The Princess of Wales’ cancer diagnosis is set to pile further pressure on the ‘slimmed down’ monarchy. Kate announced today in a deeply moving video message that she is suffering from the disease, just weeks after her father-in-law King Charles was diagnosed. Prince William is now set to be absent …
Read More »‘Not bloody likely’! That’s what this brave royal told a crazed gunman who tried to kidnap her 50 years ago today…
It has been half a century since one of the most extraordinary royal moments of the modern era – a terrifying episode in which a demented gunman tried to kidnap Princess Anne. Twenty three-year-old Anne and her new husband Captain Mark Phillips were being driven down The Mall to Buckingham Palace when, on the …
Read More »Harry and Meghan are ‘downgraded’ on the official Buckingham Palace website: Sussexes’ 4,000-word individual profiles vanish entirely… before being replaced by 500-word joint section alongside Prince Andrew
Despite acrimoniously stepping down as senior working royals in January 2020, full profiles of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex separately had remained up alongside of the rest of the Royal Family until this morning. Tonight those pictures and biographies briefly vanished completely. Within half an hour they were replaced …
Read More »AMANDA PLATELL: If we don’t all give Kate a break, she may take a break from us. And then where would the Royal Family be…
After a week in which the Princess of Wales has been relentlessly and monstrously pounded over her Mother’s Day Photoshop mishap – accused of trickery, dishonesty and wilful deception – we are heading into uncharted waters. Because her critics are surely in danger of driving Kate into shunning public life …
Read More »Kate Middleton is pictured leaving Windsor Castle in car with William as she heads for ‘private appointment’ – while Prince makes his way to Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey
The Princess of Wales has been pictured alongside Prince William leaving Windsor Castle today – just hours after she apologised for digitally editing a family portrait released on Mother’s Day. The Prince of Wales was heading to Westminster Abbey for the annual Commonwealth Day service this afternoon with his wife beside …
Read More »REBECCA ENGLISH: The social media cesspit of speculation on Kate’s health is sickening. So what is the Palace to do?
One thing I’ve realised in covering our Royal Family for more than 20 years is that when stories break, they go big. But what I’ve witnessed in recent weeks has shocked even the most world-weary courtiers. ‘Utter madness’ was the verdict of one well-placed royal insider. It’s something we discuss …
Read More »Which Royal woman spends SIX TIMES as much as her rivals on the most expensive scent? And from Eau de Soir to simple Wild Bluebell, can you guess who wears what?
‘No elegance is possible without perfume,’ said Coco Chanel. ‘It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory.’ Royal women seem to agree – choosing from a range of leading scent manufacturers to complete their individual ‘look’. Most keep to the average of £100-£120 for upmarket perfume such as Chanel no 5. …
Read More »The royal family’s decade of turmoil from the Windsor Castle fire to Princess Diana’s death
It was a decade quite like any other for the Windsors. There had been difficult times before, not least the abdication crisis of 1937 and the dark war time years of the 1940s. But the 1990s brought a new problem to the fore – the breakdown, often very public, of …
Read More »How Zara’s husband Mike Tindall is the Royal Family’s very own World Cup hero. He triumphed with England – before an evening of dwarf-throwing ended his international career…
With Wales already in the quarter finals and England now almost certain to join them, members of the Royal family are showing a keen interest in the Rugby World Cup taking place in France. Prince William has been seen in the stands in Bordeaux supporting Wales, the Princess of Wales cheered on England …
Read More »Kate Middleton has been ‘hurt and insulted’ by Harry and Meghan and she and Prince William have ‘closed their minds’ to mending family rift, royal expert claims
The Prince and Princess of Wales have ‘closed their minds’ to the possibility that a rift with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle can be fixed, a royal expert has said. Jennie Bond, the former BBC royal correspondent, added it was clear that Kate Middleton ‘has been hurt and insulted by …
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