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 …
Read More »Princess Anne’s secret sex bomb phase! How the royal experimented with Barbarella style in the ’70s – and was even on the cover of Vogue
Voluminous waves and large curls that framed her face was the hairstyle Princess Anne chose in 1971 during a visit to Tehran. The style echoed Jane Fonda’s hair in Barbarella – a science-fiction comedy that was released just a few years before. Anne, who was 21 at the time, made quite …
Read More »Chelsy Davy’s romance with Prince Harry was sparked in Cape Town – with her brother and friend in tow! As she turns 39 today, a look back at the ex-royal girlfriend who did not have ‘throne syndrome’
She was Prince Harry’s girlfriend for seven years – and the one he said was ‘different’ from all the others. Chelsy Davy, who turns 39 today, recently welcomed her second child with her husband, Eton-educated hotelier Sam Cutmore-Scott. She announced the birth of her daughter by launching a new jewellery range – the …
Read More »Food fit for a King: What the Royal Family loves to eat – Charles has avocado for lunch, Princess Kate enjoys a surprising supper and Queen Camilla tucks into fish and chips
One may imagine the dinner table at Buckingham Palace features a spread of the world’s finest delicacies and luxurious dishes. However, the reality of what the Royal Family enjoys to eat seems very different to a regal feast. For breakfast, porridge topped with honey is on the menu for Queen Camilla , …
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