She had been an integral part of the
House of Windsor for almost seventy years; she was the oldest ever
member of the Royal Family, and she had lived an adventure packed
life that broke the regal mould in many ways. The death of Princess
Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, on October 29th 2004, brought to an
end a fascinating and often overlooked royal story. Alice had lived
quietly and discreetly, but…
The Queen appears well as she grants virtual audience following hospitalisation
29th October 2021
Following hospitalisation for an unknown
reason last week, Her Majesty The Queen appeared well and in good
spirits during a virtual audience this week. The 95-year-old
monarch granted the audience to the 2020 winner of The Queen’s Gold
Medal for Poetry, David…
The Duchess of Cornwall drew words of
wisdom from a favourite redheaded literary character (and met
another famous ginger) when she welcomed young winners of the
Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition to St James’s Palace for a
special reception. Sharing a…
The Duchess of Cornwall shows she is ready to become Queen as she steps up in major speech
28th October 2021
On Wednesday, the Duchess of Cornwall
paid tribute to women who lost their lives to violence by
delivering a major speech at the Shameless! Festival – an event
aimed at raising awareness of violence against women and girls. As
part of the visit, Camilla delivered a rousing speech – one that
many royal experts have described as being “the speech of her
life.” The Duchess…
Camilla delivers the speech of her life as she speaks out against sexual harassment
28th October 2021
The Duchess of Cornwall has paid tribute
to the women who “lost to violence this year” saying they must
“never be forgotten”. She also urged society to “do everything we
can” to end violence against women. Speaking at the Shamless!
Why Japan's Princess Mako and Kei Komuro situation is different from Harry and Meghan
28th October 2021
Since Japan’s Princess Mako married her
commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro, many comparisons have been made
between their situation and the situation of the Duke and Duchess
of Sussex. However, while both couples left their kingdoms for the
United States, their situations…
Charles and Camilla launch the Royal British Legion’s centenary poppy appeal
28th October 2021
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall have helped launch the Royal British Legion’s Centenary
Poppy Appeal on Wednesday, hosting a reception for 10 generations
of poppy collectors at Clarence House. During the reception, Prince
Charles and Camilla met 95-year-old Jill Gladwell, who began
collecting the Legion’s poppies during the Second World War, and
inspired the younger…
Court sets deadline for Prince Andrew to answer questions under oath with potential Platinum Jubilee clash
28th October 2021
A US judge has ruled that the Duke of
York has until the middle of July 2022 to answer questions under
oath in a civil sexual assault case filed by Virginia Giuffre.
Formal requests for Prince Andrew to give evidence must be
completed by 14 July – a decision made by…
Prince Andrew to be 'invisible' during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations so he doesn't distract from The Queen's special year
27th October 2021
The Duke of York will be ‘invisible’ from
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations next year so as not to
distract from the events marking Her Majesty’s 70 years on the
throne. A US court has scheduled his sexual abuse lawsuit at a time
that is…
Prince Andrew asks US judge to keep a 2009 legal agreement sealed
27th October 2021
Lawyers acting on behalf of the Duke of
York have asked a judge to keep a 2009 legal agreement sealed. The
request had been made following submissions by Prince Andrew’s
lawyer who claims that the deal can protect the Duke against a
lawsuit claiming he sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre when she
was 17-years-old. Court papers filed in Manhattan federal court
show that the…
