The Queen was ‘saddened’ at having to force Prince Andrew out of the Royal Family but backed Prince Charles in saying he had ‘run out of road’, insiders have revealed. Explaining why the monarch forced her son to stop using his HRH title in order to face his sex case …
Read More »Prince Charles and William demanded Andrew’s exile before Duke of York’s crisis summit with Queen
The Queen last night cast Prince Andrew out of the Royal Family, stripping him of all his military titles and patronages. In a brutal two-line statement Buckingham Palace also forced him to drop his HRH title and dashed his hopes of resuming public duties. It said the ninth in line …
Read More »The Queen strips Prince Andrew of ALL his military titles, royal patronages and HRH honorific
Prince Andrew will no longer be known as His Royal Highness ‘in any official capacity’ in a stunning downfall as his family tonight abandoned him to fight his sex abuse lawsuit in America as a private citizen. Andrew, who remains Duke of York, also loses his military titles and royal …
Read More »Royal Shakespeare Company signs 3-year deal with Cunard
All a-Bard! Shakespeare plays take to the high seas in RSC deal with British cruise line Cunard The Royal Shakespeare Company has signed a three-year deal with Cunard Actors from the company will perform on board the British cruise liner’s vessels Several different pieces will be performed while the vessels …
Read More »Kate Middleton’s birthday portrait is inspired by Cecil Beaton
The Duchess of Cambridge paid tribute to the history of royal photography in her birthday portraits by drawing on the work of Cecil Beaton, famous for capturing the Queen, Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother. To mark Kate’s 40th birthday yesterday, Kensington Palace released three portraits revealing sides of the …
Read More »Mary Berry to judge competition to find a dessert fit for the Queen for her Platinum Jubilee
First the Victoria Sponge, then Coronation chicken – and now the Queen’s Platinum Pudding. Taking inspiration from dishes created to mark previous royal events, Buckingham Palace today announces a nationwide baking competition to find a dessert fit for the Queen to mark her historic jubilee. Launched with Fortnum and Mason and …
Read More »Royal family highlights Duchess of Cambridge’s strong bond with the Queen on her 40th birthday
The royal family have wished the Duchess of Cambridge a happy birthday on their social media accounts – highlighting the strong bond Kate Middleton shares with the Queen and Prince Charles in a series of touching photographs. The birthday posts to mark the Duchess of Cambridge celebrating turning 40 today even …
Read More »Now there can be no doubt – Camilla WILL be Charles’s queen, says royal biographer HUGO VICKERS
The appointment of the Duchess of Cornwall to the prestigious Order of the Garter is, at its heart, a unifying gesture. It comes at the beginning of what will be the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year, binding together the inner circle of the Royal Family after 12 months of turbulence, controversy …
Read More »The members of the Royal Family who can and can’t be arrested
When it comes to breaking the law, the Queen is covered by what is known as sovereign immunity in the UK. It means that the King or Queen cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from civil or criminal proceedings. For more Royal Family news, click here. While the …
Read More »Duchess of Cornwall is awarded highest honour by the Queen
The Queen is personally awarding the Duchess of Cornwall the highest honour possible thanks to her ‘service to the sovereign’, it was announced last night. Camilla is to be made a Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior of the Orders of …
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