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Richard Colville was first employed by Buckingham Palace in 1947 as press secretary to King George VI and dedicated more than 20 years to royal service. However, the former Royal Navy commander had no experience with journalists – and it showed.  He treated the media ‘with a mixture of intolerance, scorn and …

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 …

It was an idle boast made amid the Royal Family’s grief following the death of King George VI. At a party at his home, Lord Louis Mountbatten had proclaimed that the ‘house of Mountbatten now reigned’. It was a reference to how his nephew Prince Philip, as the husband of …

It has been the home of kings and queens and the playground of a future monarch. Royal Lodge – now in the spotlight amid the alleged refusal of current occupant Prince Andrew to move out – has stood in its current form since the 19th century. Situated in 98 acres in Windsor …

It was a packed day of royal engagements that kept the King from meeting Prince Harry during his whistle-stop visit to the UK. Now I can reveal that one of the items of business which kept the monarch from seeing his son was rewarding the senior peer who masterminded both …

The divide between the Spencers and the Windsors was highlighted by those who did and didn’t attend Prince Harry’s Invictus Games service, an expert claimed today. Harry gave warm hugs to his uncle Earl Spencer and aunt Lady Jane Fellowes at St Paul’s Cathedral before the event to celebrate the …

The Royal Family is no stranger to a crisis. It has been been rocked by scandals, extra-marital affairs and what felt in the mid-1990s like a never-ending stream of divorces that all but shattered the fairy-tale ideal of the modern royal marriage.  Despite these upheavals, however, royal life, as a …

Royal Marines are poised to lead a ‘Dunkirk-style’ evacuation of thousands of UK nationals from the Middle East after Iran launched a huge drone and missile attack against Israel last night. Commandos have already conducted reconnaissance along the Lebanese coastline ahead of a potential maritime rescue mission. The daring mission …

By Mark Nicol Published: 16:43 EDT, 12 April 2024 | Updated: 19:47 EDT, 12 April 2024 Royal Marines are poised to lead a ‘Dunkirk-style’ evacuation of thousands of UK nationals from the Middle East should Iran launch a missile strike on Israel. Commandos have already conducted reconnaissance along the Lebanese …

Back in 1992, Queen Elizabeth II endured the lowest point of her reign after a year of royal scandal and turmoil which she famously dubbed her ‘annus horribilis’. Charles was at war with Diana, Andrew separated from Sarah, Anne divorced, Windsor Castle went up in flames and public opinion turned …