King Charles has vetoed any major public celebration of his forthcoming landmark 75th birthday. The new monarch has decided there have been enough big set-piece royal events of late and that his own celebrations should be ‘minimal’ and ‘family orientated’. In the last 12 months alone, the nation has marked …
Read More »The late Queen never stopped hoping for Harry and Meghan returning to the fold – but with the Frogmore eviction, birthday snub and erasing their HRH titles, Charles is proving FAR more decisive: RICHARD KAY hears a story of visceral bitterness
Was that a new spring in the step of Prince Harry as he embarked on his quasi-official tour of Japan and Singapore this week? Of course, it may have been the exhilaration of the gushing and attentive welcome he received from the moment he arrived in Tokyo, where his status …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and funeral see the sales of Royal souvenirs soar to a record £25 million last year
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and funeral see the sales of Royal souvenirs soar to a record £25 million last year RCT sales soared to £25million in 2022 in a ‘momentous’ year for the Trust By David Wilkes for the Daily Mail Published: 20:38 EDT, 3 August 2023 | Updated: …
Read More »Royal Mail’s final stamp warning before new fee enforced – how to exchange
Letter senders have just hours to use old stamps before they expire at the start of a new month. After Monday, July 31, only new versions of Royal Mail stamps with barcodes will be considered valid. If you send a letter with a non-barcode stamp, you may be tacked with …
Read More »Pallbearers who carried the Queen’s coffin get a seat in Wimbledon’s prestigious Royal Box
The team of pallbearers who carried the late Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin visited Centre Court at Wimbledon yesterday and sat alongside the Royal Box. The 11 soldiers from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards were invited to the tennis tournament on Saturday. The unit had a close connection with the late …
Read More »The royals at Wimbledon! From Kate Middleton to Princess Margaret and Prince George
From a smoking Princess Margaret to a loving Princess Diana and a beaming Kate as she arrived at the All England club today, these pictures show how the tennis at Wimbledon has enthralled the Royal Family for decades. Margaret attended several times during the 1960s, although her sister Queen Elizabeth …
Read More »Harry and Meghan’s attempt at being producers is just the latest in a long line of Royal flops
Following the end of their £18million Spotify deal, rumours are currently rife that Netflix will not renew their $100million contract with Harry and Megan when it expires in 2025. So far the Sussexes have produced one docu-series, Harry And Meghan, with the streaming platform reportedly wanting much more than just …
Read More »Kate ‘is playing the long game’ and is always aware that ‘I am going to be Queen one day’
New revelations that Kate was the one behind the Royal Family’s famous Oprah fightback statement show that she is the real steely operator in the Palace, sources say. Details of how the late Queen approved the subtle but firm comeback to Harry and Meghan’s toxic attack on the monarchy – …
Read More »Royal hen and stag dos – from Princess Diana being ‘arrested’ to Meghan Markle’s Soho House party
It is difficult to imagine members of the Royal Family conforming to the wild traditions of the stag and hen do, with their obscene costumes and heavy drinking. But royals have enjoyed their last days of freedom with as many antics as any other bride or groom-to-be. Some young royals …
Read More »Omid Scobie delays publication of ‘Endgame’ to include details on the Coronation
Omid Scobie’s book has been delayed for three months so he can write new chapters on the Coronation, which are expected to include ‘sensational details’ about Harry’s solo flying visit to the UK to see his father crowned King. Mr Scobie, long considered the Sussexes’ preferred royal reporter, is releasing …
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