The Queen personally intervened to ensure the safety of her cousin, the Duke of Kent, after information came to light that the IRA was planning to kidnap him.
The Duke had been posted to Northern Ireland with the Royal Scots Greys in 1971. However, the former Northern Irish Prime Minister, Terence O’Neill, had information that the IRA planned to kidnap the Duke if he entered Belfast. He…
THE DEBATE: Should Prince Andrew have walked with The Queen into one of the biggest royal events of 2022?
31st March 2022
Since Prince Andrew walked alongside his mother into the Service of Thanksgiving for the Duke of Edinburgh, his appearance at the Monarch’s side at one of the highest profile royal events of the year has been the subject of debate. Critics say it’s a seal of…
Prince Harry becomes first member of The Royal Family to take legal action against Her Majesty’s Government
16th January 2022
The Duke of Sussex is taking legal action against the UK Government over a decision not to allow him to pay for police protection while he is in the UK.
Prince Harry is seeking a judicial review against the Home Office for not permitting him to have Metropolitan Police…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge accused of snubbing the BBC in fallout from programme about royals and the press
24th November 2021
A Christmas carol concert, organised by the Duchess of Cambridge, won’t be broadcast on the BBC in what’s reported to be a snub to the corporation following the transmission of a documentary that discussed whether royal households have been briefing the press against one another.
The Sun reported that the special programme will be shown on ITV instead.
The concert is being made…
Princess Charlotte of Wales was the queen that Britain never had, and easily the most popular member of the Royal Family during her lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged just 21, she was deeply mourned by the British public, yet her story is so often consigned to a…
Following on from the quiet month of August, the royal diary appears to be back in full swing with engagements being announced by The Royal Household for the coming months.
But one member of The Royal Family who is not scheduled to undertake an engagement at the time of…
Changes to the Regency Act imminent as Prince Harry becomes unable to fulfil his constitutional duties
19th July 2021
Changes to the Regency Act are likely to be imminent following the Duke of Sussex’s decision to write an ‘explosive’ memoir about The Royal Family.
The provisions of the Regency Act have long needed updating, but never has the matter become so pressing.
Ignoring all the hot air and drama Prince Harry has a habit of creating, there are important constitutional matters that need…
BBC's former Director General apologises after Martin Bashir found to have used ''rogue methods'' to secure Diana interview
20th May 2021
A former Director General of the BBC has apologised to Earl Spencer after a new enquiry found that Martin Bashir used ”rogue methods” to secure his 1995 interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.
The report, made public on May 20th 2021, looked at the methods…
The Duchess of Sussex admits giving information to Finding Freedom authors
19th November 2020
The Duchess of Sussex has said, in court papers, that she allowed a third party to pass personal information to the authors of Finding Freedom.
The Duchess said she allowed a friend to speak to Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand because she was concerned that her…
Margaret Thatcher & The Queen - What was their relationship like?
15th November 2020
It was May 1979, and Margaret Thatcher had just been elected as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Queen Elizabeth II was 27 years into her reign, and for the first time in history, the country was ruled, at the highest level, entirely by females.
When Elizabeth II acceded to the throne in 1952 at the age of just 25, some thought that this would be the beginning of the end of the male-dominated…
