They may have a regal life with palaces and titles – but sometimes the Royal Family prove they are just like the rest of us. In a scene many parents may be used to, Zara and Mike Tindall had to tell off three-year-old son Lucas after he was caught play fighting with …
Read More »As he turns 46, former rugby star Mike Tindall reveals how his antics and boozy £12,000 bar bill at his stag do really went down with the Royal family
As Mike Tindall turns 46 today, he enjoys a tried and tested position in the House of Windsor’s inner circle. But at the start, his antics raised more than a few eyebrows in the Royal Family. He enjoyed a final weekend away before he married Zara Phillips in 2011, but …
Read More »Princess Anne’s secret sex bomb phase! How the royal experimented with Barbarella style in the ’70s – and was even on the cover of Vogue
Voluminous waves and large curls that framed her face was the hairstyle Princess Anne chose in 1971 during a visit to Tehran. The style echoed Jane Fonda’s hair in Barbarella – a science-fiction comedy that was released just a few years before. Anne, who was 21 at the time, made quite …
Read More »Royal mothers… three decades apart: Princess Diana and Kate Middleton show their maternal love in strikingly similar videos
By Alesia Fiddler and Liberty Smith Published: 02:40 EDT, 4 October 2024 | Updated: 03:41 EDT, 4 October 2024 As a universally famous princess who is mother to the future King, Kate Middleton has more than a little bit in common with the late Princess Diana. Kate, the first Princess …
Read More »When Queen Camilla smoked, she had silver cigarette boxes in every room – and you won’t believe how pampered King Charles’ shoe laces are: Royal expert BRIAN HOEY reveals the extent of the royals’ life of luxury
Nobody outside the Royal Household really knows the luxurious extent of the lifestyle of the family at its heart. Outwardly, they give the impression of being frugal and parsimonious – which they often are, even though Princess Anne prefers to call it, ‘good old-fashioned Hanoverian Housekeeping’. But this frugality does not apply …
Read More »When Princess Anne’s pooch landed her in the doghouse: Royal was summoned to court in 2002 after Dotty the English Bull Terrier bit two children… and then savaged the Queen’s corgi
Though often seen as a stern and sensible figure in the Royal Family, Princess Anne does have a soft spot for her beloved dogs. She has kept English Bull Terriers for decades and as a breed known for being active, one would think they were the perfect fit for the …
Read More »‘Princess Anne never made me feel inferior’: Historian BRIAN HOEY, who worked with the all-action royal when writing her biography in the 1990s, pays tribute as she turns 74
‘At least you always know where you are with her.’ Those were first words I heard describing Princess Anne, from someone who had worked for her for years. It was one of the police bodyguards based at Gatcombe Park, her home in Gloucestershire. I was on my way to meet her …
Read More »A hatful of style! How Princess Anne has rocked stylish headwear at dozens of events – including the Paris Olympics where she has been seen wearing a £23 Adidas Team GB bucket hat on her return to royal duties after horse accident
She was recently out of action after being hit on the head by a horse at her Gatcombe Park estate. But when Princess Anne got back to royal duties last month, there was little sign of the injuries she received. The Princess Royal, 73, has been following Great Britain in the …
Read More »All the royal security scares: From the attempt to kidnap Princess Anne to Charles and Camilla being ushered to safety in Jersey – after images of Kate were found on the phone of Donald Trump’s would-be assassin
One of the strangest elements of last month’s failed attempt on the life of Donald Trump was the mention of the Princess of Wales in the days afterwards. Images of Kate were allegedly found on the mobile phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot Trump in the ear during a …
Read More »The royal love children: From the daughter fathered by Captain Mark Phillips while still married to Princess Anne, to Prince Albert of Monaco’s other offspring – after Belgium’s Princess Delphine dazzles
The love child of former King Albert II of Belgium wore a statement outfit earlier this month when she attended celebrations for her country’s National Day. Princess Delphine wore a dazzling pink and red suit emblazoned with the word ‘love’ across the back, three years after she was officially named …
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