The Buckingham Palace garden party is one of the most prestigious invitations of the season. Established by Queen Victoria in the 1860s as twice-yearly ‘breakfasts’ presenting debutantes into society, the afternoon events took full advantage of the nation’s new-found obsession with tea-drinking. Today, the sovereign hosts two summer garden parties at Buckingham …
Read More »Side-by-side: King Charles’ first year as head of state compared to the late Queens’ in pictures
A year ago today, King Charles succeeded his late mother Queen Elizabeth II as monarch and was crowned in a regal ceremony inside Westminster Abbey. King Charles’ Coronation was watched by more than 20 million people in the UK and millions more around the world, yet today, His Majesty wishes to mark …
Read More »Queen Camilla was ‘relaxed either way’ about the decision to drop ‘consort’ from her title ahead of the Coronation as the royal household debated the decision, sources claim
Buckingham Palace was somewhat divided over the decision to drop ‘consort’ from Queen Camilla’s title, it has been claimed. As the monarch, 75, formally ascended the throne at last year’s Coronation, discussions were taking place behind the scenes over the Queen’s title – as she was then known as Queen …
Read More »Royal family will be horrified by Rebel Wilson’s claim a member of The Firm invited her to a drug-fuelled orgy after it revives memories of cocaine use by Prince Harry, Lord Frederick Windsor and Camilla’s son
Members of the Royal Family will be recoiling today, as Australian actress Rebel Wilson has claimed a person in the Firm invited her to a drug-fuelled orgy at the home of a US tech billionaire in 2014. In her new book, Rebel Rising, the Pitch Perfect star, 44, says a male member …
Read More »Sweet moment girl, 5, charms Queen Camilla with curtsy she’s been ‘practicing for days’ as Queen visits the Royal Lancers – the unit her late father served in – for the first time as Colonel in Chief
Queen Camilla sweetly met young children of soldiers as she visited The Royal Lancers in North Yorkshire for the first time since being appointed as their Colonel-in-Chief. The regiment carries a special personal connection for Camilla, 76, as her late father Major Bruce Shand MC and Bar served with the …
Read More »Royal family could be put in ‘difficult position’ if Prince Harry’s Invictus Games returns to the UK for the first time since he and Meghan moved away
The Royal Family could be put in a ‘difficult position’ if Prince Harry’s Invictus Games returns to the UK for the first time since he and Meghan moved to the US. A question that would need to be answered is whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two …
Read More »REBECCA ENGLISH: How Queen Camilla went from one of the most unpopular women in Britain to the monarchy’s leading lady who’s now keeping the royal show on the road during King Charles’s cancer battle
The transformation of Queen Camilla from understudy to centre-stage star will, no doubt, continue to be discussed by historians many decades from now. When she married the King almost 19 years ago, royal aides were at pains to stress that the then Duchess of Cornwall very much saw herself as …
Read More »Public do not want Harry to return to royal duties as nearly half tell pollsters House of Windsor is divided – with prince and his wife Meghan most often blamed for the split
The public is largely opposed to Prince Harry returning to royal duties even on a temporary basis, according to a new poll. The Ipsos poll also revealed that nearly half of Britons think that the Royals are very or fairly divided, with the prince and his wife Meghan being most often blamed …
Read More »‘Palace’s failure has given conspiracy theorists a field day’: Royal experts claim the Princess of Wales was forced to ‘bow to pressure’ by releasing edited photo on Mother’s Day because aides didn’t support her
Kate Middleton released her edited Mother’s Day family portrait having ‘bowed to pressure’ from internet ghouls pumping out wild conspiracy theories about her health because of a lack of support from aides, royal experts said today. Buckingham Palace has been accused of handling the scandal ‘appallingly’ and failing to protect …
Read More »Prince William should not be given the ‘burden’ of taking over from Prince Charles and needs to ‘enjoy and learn from’ his current role, royal historian claims
Prince William was warned not to ‘try and take over’ from his father King Charles too soon by a royal historian. Marlene Koenig claimed Princess Diana’s son needs time to ‘enjoy’ his new role as Prince of Wales and ‘learn’ what it means to be King before taking over as …
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