Well, what else was it going to play? It
turns out that, for today anyway, visitors arriving at the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex’s front door are regaled by a rather familiar
tune. Yes, Harry and Meghan’s doorbell is the National Anthem.
Well, as far as we know. The jokey chimes appeared in a video
shared on the official Sussex Royal Instagram account ahead of
World Mental Health Day.
The mother of the bride has answered one
of the big questions over the next royal wedding of the year.
Sarah, Duchess of York has been speaking about the engagement of
her elder daughter, Princess Beatrice, and has confirmed that her
marriage to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi will be…
The Editors' Debate: Yes - The Queen should wear the Crown to the State Opening of Parliament
8th October 2019
A week, they used to say, is a long time
in politics. Right now, in the UK, make that fifteen minutes. But
we do now know that there will be a Queen’s Speech on October 14th
2019 after Parliament was prorogued, without legal issue, on
October 8th. And a Queen’s…
A king, two queens in waiting and a
monarch who never was at all take centre stage in a brand new photo
released to mark the moment Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden changed his
royal family forever. As the Swedish ruler confirmed that five of
his seven grandchildren would lose their HRH status and no longer
form part of the Royal House, the official website resharpened the
royal focus with a photo all…
The Swedish Royal Court has added further
details to the announcement made on Monday that five of the
grandchildren of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are to lose
their royal status. The Deputy Marshal of the Realm, Fredrik
Wersäll, gave a press conference soon after…
The latest Royal Central podcast with
Brittani Barger, Moniek Bloks and Lydia Starbuck looks at the
Sussexes in southern Africa, a major moment for a popular princess
and asks whether the Queen should wear the Crown to the State
Opening of Parliament. [soundcloud…
It will be a personal tribute to a very
public figure. The ceremonies marking the reburial of Helen, Queen
Mother of Romania later this month will put family at the heart of
the commemorations. Helen, who died in November 1982 in
Switzerland, was laid to rest in Lausanne as her royal family was
then banned from entering Romania. On October 18th 2019, her coffin
will be brought to her adopted…
The UK government has pledged £2 million
to help eradicate landmines following the visit of the Duke of
Sussex to Angola. Ministers said they would match the public
donations to an appeal in Zimbabwe to help destroy the weapons. The
move came after Prince Harry walked in…
The royal diary is filling up after the
summer break and autumn is bringing its own fair share of fresh
stories all about the past. Royal history continues to fascinate
and dominate with an eternally controversial king leading the way
this week. Here’s Royal…
The decision by the Duke of Sussex to
take legal action against two tabloids over phone hacking
allegations has made the front pages of many British papers this
Saturday. Harry’s move is the main story for several broadsheets as
the weekend gets under way. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday
evening that the Duke of Sussex is taking legal action against the
owners of The Sun and the…
