As a six-year-old growing up in Paris, Prince Philip often arrived at school half an hour early. While he waited for his fellow pupils, he spent the time cleaning blackboards, filling inkwells, straightening the classroom furniture, picking up litter and watering the plants. It was his British nanny, Emily Roose, …
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The Queen will make Windsor Castle her main home and won’t resume residence at Buckingham Palace this year – but wants to ‘commute’ to London for engagements if it is safe to do so, a source claims The Queen, 94, set to make Windsor Castle her main home, royal source …
Read More »Prince Charles ‘will not renew lease’ on 900-acre ‘Duchy Originals’ farm after 35 years
Prince Charles ‘will not renew lease’ on 900-acre ‘Duchy Originals’ farm after 35 years – because he won’t be able to run it and be King Prince Charles, 71, will not renew his lease on the farm after a 35-year tenancy He is instead expected to convert Sandringham, in Norfolk, …
Read More »Royal Family and Boris Johnson will join Second World War veterans to mark 75 years since VJ Day
The Royal Family and Boris Johnson will today join Second World War veterans to mark 75 years since VJ Day. Prince Philip, 99, will be among those paying tribute to the heroes who fell during the campaign in the Far East. The duke was aboard the Royal Navy destroyer HMS …
Read More »The Crown: Jonathan Pryce, 73, to play Prince Philip
The Two Popes actor Jonathan Pryce is reportedly set to play Prince Philip in the final two seasons of The Crown. The star, 73, is lined up to join the star-studded cast of the hit Netflix show and will portray the royal through the 1990s and 2000s, reports The Sun. …
Read More »The Queen heads out for a walk as she is seen for the first time since heading to Balmoral Estate
The Queen has been seen for the first time since arriving at Balmoral Estate at Glen Muick on Tuesday. Her Majesty, 94, who cut a casual figure in a red top, gilet and tartan skirt, appeared to be joined by Sophie Wessex, Edward and their children, Lady Windsor, 16, and …
Read More »Queen and Prince Philip fly to Balmoral after months’ isolation
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have arrived in Scotland for the start of their summer holiday. The couple, who have been isolating at Windsor Castle, travelled by car earlier today to RAF Northolt, in west London, where they boarded a private jet. After a short flight, the Queen, 94, and …
Read More »Royal aides despair that Covid-secure quarters in Balmoral are like ‘Colditz prison camp’
Don’t wish you were here: Royal aides despair that Covid-secure quarters in Balmoral are like ‘Colditz prison camp’ ‘Stir-crazy’ aides are preparing Balmoral for the Queen and Prince Philip’s arrival They have been banned from socialising to protect the royals from coronavirus The Queen and Prince Philip are expected within …
Read More »Queen Mother didn’t approve of ‘progressive’ Prince Philip
The Queen Mother initially didn’t approve of Prince Philip as a match for her daughter, then Princess Elizabeth, because she saw him as a ‘dangerously progressive’ man, a new documentary claims. The Queen Mother, who died in 2002 aged 101, was concerned about Philip marrying into the family and viewed …
Read More »Princess Eugenie shares touching tribute to Princess Beatrice after wedding
Princess Eugenie has shared a gushing tribute online to her elder sister Princess Beatrice after the royal married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a secret wedding ceremony on Friday. The Queen’s granddaughter, 30, called it a ‘complete joy and privilege’ to watch her ‘beautiful big sister’ Beatrice, 31, affectionately known as …
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