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 should Guiffre be successful case against
the ninth-in-line to the throne. The paper goes on to say that the
Prince would be forced…
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…
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 filed just before the New Year, attorneys
also ask for any documents related to anyone the Prince met at a
Pizza Express restaurant in…
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…
The royal past is peppered with
milestones, those major moments that take on an importance all of
their own, and Britain’s queens have provided plenty of history
worth talking about. From the reigns that started to the rules that
came to an end, from the happy arrivals to…
As the world says goodbye to 2021 and
welcomes in 2022 with a hopeful spirit, the Prince of Wales has
shared his hopes for the upcoming year. In a New Year’s Day
message, Prince Charles reflected on global struggles, and
expressed his hope for peaceful resolutions to conflict. His Royal
Highness said: “As we start a New Year, we might take a
moment to remember the many people around…
The Queen has granted a special honour to
her daughter-in-law. The Duchess of Cornwall has been made a Royal
Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. The appointment of
Royal Knights and Ladies is entirely in the gift of The Queen.
Camilla’s appointment takes…
Princess Anne's royal year underlines her role as a 'strength and stay' to the House of Windsor
31st December 2021
If 2021 ended with an enforced quietness,
then it was in sharp contrast to the year just gone for the
Princess Royal. Despite the challenges of the twelve months past,
Princess Anne remained as busy as ever and, perhaps, even more
important to her royal family. For it is…
A year of sadness, yes, but 2021 was far from another 'annus horribilis' for the Windsors
31st December 2021
It’s a well worn phrase, coined by the
Monarch herself. As the dust settled on a truly terrible year for
the Royal Family in 1992, The Queen described it as an ‘’annus
horribilis’’. Thirty years on, it’s been used several times to
describe the twelve months the Windsors have just gone through. But
while 2021 has been a year of sadness and frustrations, the ruling
dynasty is a long way…
