Celebrities and social media influencers will be enlisted to help promote the coronavirus vaccine amid rising concerns over the spread of conspiracy theories online. Health bosses and ministers are in talks with ‘responsible’ high-profile stars to post positive messages about the jab. No celebrities have been confirmed but officials suggest …
Read More »Royal biographer HUGO VICKERS: Prince Philip deserves better
From the outset, The Crown has set out to sensationalise and distort the story of the Royal Family. But of all the many falsehoods, exaggerations and, frankly, downright lies presented as truth, there is a moment in the final episode of the this latest, fourth, series that must surely count …
Read More »Kate Middleton stresses importance of child-rearing in ‘early years’
Kate Middleton has spoken of her ambition to put the early years on an equal footing with the other great social challenges and opportunities of our time. The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, delivered a keynote speech today during an online forum hosted by The Royal Foundation as she unveiled the findings …
Read More »Lisa Wilkinson talks about Meghan Markle’s tragic miscarriage
The Project’s Lisa Wilkinson says Buckingham Palace’s terse response to Meghan Markle’s miscarriage is proof of why she and Prince Harry had to leave the Royal family. Meghan revealed in an article for The New York Times on Wednesday how she’d lost her second child after feeling a ‘sharp cramp’ while changing …
Read More »Princess Eugenie shows gratitude to key workers in Thanksgiving post
Princess Eugenie has shared a heartfelt message to mark Thanksgiving, using the opportunity to pay tribute to frontline workers. The royal, 30, who is pregnant with her first-child, took to Instagram to say she’s thankful for those on the Covid-19 frontline for their ‘incredible dedication and perseverance’, as well as charities supporting those …
Read More »Prince Andrew rides horse after Epstein victims’ lawyer’s criticism
Prince Andrew was spotting making the most of the crisp autumnal weather this morning, enjoying an early ride around the lush grounds of Windsor Castle. The Duke of York, 60, donned a blue coat and helmet for the trot alongside a female groom – days after it emerged he is …
Read More »Coronavirus Sweden: Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia test positive
Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia have tested positive for coronavirus. The pair, aged 41 and 35, are suffering ‘light flu symptoms’ and are isolating at their home in Stockholm with sons Prince Alexander, four, and Prince Gabriel, three. King Carl XVI Gustaf, 74, and Queen Silvia, …
Read More »Warning at start of The Crown to stop viewers accepting attacks on Royals, writes WILLIAM SHAWCROSS
It is hard not to admire the fine production values of The Crown: the beautiful costumes, the fabulous locations, the meticulous research and, above all, the seemingly well-informed access it gives us to the thoughts, words and motives of the most famous family in the world. Television critics certainly seem …
Read More »Prince William raged at Princess Diana after BBC Panorama interview
‘Yes, I adored him. Yes, I was in love with him.’ These are hardly the words any 13-year-old wants to hear fall from his mother’s lips on the subject of her extramarital boyfriend — especially not when they are shared with 23 million avid television viewers around the world. The …
Read More »BBC Princess Diana interview: Prince Harry not satisfied with probe
Prince Harry has welcomed an investigation into Martin Bashir’s interview with Princess Diana as a ‘drive for truth’, it emerged last night. The Duke of Sussex has been closely following developments around the growing scandal over the 1995 edition of BBC Panorama, according to the Times. A source told the …
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