Buckingham Palace has announced that the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer use their royal titles as
they step back as senior royals. The couple will also no longer
receive public funds for any royal duties they undertake, and will
repay £2.4m of taxpayer money for the refurbishment of Frogmore
Cottage. They won’t now formally represent The Queen as they go
about their…
The Queen's statement gives us a major clue about how the Duke & Duchess of Sussex will be known in the future
13th January 2020
Following the announcement of the
impending departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from royal
duties, it has been widely speculated that the couple may lose
their royal titles. As a period of transition gets underway, it is
possible that the couple will want to cut…
The Queen releases a statement saying she would have "preferred" Harry & Meghan to remain as senior royals
13th January 2020
The Queen has released a statement
following the Sandringham Summit, in which she says she is
supportive of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex, although she would have
preferred them to stay as senior royals. Her Majesty says that
there will be a transition period in which…
Charles, William & Harry leave Sandringham separately as the crisis meeting breaks up
13th January 2020
The meeting of the Royal Family at
Sandringham has broken up after an afternoon of intense
discussions. The Queen summoned the Prince of Wales, the Duke of
Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex to Sandringham for the summit to
discuss the future roles of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex in the
family. It is understood that the Duchess dialled-in to the meeting
from Canada. No information about…
The Queen's biggest mistake of the last decade was allowing Charles & Andrew to oust Lord Geidt from the Royal Household
12th January 2020
As one decade ends and a new one begins,
it is perhaps sensible to look back at the past ten years – what we
did well, and what we didn’t do so well. The Queen of course had
many highlights, from jumping out of a helicopter for London 2012,
and inviting Sir David…
Princess Anne and Prince Edward wade into the Sussex drama calling for Queen's Private Secretary to resign
12th January 2020
Senior members of The Royal Family are
calling for The Queen’s Private Secretary to resign in the
aftermath of the Duke of York’s disastrous Newsnight interview and
the drama surrounding the Duke & Duchess of Sussex. The royals –
thought to be…
Prince Charles & Prince William arrive in Norfolk ahead of Monday's crunch talks with Harry & Meghan
12th January 2020
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of
Cambridge have arrived in Norfolk ahead of Monday’s crunch meeting
with The Queen to discuss the future role of the Duke & Duchess of
Sussex in the Royal Family. Prince Charles arrived near the
Sandringham Estate late on Sunday evening after a very brief stop
in Oman. Prince William is staying at his family residence of Anmer
Hall – just a…
The flag at Buckingham Palace was at
half-mast on Saturday due to the death of a close ally to the
United Kingdom. The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said Al Said, died
on over the weekend at the age of 79 triggering mourning all over
the world. The Sultan was the the…
The Queen was pictured wearing a hearing
aid on Sunday for the first time. Her Majesty was seen wearing the
small electronic device to Sunday morning church service at
Sandringham. The 93-year-old monarch joins her husband, the Duke of
Edinburgh, in making use of the…
The Princess Royal once fell victim to a
wolf-whistle while conducting an official engagement, but all was
not as it seemed. Taking to Twitter over the weekend, thousands of
users have been sharing stories which sound like a lie, but are
absolutely true. Rig Saunders recounted his unlikely story on the
micro-blogging site involving The Queen’s daughter and an escaped
parrot. Mr Saunders…
