In the final part of our serialisation of his sensational new book, distinguished royal historian Robert Lacey charts the eventful courtship of William and Kate, from their happy university days to their traumatic break-up while she was working for Jigsaw — and how William finally decided he needed Kate, and …
Read More »Statue to London’s first black mayor John Archer is being planned
A statue depicting London’s first black mayor is being planned in the wake of the global Black Lives Matter movement. John Archer was elected mayor of Battersea, south London, in 1913 and has been described as a pioneer for his role in local politics and for helping bring in a …
Read More »Belgium’s Princess Delphine speaks after being recognised as a royal
Belgium’s newest princess has spoken out for the first time after a court officially recognised her as the love child of the country’s former king, Albert II. Delphine de Saxe-Cobourg Gotha, who previously went under the surname Boel, was overcome by emotion as she addressed reporters in Brussels on Monday, …
Read More »HMS Queen Elizabeth leads flotilla of ships as new carrier strike group assembles for first time
These images show Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth leading the largest and most powerful task force assembled by a European Navy in almost 20 years. The £3billion aircraft carrier – the joint largest in the Royal Navy’s history – was the crown jewel in a flotilla of nine ships which form …
Read More »Coronavirus cases leap by 23,000 in a day in the UK sending total past 500,000
Tens of thousands of Britons have been ‘put at risk’ by a computer glitch that meant thousands of new cases were missed from the government’s coronavirus infection figures and were delayed in being passed on to NHS Track and Trace, according to reports. Public Health England last night admitted nearly …
Read More »Prince William asked Earl Spencer to stop Prince Harry rushing into marriage
In the first part of our serialisation of his new book on Saturday, Robert Lacey – a distinguished royal historian and adviser to TV’s The Crown – told how Harry and Meghan’s behaviour left the Royal Family ‘hopping’ mad. Today, he reveals how William feared Harry was rushing into marriage …
Read More »Prince Harry ‘faces monumental tax bill unless he takes break from Los Angeles mansion’
Prince Harry ‘faces a monumental tax bill unless he takes a break from the £11million Los Angeles mansion’ he is staying in with Meghan and Archie Prince Harry faces ‘monumental’ tax bill if he does not take a break from mansion If Harry reaches 183 days being in the US …
Read More »Panicked No10 plunged Britain into full lockdown after being given doomsday forecast, book claims
Downing Street was panicked into a full national lockdown after its scientific advisers Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance were given doomsday mortality projections by Imperial College’s Neil Ferguson, an explosive new biography of Boris Johnson by investigative author Tom Bower reveals. Bower tells how a critical meeting of the Scientific …
Read More »Bulk-buy retailer Costco starts selling GOLD worth up to £24,500 in its supermarkets
Bulk-buy retailer Costco starts selling GOLD worth up to £24,500 in its supermarkets – but shoppers are warned to be wary because of violent price fluctuations Bulk-buy specialist Costco is now offering bars of gold for up to £24,500 a time Experts warned people could be getting a poor deal …
Read More »British royals: Hard-nosed demands and how Meghan Markle tackled THAT Sandringham summit
At the end of a foreign tour it is a not uncommon practice for the members of the family who have carried out the mission to pay a courtesy visit to Windsor Castle or Buckingham Palace to report back to the Queen. Her Majesty is 99 per cent certain to …
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