British Royals

Police release update on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigation

The Metropolitan Police has said it will “take no further action” against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over claims he asked his police protection officer for information on his accuser. The Mail on Sunday alleged that the then-prince Andrew gave the officer Virginia Giuffre’s date of birth and social security number. The allegations published in October date back to February…
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Echoes of Elizabeth II as King Charles speaks candidly to a nation once again seeking reassurance

King Charles III’s televised message on his cancer treatment has drawn inevitable comparison with one of the most memorable broadcasts of his late mother’s reign – Queen Elizabeth II’s address to the nation at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2020. Where the late Queen spoke to a country grappling with lockdowns and public anxiety, the King has chosen to speak from…
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British Royals

The King movingly credits early diagnosis for his positive recovery

The King has said that early detection was “crucial” in his own cancer treatment, crediting swift diagnosis with allowing doctors to reduce the intensity of his medical regime in the new year. The monarch’s unusually personal disclosure came in a recorded message for Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer campaign, in which he urged millions of Britons to take up screening invitations they may…
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Goodbye Buckingham Palace? The Royal Family are slowly but surely abandoning London

The proposed relocation of the Royal Mews may seem like a simple matter of logistics, but symbolically it speaks to something far larger: the Royal Family’s gradual retreat from the capital. For an institution so tightly bound to the image of Buckingham Palace, every shift away from London raises the same question – are the royals quietly leaving their historic heart behind? Buckingham…
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