The Duchess of Cornwall will mark a
milestone birthday by taking on a new role. Camilla will be guest
editor of Country Life magazine with her edition coming out as she
turns 75 this summer. The royal special is part of celebrations for
the 125th anniversary of the magazine which was began with a remit
to support the countryside, rural life and heritage. The Duchess is
expected to put the…
How Princess Anne ousted Charles from the 'busiest royal' spot in 2021
4th January 2022
The Princess Royal has narrowly beat out
her brother, Prince Charles, as she earned herself the top spot on
2021’s list of the busiest royals. The Queen’s eldest two children
are known to be deeply committed to supporting Her Majesty by
attending hundreds of…
As a new year gets underway, the ruling
houses of Europe are looking to the future and that future is
increasingly female. The next generation of rulers on the continent
is dominated by women with the princesses who will one day be
queens taking on increasingly high profile…
Sadness for The Queen as her close friend and aide, the Lady of the Bedchamber, dies aged 90
2nd January 2022
The Queen’s Lady of the Bedchamber,
Diana, Lady Farnham, has died at the age of 90. Lady Farnham has
been Lady of the Bedchamber to the monarch for over three decades,
having been appointed to the senior position in 1987. She was a
close friend of The Queen, and accompanied her on many of her
Diamond Jubilee engagements in 2012 in place of Prince Philip when
he was hospitalised. Lady…
Each monarch leaves their mark, placing
their personality on the fabric of history. And charting those
footprints tells a story all of its own. From births to weddings,
coronations to the passing of power, the major moments in a
monarch’s life have an impact far beyond…
Prince Andrew may be forced to stop using
his ‘Duke of York’ title if he loses his lawsuit in New York
brought on by Virginia Guiffre. According to the Sunday Times,
royal courtiers have discussed the possibility of asking the Duke
to stop using his title…
In November 2019, the Duke of York
stepped back as a working member of The Royal Family in the hope
that such a move would keep him out of the spotlight. Yet more than
two years later, Andrew still finds himself in a centre of a media
storm, with Sunday’s newspapers promising to be unhappy reading for
the 61-year-old. The Sunday Times claims on their front page that
Andrew may be required…
The Queen created an RAF no-fly zone over the Castle of Mey to ensure her mother could enjoy a peaceful midday snooze
1st January 2022
A letter from the Ministry of Defence has
revealed that The Queen requested military chiefs create a no-fly
zone so The Queen Mother could enjoy peaceful afternoon naps. The
Queen’s mother would spend at least three weeks each year at her
Scottish holiday home, the…
Prince Andrew asked to prove inability to sweat by Virginia Giuffre's lawyers
1st January 2022
Prince Andrew has been asked to provide
documents proving his “alleged medical inability to sweat” in a
court filing by attorneys for Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who has
accused the Duke of York of sexual assault in a US civil lawsuit.
In the court documents…
An island in Australia is to be named
after The Queen as part of year long celebrations marking her
Platinum Jubilee. Aspen Island, in Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin,
will become Queen Elizabeth II Island in June 2022 as the main
celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty’s reign
take place. It’s just one of a wide range of events to mark the
Platinum Jubilee that…
