Popping out of my hidey-hole because TIARAS!!! Tonight was the first State Banquet of King Charles III reign – hosting the President of South Africa. The Princess of Wales turned out in a sparkly white dress with cape sleeves – which looks beautiful – but the main event is Queen Camilla who finally wore a […]
King Charles III releases first statement on death of The Queen
On September 8, 2022, shortly after the announcement that Queen Elizabeth II had died, Buckingham Palace released a statement from His Majesty King Charles III on the death of his mother. The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my […]
Queen Elizabeth II has died, age 96
Queen Elizabeth II has died today, September 8, 2022. She was 96 years old and reigned for over 70 years on the British throne. Buckingham Palace released the statement: The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. […]
Royals attend Platinum Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving without The Queen
Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall led the British Royal turnout for the second day of Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations as The Queen pulled out late last night due to “discomfort” and “mobility issues”. Charles and Camilla, along with Prince William and The Duchess of Cambridge, were joined by many family […]
William & Kate release 2021 Christmas card with their kids
Kensington Palace dropped the 2021 Cambridge Christmas card this morning. The photo was taken earlier this year in Jordan during a family vacation. L-R: Princess Charlotte, Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Louis, and Prince George. It’s a nice photo – I like Kate’s hair and dress. I appreciate that they aren’t fully matchy-matchy […]
William & Kate release 2020 Christmas photo with their kids
Kensington Palace released a new photo of the Cambridge family for Christmas yesterday. Prince William and The Duchess of Cambridge along with their three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis – are featured sitting on hay bales in front of a mountain of firewood. The photo was taken in the autumn at […]
Prince Andrew steps down from royal duties
Well that happened more quickly than I expected. Prince Andrew announced this afternoon that he is stepping down from royal duties. In a statement Buckingham Palace dropped at 1pm US ET/6pm GMT, the Duke of York said: It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former […]
Prince Andrew must step down from royal duties
On Saturday night, Prince Andrew – who has been accused of raping Jeffrey Epstein victim, Virginia Giuffre (nee Roberts) – gave an interview to Emily Maitlis for BBC Newsnight, against a backdrop of Buckingham Palace. The interview was an attempt to… clear his name, broker some good PR, publicly deny the allegations against him? Whatever […]