British Royals

The Crown reigns supreme at the Emmys

The Crownreigned supreme at Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards, with all the major actors winning gold for their performances and the series taking the Best Drama prize. The hit Netflix series, critically lauded for its fourth season, depicted the British Royal Family during the 1980s and early 1990s. Olivia Colman, who portrayed Queen Elizabeth II, won Outstanding Actress in…
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Proud aunt Princess Eugenie overjoyed at new niece

Princess Eugenie is a proud aunt today, with the news that her older sister, Princess Beatrice, has given birth to a daughter. Posting on her official Instagram account, Eugenie shared a picture of Beatrice with her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, with the caption: “To…
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The Countess of Wessex unveils new sculpture of herself

The Countess of Wessex attended the unveiling of a sculpture created for the Vision Foundation earlier this week. Sophie, who sat for renowned sculptor Frances Segelman in a live stream of the sitting last September, participated in the project in support of blind and partially-sighted people and to raise awareness. When Sophie sat for the sculpture last fall, she said: “For the blind and…
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British Royals

No criminal investigation into Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview

Scotland Yard has announced that they will not take action against embattled BBC presenter Martin Bashir following the revelation that his controversial 1995 interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, was obtained under false pretences. In a statement earlier this week, Scotland Yard said: “In March 2021, the Metropolitan Police Service determined it was not appropriate to begin a criminal…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen helped piper as his wife was sick

One of The Queen’s royal pipers has revealed how the monarch stepped in to support him and his family following his wife’s cancer diagnosis. Speaking to BBC Scotland, Pipe Major Scott Methven, who served as The Queen’s piper at Balmoral Castle while she was in…
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The Queen’s Green Canopy to star at garden show

The Queen’s Green Canopy will be a star attraction at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show next week, with its ambassador Dame Judi Dench encouraging patrons to ‘plant a tree for the jubilee.’ The planting season begins on 1 October, so the initiative’s plans to promote its mission at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show will act as an official unveiling. As one of the centrepiece attractions this…
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