Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were ridiculed today after intervening in the Ukraine crisis with a statement condemning Vladimir Putin’s invasion, amid jokes that the Russian president would be ‘shaking in his boots’. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wrote on the website of their Archewell charity: ‘Prince Harry and …
Read More »Prince Harry launches libel case over Mail on Sunday claims that he lied in police protection row
The Duke’s legal firm, Schillings, has alleged that the claims he lied about offering to pay for his protection and that he wanted the existence of the litigation to remain confidential are false and defamatory, the Telegraph understands. The legal action has led royal observers to believe it is unlikely …
Read More »Queen could strip Prince Harry of key role because he does not live in the UK
Prince Harry should not be eligible to stand in for the Queen as a Counsellor of State because he no longer resides in the country, a new parliamentary briefing paper reveals. But Prince Andrew could still stand in for his mother should she become incapacitated, despite having to step down …
Read More »Royal Navy officer convicted of battery after dragging chef into bar after she refused to do shots
Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer is convicted of battery for grabbing a chef and dragging her into the bar of destroyer HMS Diamond when she refused to do shots with him at 8am after England won Euros semi-final Warfare specialist William Smith found guilty of battery at Bulford Military Court …
Read More »The pheasant’s revolt: Postman faces plucky nemesis on daily battle to make his deliveries
The pheasant’s revolt: Postman faces plucky nemesis on daily battle to make his deliveries Mark Brough says he is often attacked by feisty pheasant in Staffordshire village The 49-year-old postie says bird ‘bites everything in sight’ as he makes delivery Mark, father-of-two, says he sees the funny side even if …
Read More »DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A royal lesson in how we can live with Covid
As ever, the Queen sets an inspiring example to us all. Despite suffering from Covid, she’s up and about and, we’re told, performing ‘light duties’. She watched her horse win at Newbury races on television yesterday and found time to send a congratulatory message to our curling gold medallists in …
Read More »Royal charity spent 98% of its cash raised in one year on paying just 10 staff, probe reveals
Royal charity spent 98% of its cash raised in one year on paying just 10 staff, probe reveals The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) paid out £787,314 in staff costs The sum represents 98 per cent of the money it raised in a year of operation Over half of the cash …
Read More »Deaths of women who underwent lung transplants linked to outbreak at Royal Papworth Hospital
Deaths of women who underwent lung transplants are linked to bug outbreak at Cambridge’s Royal Papworth Hospital Karen Starling, 54, and Anne Martinez, 60, were infected with a rare bug after apparent successful transplants at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge Virus was found in the water system three months …
Read More »How Prince Harry tried to keep his legal fight over bodyguards a secret
Prince Harry tried to keep details of his legal battle to reinstate his police protection secret from the public, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. High Court documents show he sought a far-reaching confidentiality order on documents and witness statements surrounding his case against the Government. But the Home Office …
Read More »Prince Andrew faces fresh embarrassment as Epstein ‘pimp’ Jean-Luc Brunel dies in prison ‘suicide’
Prince Andrew marked the quietest royal birthday in modern history on Saturday as he looks to lay low after settling his sex abuse case with Virginia Roberts. The muted celebration of his 62nd birthday came just hours after the death of Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘pimp’, who was accused of trafficking hundreds of …
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