Palace aides are drafting plans for the Duchess of Cornwall to take on a significantly greater role – and it is possible she could even be appointed to an elite group of senior Royals who can carry out duties on behalf of the Queen. Her Majesty’s decision to cancel all …
Read More »Boris Johnson has spoken to Queen as she works from desk after being told to rest for two weeks
Boris Johnson has said the Queen was on ‘very good form’ when he spoke to her this week after doctors told her to cancel any official visits and rest for at least another two weeks. The Prime Minister gave an upbeat tone while talking about attending his weekly conversation with …
Read More »Queen will continue to work behind the scenes during Cop26
Royal experts suggested today that there could now be a ‘reassessment and possibly a slight gear change in the kind of work the Queen does’ after the monarch last night dramatically pulled out of attending Cop26. Six days before the 95-year-old due to attend a reception and give a speech …
Read More »Prince Andrew lawsuit ‘will cast cloud over Queen’s Platinum Jubilee’
The Queen’s platinum jubilee is set to be dogged by her son Palace Andrew’s court drama, in what a royal expert has described as ‘grim news’ for Buckingham Palace. Documents lodged in New York show the civil case of rape and sexual assault being brought against him by Jeffrey Epstein’s …
Read More »Japan’s Princess Mako marries commoner, loses royal status
Japan’s Princess Mako has married her commoner boyfriend – giving up her royal title for the sake of love in a move that has sharply divided public opinion. The 30-year-old tied the knot with university sweetheart Kei Komuro in Tokyo on Tuesday after an eight-year engagement in a ceremony stripped of …
Read More »Devout Queen, 95, ‘misses church’ as her recovery continues
The Queen was forced to miss church yesterday after spending a night in hospital last week – but wants to resume official duties within days, a royal source has said. The 95-year-old monarch could carry out some of her engagements this week, though there are no public duties in her …
Read More »Queen’s late-night TV habit has left her ‘knackered’ royal aides say
The Queen’s late-night TV viewing and busy schedule of public engagements since lockdown restrictions were lifted have left her ‘knackered’, sources have claimed. Since returning from Balmoral this month, Her Majesty, 95, has undertaken 19 public engagements, including marking the Royal British Legion’s centenary at Westminster Abbey and opening the Scottish …
Read More »Boy, 14, one of four arrested for murder after man stabbed outside Royal British Legion
Boy, 14, is one of four arrested for murder after 24-year-old man is stabbed to death in attack outside Royal British Legion that also saw woman and man, both 23, rushed to hospital Two men and a woman were stabbed in Lymington, Hampshire, last night One of the men, 23, …
Read More »Princess Diana and Duke of Edinburgh’s godson Philippos of Greece ‘marries’ wife again in Athens
Eugenie and Beatrice were among the high profile guests at the lavish wedding of Prince Philippos of Greece, the godson of Princess Diana and the Duke of Edinburgh, with Nina Flohr, the daughter of a billionaire, in Athens today. The prince, 35, who is the youngest child of the last king and …
Read More »Stealth fighter sailor jailed for five years for raping female colleague
A Royal Navy sailor has been jailed for five years after raping a female colleague as she slept. The female sailor woke to find Leading Seaman Sam Avery having sex with her, his hands on her waist and her pants pulled down to her knees. The woman, who cannot be …
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