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Downton Abbey creator’s niece wants a role at King’s coronation
It has been more than 200 years since a king began his coronation with a woman at the head of the procession scattering herbs and flowers. In 1821 that role fe → Read More
Anti-monarchy protesters drowned out as King visits Milton Keynes
Republican protesters shouted slogans at the King yesterday as he visited Milton Keynes to celebrate it becoming a city.About 20 demonstrators from the anti-monarchy group Republic waved a large banner that read Not My King. Their shouts were drowned out, however, by the crowd chanting “God save the → Read More
Prince William and Kate’s first Cornwall visit since gaining titles
“If she sinks,” said Prince William, “we were never here, you never saw us.”The prince, who was making his first visit to Cornwall since gaining the title of Du → Read More
King’s Crown Estate wind farm to generate £1bn for Britain
King Charles has agreed that profits from a new Crown Estate offshore wind farm deal will go back into the UK economy, giving it a £1 billion boost.The monarch turned down the chance to bolster Palace finances so that money is “directed for wider public good” by the government.Three of the six pro → Read More
King Charles is back to business as William and Kate visit Liverpool
The Prince and Princess of Wales ignored shouted questions from the media as they appeared together in public for the first time since the Duke of Sussex publi → Read More
Harry’s book Spare is excruciating in its detail of fight with William
If the leaked extract from the Duke of Sussex’s book is anything to go by, it reveals that the title of his memoir is in one way deeply misleading: Harry is not → Read More
Tony Blair wanted to welcome Vladimir Putin with birthday cufflinks
Tony Blair gave President Putin silver cufflinks for his birthday 20 years ago and argued that he should be given a seat at the international “top table” despit → Read More
William and Kate keep composure in wake of Sussex claims
Prince Harry’s relationship with his brother may be damaged beyond repair after he accused the Prince of Wales of “screaming and shouting” at him at a Sandringh → Read More
How much have the Sussexes damaged the royal family?
The royal family can relax a bit, at least for the next seven days: for now, it is all about racism and the media. That is not to say that there isn’t some snip → Read More
Prince Harry and Meghan have declared all-out war against the royal family
When the first trailer for Harry & Meghan appeared last week, it offered hints that the documentary series would be pretty inflammatory. This one goes much further. It is an all-out declaration of war. The media are once again in Harry and Meghan’s sights. But above all it is the institution of the → Read More
Sussexes accused of sabotaging Prince and Princess of Wales’ US visit
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex deliberately torpedoed the Prince and Princess of Wales’s US visit by letting Netflix release the first glimpse of their docu → Read More
Order of Merit: Hockney’s Crocs find merit with King Charles
When King Charles held the first luncheon of his reign for the Order of Merit at Buckingham Palace such was the eminence of the guests, from Nobel prizewinners → Read More
Art buffs join naturist renaissance
As the weather starts to turn a little nippy, the prospect of taking one’s clothes off in the great British outdoors may seem less than enticing.Yet naturists → Read More
Queen pays tribute to Elizabeth’s ‘remarkable reign’
Queen Camilla has paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth’s “remarkable reign” in her first speech as Queen.The Queen spoke of Elizabeth’s “enduring love” for the commonwealth as she hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace for winners of the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition.She was joined at → Read More
Princess of Wales comforts weeping Ukrainian mothers
The Princess of Wales comforted a Ukrainian mother who wept as she described how she fled the horrors of the war with Russia.“I wish we could do more” said the → Read More
Prince Andrew thought it would all blow over
When the dramatic account emerged last week of how the Duke of York had been reduced to tears when he was told by his brother Charles, then the Prince of Wales → Read More
Princess of Wales takes steps to make a difference
Traditionally royal visits involve a few handshakes, a lot of waving and perhaps a speech. The Prince and Princess of Wales are trying to change that through → Read More
British citizenship exam even foiled Prince Harry, says Meghan
The Duchess of Sussex has said that the British citizenship exam was so hard that even the Duke of Sussex could not answer some of the questions.Although she a → Read More
Rishi Sunak will deny King Charles his trip to Cop27 in Egypt
Rishi Sunak is upholding Liz Truss’s decision to stop King Charles attending the Cop 27 climate conference, despite the monarch “ champing at the bit” to go.The prime minister faces criticism over his own decision to skip the event and has been under pressure to allow the monarch to attend instead.C → Read More
Prince William ‘may attend World Cup’ if England reach final
The Prince of Wales may attend the World Cup in Qatar, although it is not planned at present, The Times understands.Kensington Palace had said that Prince Willi → Read More