King Charles III will deliver his fourth
Christmas broadcast away from his royal residences, continuing a
trend that has marked his early reign. This year, the address was
filmed inside the Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey, the same site
where Charles was crowned in 2023. The choice of setting reflects a
central theme of the broadcast: pilgrimage. Westminster Abbey has
long been a place of…
Sir Johnny Weatherby, trusted royal confidant and Queen Elizabeth’s right-hand man at Ascot, dies aged 66
19th December 2025
Sir Johnny Weatherby, a close friend of
the Royal Family and for nearly a decade Queen Elizabeth II’s
Representative at Ascot, has died aged 66, leaving a notable
absence at the heart of both British racing and the ceremonial life
that surrounds it. For many racegoers…
Dame Shân Legge-Bourke, the esteemed
Welsh public figure and long-serving lady-in-waiting to Princess
Anne, has died at the age of 82. Her family confirmed that she
passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her children.
Describing her loss on social media, the…
In the quiet city of Rostock, Germany, a
therapist named Karin Vogel is living a remarkably ordinary life
with an extraordinary connection to the British monarchy. Born on 4
February 1973 to Wolfram Vogel and Ilse von der Trenck, Vogel is
the youngest of three siblings. Yet, through a distant lineage
tracing back to the 18th century, she is technically in line to
inherit the British…
Isabella Windsor - nine-year-old granddaughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent - alongside her mother raising awareness for homelessness
16th December 2025
Isabella Windsor, the nine-year-old
daughter of Sophie Winkleman and Lord Frederick Windsor, joined her
mother this week in a hands-on campaign to support those
experiencing homelessness in London. Isabella is 56th-in-line to
the throne, and is the granddaughter of Prince…
Strands hair belonging to Princess Diana appear for sale online
15th December 2025
Several strands of hair said to have
belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales, have appeared for sale on
eBay, prompting fresh debate about the trade in royal memorabilia
and the boundaries of private remembrance. The listing, posted by a
US-based collector, offers ten…
How a newborn baby ended up being drawn into the drama surrounding Prince Harry and Prince William
17th August 2025
She’s not even a month old yet but a baby
girl has, somewhat unexpectedly, been drawn into the drama
surrounding Prince William and Prince Harry. The two brothers, once
famously close, are reported not to have spoken to one another
since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022. Since
then, Harry has published a damning memoir and given several
interviews in which his ire towards…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have
revealed they have a new deal with Netflix and the contract will
see them offer a wide range of programmes to the streaming giant.
Harry and Meghan have a ”first look” deal with the media company
now, meaning they will now…
Prince Harry accuses Sophie Chandauka of ‘using Diana’s memory' amid Sentebale fallout
8th August 2025
In a scathing rebuke that echoes, Prince
Harry has issued a new salvo in the fractious dispute over
Sentebale, the charity he co‑founded two decades ago with Prince
Seeiso of Lesotho. The Duke of Sussex has accused the current
chair, Dr Sophie Chandauka, of invoking…
If, like me, you sleep for eight hours a
day, you spend a total of 2,920 hours a year asleep – or more
scarily 122 days of the year! With those figures in mind, surely
there is not a single piece of furniture in the home more important
than the mattress. I had old my mattress for around ten years. It
was getting lumpy, and sunken. So when Simba Mattresses called
asking me to try out…
