With only days to go before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex start a tour of South Africa, they have tested followers on their Royal family knowledge. The social media savvy couple posted several questions onto their Instagram story this morning all based around their previous links with the continent. As …
Read More »Scotland Yard say they investigated allegations Prince Andrew had sex with Virginia Roberts aged 17
Mrs Giuffre is pictured as a teenager with Prince Andrew in 2001. She says the photo was taken inside Ghislaine Maxwell’s townhouse in London. Prince Andrew vehemently denies her claims British police will not be taking further action after Virginia Roberts described in detail how she allegedly had sex with …
Read More »Soldiers and horses from King’s Troop Royal Artillery throw shadows across the beach
Soldiers and horses from The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery splashed in the sea as they took a break from ceremonial duties in London. The unit, which stars in the new Downton Abbey movie, is the Queen’s ceremonial saluting battery and fires gun salutes for state occasions and royal birthdays. …
Read More »Broadcaster John Humphrys lifts the lid on ‘institutional liberal bias’ at the BBC
John Humphrys today lifts the lid on ‘institutional liberal bias’ at the BBC. Two days after retiring, the legendary broadcaster accuses the ‘Kremlin’-style corporation of being out of touch. He says its bosses ‘badly failed’ to read the nation’s mood on Europe and ‘simply could not grasp’ why anyone voted …
Read More »Jailed Londoner Alexanda Kotey who helped Jihadi John murder begs from his Syrian prison
Alexanda Kotey has just received a letter from his mother. Among other news she tells him that his teenage daughter in London has ‘finished her GCSEs and is starting college’. Naturally, Kotey is pleased at her progress. But circumstances mean he remains very much a hands-off parent. The letter arrived …
Read More »Virginia Roberts describes ‘having sex with Prince Andrew’ aged 17
Virginia Roberts Giuffre has described in detail how she allegedly had sex with Prince Andrew in 2001 when she was 17 in Ghislaine Maxwell’s London townhouse after the royal gave her vodka at a nightclub. In her first television interview, Giuffre, who went by her maiden name Roberts …
Read More »Fears for Britain’s oldest travel firm Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook was on the brink of collapse last night, plunging the holiday plans of hundreds of thousands of customers into turmoil. Despite battling to secure a rescue deal, the 178-year-old travel firm could go bust as early as Sunday, according to insiders at the company which is facing a …
Read More »Sister, 30, of murdered backpacker Hannah Witheridge dies
The family of murdered backpacker Hannah Witheridge has been hit by a fresh tragedy with the sudden death of her sister. Laura Daniels, 30, died in hospital on Monday just five years and one day after her sister Hannah, 23, and fellow traveller David Miller, 24, were murdered on a …
Read More »Elite armed officer says ex ‘threatened to ruin his career in year-long stalking campaign’
An elite firearms officer claims his police ex-girlfriend threatened to wreck his career as part of a year-long stalking campaign, a court heard. Debra Mackrell, 43, allegedly harassed Paul Brewster after the end of their relationship in October 2016 and is accused of bombarding him with hundreds of unwanted messages …
Read More »Buckingham Palace aides ‘warn guests not to bring up Sussexes’
Buckingham Palace aides ‘warn guests not to bring up Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to the Queen’ Courtiers are reportedly steering visitors on to more ‘polite’ conversation topics But a Royal insider was sceptical that guests would get any such warning Queen was recently ‘hurt’ at Meghan’s New York trip, …
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