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 »Prince William reveals his ‘crucial motto’ for parenting Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis
Prince William has revealed his ‘crucial motto’ for parenting Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The royal, 42, made the cheeky comment about his family dynamic during a visit to the NFL Foundation in London on Tuesday. During the event, the Prince of Wales was encouraged to showcase his American …
Read More »How Diana won the hearts of Australians – despite a very dismissive prime minister – on her first royal foreign tour
On Princess Diana’s first ever foreign tour, to Australia and New Zealand, she was just 21 with a ten-month-old Prince William in tow – and faced a barrage of anti-royal sentiment. She and Prince Charles touched down in Australia in March 1983. The Daily Mail reported at the time how Australian prime minister Bob Hawke …
Read More »RICHARD EDEN: Why I believe Harry and Meghan’s new Portuguese home means we may NEVER see her in Britain again
When she left Britain in 2020, the Duchess of Sussex welled up during a ‘bittersweet’ farewell to royal staff. My colleague Bryony Gordon, who was with Meghan and Prince Harry that day, said the former actress appeared to be ‘quietly devastated’ and had tears in her eyes at her last …
Read More »Sarah Ferguson becomes the first British royal to join TikTok as she posts poignant first video
Sarah Ferguson has become the first member of the royal family to join TikTok – and marked the occasion with a poignant video reflecting on her cancer journey. The Duchess of York, who currently resides in the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park, made her debut on the social media app …
Read More »Jilly Cooper’s Rivals TV series takes a leaf out of Princess Diana’s style book, signifying the late royal’s enduring fashion legacy
Since the release of photograph stills from Rivals, fans of Dame Jilly Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles series have eagerly anticipated the Disney+ adaptation which comes to our screens on Friday 18 October. The cast, starring Emily Atack, Nafessa Williams, Katherine Parkinson and Victoria Smurfit, has undergone a magnificent 80s makeover, which is …
Read More »REVEALED: Sarah Ferguson’s shock omission from a royal wedding – and the 64 other surprise facts as Duchess of York celebrates her 65th birthday
After being diagnosed with cancer twice in 12 months, Sarah Ferguson has experienced a lot in her 65 years. She recently wrote in The Sun how she had felt her breast cancer was a ‘death sentence,’ before discovering she also had malignant melanoma. She said her ‘treatment has been successful’ …
Read More »Mike Tindall reveals what marrying into the royal family was really like casting doubt on Meghan’s claims
Mike Tindall has revealed he found joining the Royal family ‘easy’ and insisted it was all down to him ‘being nice to them’. The former England rugby star, who is married to King Charles ‘s niece Zara, is known for his close relationships with several of his wife’s family and …
Read More »One thing Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton DO have in common: How they and other royal women have embraced the pencil skirt trend
Since Christian Dior introduced the modern pencil skirt in 1954, it has become a staple in business attire. Designed to enhance the feminine silhouette, it features a slim fit that accentuates the waist and hips, flaring out slightly towards the hem. Unsurprisingly, many royal women have favoured this empowering silhouette …
Read More »The royal equerry whose risque story at dinner prompted Queen Victoria’s famous retort: ‘We are not amused’
He was a member of the Royal Household for more than three decades and inspired one of Queen Victoria’s most famous retorts: ‘We are not amused.’ Now two of the uniforms worn by the Honourable Alexander Grantham Yorke when he was a Buckingham Palace equerry and groom-in-waiting are being auctioned …
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