his vanity. As a young man he flouted tradition by wearing the latest fashions, especially flannel trousers with sports coats, ‘turn-ups’ on his trousers and plus-fours for golf. His distinctive way of fixing his necktie has gone down in the history books as the …
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It is remembered as one of the most shocking events to hit the Royal Family in modern times. Yet the loss of Princess Diana in 1997 was not the first unexpected – or indeed shattering – royal death the Windsors suffered in the 20th-century. Two popular members of the family, …
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A few weeks ago, I wrote in The Mail’s new Royal’s section about the problems I’ve had as a historian and biographer in trying to access historical royal records. Time after time, I have found myself banned from looking into even the most mundane files, including records which have been …
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A new reign is a chance to assess the past and see how things might be done differently. Will King Charles seize the moment? I am not convinced. It is true that Charles has agreed for royal links to slavery to be probed, which might seem brave of him. This, …
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