Tag Archives: Princess Anne

Tragedy is no respecter of class or privilege. But while this is a deeply worrying time for the Royal Family on a personal level, in a paradoxical way, I am convinced there is optimism for the future of the monarchy. For the past couple of months have powerfully reminded us …

Back in 1992, Queen Elizabeth II endured the lowest point of her reign after a year of royal scandal and turmoil which she famously dubbed her ‘annus horribilis’. Charles was at war with Diana, Andrew separated from Sarah, Anne divorced, Windsor Castle went up in flames and public opinion turned …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

‘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. …

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 …