Elegant and stylish as Royal wardrobes might be, ‘modesty’ is normally a watchword. But there is one adventurous style that does make an appearance or two at public events – the glamorous thigh-high split. Carefully calibrated, of course. A flash of the leg was an integral part of the £3,000 …
Read More »Princess Lilian of Sweden: How coal miner’s daughter from a terraced house in Swansea became a royal
‘It’s a real rags to riches story – a fairy tale, just like Cinderella’, as one observer put it. And who could doubt the truth of that in the case of Princess Lilian, who went from the slums of Swansea to membership of the Swedish royal family? But if it’s a …
Read More »Charles wants George, Charlotte and Louis to ‘grow up as normal as possible’
King Charles wants Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to ‘grow up as normal as possible’ so they avoid making the ‘same mistakes he made’, a royal expert has claimed. Chandrika Kaul, Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews, appeared on the new documentary The Fab Five: The …
Read More »‘His title should be Prince of Hotness! Fans swoon as Prince William goes rowing with Royal Navy
Royal fans have been left swooning over a new video of Prince William rowing with the Royal Navy. The six-minute clip – which was uploaded on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ YouTube account today – opens with the royal arriving at Dorney Lake in Windsor to meet members of the …
Read More »American firm dismisses demand from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to hand over pictures
You’re not OUR royal, Harry is told: US picture agency in ‘car chase’ storm says the Sussexes can’t just demand to see the photos they took, in legal tit-for-tat Backgrid USA reportedly said country rejects prince’s ‘rules of royal prerogative’ Company refuted the Duke and Duchess’ ‘near catastrophic’ car chase …
Read More »Prince Andrew ‘has no plans to give up Royal Lodge’ but is ‘under pressure’ to Frogmore Cottage
Prince Andrew ‘will not give up Royal Lodge’: Disgraced royal ‘is under pressure’ to switch 30-room mansion for smaller Frogmore Cottage, but sources say ex-home of Harry and Meghan is an ‘obvious step down’ and King ‘has no power to turf his brother out’ Andrew moved into the Royal Lodge …
Read More »PALACE CONFIDENTIAL discusses Kate and William’s ‘slick’ Instagram strategy
The Prince and Princess of Wales’s ‘slick’ Instagram reels will create a new generation of royal fans, says Richard Eden. Speaking on this week’s episode of PALACE CONFIDENTIAL, the Daily Mail’s diary editor said the couple were ‘trying to reach a younger audience’ with their videos on social media – …
Read More »This week in royal history: Queen Elizabeth II becomes first British monarch to address congress
It was a historic address to a nation which Britain had unwillingly given up in the 18th Century – under the watch of King George III. On May 16, 1991, George’s distant relative Queen Elizabeth II spoke in the US Congress, becoming the first British monarch to do so. In …
Read More »ANDREW LOWNIE: Why do we allow the Windsors and the government to censor royal history?
A new reign is a chance to assess the past and see how things might be done differently. Will King Charles seize the moment? I am not convinced. It is true that Charles has agreed for royal links to slavery to be probed, which might seem brave of him. This, …
Read More »Kate Middleton opens up about the struggle of learning to be royal during a visit to a youth charity
The Princess of Wales spoke about the struggle of learning to be a royal – and the challenge of bringing up children with different personalities – on a visit to a youth charity today. Kate also talked to girls from a school in Bristol about her own vulnerabilities after losing …
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