Kate Middleton has earned a reputation for being gracious during her public engagements since she married Prince William in 2011. However, the Duchess of Cambridge, 41, “wasn’t always comfortable” undertaking royal engagements, expert Rebecca English recently claimed. English — who is the Daily Mail’s royal editor — appeared in the …
Read More »Prince William beams with pride as he opens £70m cancer centre – after launching appeal in 2015
Prince William was thrilled to be reunited with a Matron he first met as a work experience student in a Royal Marsden hospital when he was 23 years old. The royal, 40, travelled to Sutton today to open the £70m Oak Cancer Centre. In his capacity as President of The Royal …
Read More »The ten most expensive royal weddings of all time – with one racking up a sum of £270 million
It was a truly memorable day – the sun shone, the bride looked radiant and there was optimism in the air when Harry and Meghan got married five years ago. The cost was memorable, too, of course, with a stunning £390,000 Givenchy dress for the bride, little or no expense …
Read More »DAN WOOTTON: Prince Harry being the first royal in 130 years to give evidence could backfire
He was warned by his father King Charles that a bid to silence the British media is a suicide mission, while his estranged brother Prince William made clear he was choosing a very different path. But it still hasn’t dawned on Harry, the prince of hypocrisy, that he shouldn’t be …
Read More »History of royal baby announcements – from easel to Instagram (and fiasco after Meghan gave birth)
The announcement of a royal birth is steeped in as much tradition and theatre as any of the most glamorous royal occasions. As soon as the baby is born, a proclamation signed by doctors who delivered the boy or girl is rushed from the ward to Buckingham Palace and stands on …
Read More »Kate Middleton wore this dazzling ballgown and tiara to Rajwa Al-Saif’s Royal wedding reception
The Princess of Wales mastered elegant party chic in her dazzling gold ballgown and tiara as she attended the wedding reception of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Princess Rajwa. Kate, 41, wore a show-stopping Jenny Packham gold ‘Georgia’ gown costing approximately £5,000, which was embellished with sequins. She has …
Read More »Moment Prince William tells chatty Kate to move along at Jordan royal wedding
For all their finery and glamour, the Prince and Princess of Wales looked more regular than royal today when they were caught on camera acting out a short scene that’s surely well-rehearsed in most relationships. The light-hearted exchange occurred at the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, and specifically when Kate …
Read More »William and Kate head to the Jordanian royal wedding
The Prince and Princess of Wales have been spotted in a luxury hotel in Amman ahead of Jordan’s royal wedding today. The British royals will see Crown Prince Hussein, 28, marry Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, 29, at Zahran Palace, the same venue chosen by the prince’s father, King Abdullah II, …
Read More »Can you guess the Royal Family’s favourite summer holiday destinations?
Whether it’s speaking German at a Berlin banquet, wearing grass skirts in the Pacific or traying out traditional Caribbean dance moves, Royal tours are rarely short of variety. Perhaps it is understandable, then, that when it comes to their own holiday destinations, the Royal Family favours predictability, returning to the …
Read More »Prince Harry revealed he ‘wanted out’ of the Royal Family years before Megxit
From the moment his autobiography, Spare, landed on bookshelves around the world, we were given an astonishing insight into the unhappiness Prince Harry felt as a member of the Royal Family. Two years after the formal announcement by Buckingham Palace in February 2021 that together with his wife Meghan the …
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