The Sussexes

The Duke & Duchess of Sussex hire former Buckingham Palace aides to work on their charity projects

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28th December 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have hired two former Buckingham Palace aides on a freelance basis to assist with their charity projects in the United Kingdom. According to the Daily Mail, Clara Loughran and Beth Herlihy are to be employed by the Sussexes on a freelance basis. Both Loughran and Herlihy previously worked for Harry and Meghan when they lived in the UK as working royals but lost…
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British RoyalsThe Sussexes

The Sussex 2020 year in review

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28th December 2020
What a 2020 it was for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who – even taking Covid out of the equation – have gone through one of the most tumultuous and life-changing years one can imagine. With the announcement they were leaving their roles as senior members of the Royal Family and moving to North America, the Sussexes were among the family’s most headline-making members this…
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The Kents

The Royal Year in Review: the Kents

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27th December 2020
In ordinary times, the past year might well have seen a focus on the Duke of Kent celebrating his 85th birthday and questions asked about how much longer this devoted cousin of the Queen would continue to serve the Royal Family. Instead, this most extraordinary time has seen…
The Yorks

A wedding, a pregnancy and an outcast: The York Family's Year in Review

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27th December 2020
A wedding, a pregnancy and an outcast. Although it might sound like the premise for a new film, they are in fact the words which accurately sum up the year 2020 for the York Family. For every citizen of the globe, the start of the new decade certainly hasn’t been straightforward due to the coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps this was, however, a saving grace for the Duke of York, who didn’t have…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen of Christmas Day television - Her Majesty's Speech tops TV ratings as 8 million tune in

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26th December 2020
The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast topped TV ratings according to overnight figures, with more people tuning in to watch the monarch than any other programme. Across BBC One, ITV and Sky News, an audience of 8.14 million watched the address in which the 94-year-old Queen spoke of hope amid the ongoing pandemic. Meanwhile, BBC One’s Call The Midwife had the second highest number of…
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