Speaking to a group of prominent anti-apartheid activists and politicians, the Duchess of Sussex said that being the first one to ‘pave the way’ can be tough. Meghan Markle urged ‘all young women organisers, activists and campaigners’ to ‘keep at it’ despite the obstacles that might come their way, during …
Read More »Meghan Markle meets one of the founding members of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement
The Duchess of Sussex has met with one of the founding members of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement in Cape Town. Meghan Markle revealed that the ‘countless violations’ against women has ‘weighed heavy on her heart’ and that she was eager to learn about more the situation, she today wrote on the …
Read More »Duchess of Cambridge says nothing is more important than ‘Queen, country and family’
‘Wow, she knows my name!’: How down-to-earth Duchess of Cambridge has won over her own staff as ‘increasingly self-assured’ royal tells friends that nothing is more important than ‘Queen, country and family’ Duchess of Cambridge reveals ‘Queen, country and family’ are top priorities Palace insiders say she ‘takes time to …
Read More »Royal couple are listening to advice from ‘formidable’ team leading the fightback against criticism
As the rest of Britain basked in the final burst of August sunshine, the mood at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor was gloomy. Having enjoyed no fewer than three lavish breaks abroad by private jet after preaching to the world about climate change, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex faced accusations …
Read More »Meghan Markle clutches Archie as she prepares to fly to Johannesburg for next leg of royal tour
The Duchess of Sussex and baby Archie have left Cape Town and headed to the next stop on their 10-day royal tour, while Prince Harry has jetted off to Malawi. Meghan, 38, and her four-month old son were seen at the International Airport before their scheduled British Airways flight to Johannesburg. …
Read More »Princess Margaret, her lover and me
One day, in 1993, the man whom Princess Margaret had once passionately wanted to marry came to have lunch with her at Kensington Palace. It was 40 years since she’d last seen him. I happened to be there at the time, watching from a window as Peter Townsend, now a …
Read More »300 men and boys freed from ‘house of torture’ where they sexually abused for years in Nigeria
More than 300 men and boys have been rescued from a ‘house of torture’ Islamic boarding school where they were detained and raped by staff for years in Kaduna, Nigeria. Many were found chained up and the detainees, mostly children, said they had been tortured, sexually abused, starved and prevented from leaving. …
Read More »Meghan Markle pays tribute to murdered South African student as a ‘personal gesture’
Meghan Markle makes secret pilgrimage during royal trip to South Africa to spot where student was raped and murdered in ‘personal gesture’ Meghan visited a memorial to South African student who was raped & murdered Buckingham Palace said it was ‘personal gesture’ the Duchess wanted to make Meghan paid tribute …
Read More »Prince Harry visits de-mining site in Angola
The Duke of Sussex today retraced the footsteps of his late mother as he visited the same spot in Angola where his mother Princess Diana carried out an iconic walk through a minefield – and even paused for a solemn moment underneath a tree named after her. Harry was highlighting the …
Read More »Prince Harry leaves Meghan and Archie behind in South Africa to visit schoolchildren in Botswana
The Duke of Sussex hugged a young woman with HIV today as he spoke about escaping to Botswana in the wake of his mother’s death. In a touching reunion, Harry embraced 20-year-old Tlotlo Moilwa, who lost her mother and father to AIDS when she was four-years-old before testing positive for HIV …
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