Royol Update

Buckingham Palace hosted its grand annual Diplomatic Corps reception last night, with the King Charles, Queen Camilla, and Prince William stepping out in full regalia to welcome over 500 international dignitaries.  This year's reception, moved earlier to accommodate the upcoming State Visit of the Amir of Qatar, was a dazzling display of royal tradition and diplomatic elegance.  Prince William, attending without the Princess of Wales, joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla in greeting ambassadors, high commissioners, and other distinguished guests in the palace's State Rooms. William sported a traditional court dress complete with knee breeches and an array of honors, including the Order of the Garter and multiple Jubilee medals... Read more  

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III led the nation Sunday in a two-minute silence in remembrance of fallen service personnel in central London as the Princess of Wales looked on, a further sign that the royal family is slowly returning to normal at the end of a year in which two of the most popular royals were sidelined by cancer.  Remembrance Sunday is a totemic event in the U.K., with the monarch leading senior royals, political leaders, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his eight living predecessors, and envoys from the Commonwealth countries in laying wreaths at the Cenotaph, the Portland stone memorial that serves as the focal point for honoring the nation’s war dead.  The service is held on the second Sunday of November to mark the signing of the armistice to end World War I “on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” in 1918. Across the U.K., services are conducted at the same time in memory of the dead... Read more

Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry may face deportation from the United States following Donald Trump's election victory Experts suggest the new administration could pose significant challenges for the royal, particularly concerning his immigration status.  Prince Harry may have lost the "upper hand" in his battle to keep his immigration documents secret after Trump's decisive election win, legal experts have revealed, MailOnline exclusively reports.   Beverly Hills attorney Alphonse Provinziano , an international family law specialist, has warned that Harry could face a “fight” to remain in the US during Trump's presidency. "One unlikely loser of the 2024 US presidential election is Prince Harry," said Provinziano.  "Trump has repeatedly said that he thinks Harry should not be allowed to stay in the United States since he 'betrayed the Queen' and possibly was not forthcoming about his past drug use on his visa application... Read more 

Prince Harry apparently had a few “friendly” warnings for Meghan Markle before her 2017 Vanity Fair interview, urging her to steer clear of ‘three’ sensitive topics. But, as royal author Tom Bower details in Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors, Meghan seemed to have other plans.  Despite Harry's best efforts to keep their private lives under wraps, the interview ended up flaunting exactly what he had hoped to avoid, including a headline that screamed “She's Just Wild About Harry.” The Duke of Sussex might be feeling the heat of the looming troubles surrounding his UK departure, especially with his ongoing visa issues, as Donald Trump secured the White House for a second time.  In return, the Trump family has made it clear that they hold no personal favours for the estranged royal and will not extend the same protections the Democrats do. But did Harry see this coming? In 2017, Meghan sat down for an in-depth conversation with Vanity Fair journalist Sam...

Princess Charlotte burst into floods of tears in reaction to Prince William growing a beard.   The Prince of Wales revealed his daughter's response to his facial hair during a candid interview in South Africa Prince William said: "Well Charlotte didn’t like it the first time. I got floods of tears, the first one I got a tears, so I have to shave it off.  And then I grew it back. The Prince of Wales added: "I couldn't be less relaxed this year, so it's very interesting you're all seeing that. "But it's more a case of just crack on and you’ve got to keep going.   "I enjoy my work and I enjoy pacing myself and... (making) sure that I have got time for my family too." Prince Harry has sported a beard for many years and it was at the centre of a falling out between the Duke of Sussex and Prince William... Read more  

King Charles is eliminating some major financial ties to his brother Prince Andrew, a new book claims.   In an updated version of his book, Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, author Robert Hardman writes that the King instructed the Keeper of the Privy Purse to remove Prince Andrew's £1 million annual personal allowance and to stop paying for his personal security, per an excerpt covered by The Daily Mail.   The allowance equates to $1.3 million, and Prince Andrew's personal security detail was also in the seven figures, according to the outlet. A source said, per The Daily Mail, that Prince Andrew was "no longer a financial burden on the King." Buckingham Palace had no comment when reached by PEOPLE. According to the outlet, Hardman's biography on the King is being released with three new chapters on Nov. 7.  They are set to include additional information about King Charles' relationship with the Duke of York after rising to the throne. In...

The Princess of Wales is continuing her steady return to royal duties as she prepares to appear at two remembrance events over the weekend.   Kate, who announced she had finished cancer treatment in September, is to attend both the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph and the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday.   Meanwhile, the Queen’s attendance at Remembrance events will be subject to medical advice nearer the time, the Palace said. Camilla, 77, is unwell with a chest infection and was forced to pull out of engagements earlier this week.   It comes as Prince William candidly described the past year as “brutal” and the “hardest” of his life as both his wife and father battle cancer. Asked by reporters how his year has been, he replied: “Honestly? It’s been dreadful.  It’s probably been the hardest year in my life.” William who took time off Royal duties as his wife went through preventative chemotherapy, added: “So, t...

Prince Andrew takes decisive step about royal lodge after King Charles' latest move Prince Andrew is facing mounting pressure to leave his royal Lodge after King Charles' latest financial blow to him.   The Duke of York has made a final decision about his luxury royal residence after being cut off by the King. Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie's father has decided to strengthen his grip on his favourite home as he's refusing to vacate the Royal Lodge, seemingly defying the monarch's decision.  Andrew does not want to shift in Frogmore Cottage, which was previously owned by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's previous royal residence.   The 75-year-old King has put an end to the disgraced royal's finances, but he's still refusing to leave the property. Hardman shared that Charles stopped paying for Andrew's security and cut off his royal income, but he's still not vacating his home, which he has lived in for decades... Read more 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's future in the United States hang in balance after Donald Trump announced his victory in the 2024 Presidential Election.   For the unversed, the political figure has previously expressed his displeasure with the former working royals on many occasions. Express reported, that earlier, Donald shared that he would take an "appropriate action" against the Duke of Sussex as he "lied on his application [of visa] about recreational drug use."   For the unversed, The Heritage Foundation raised concerns over Harry's US visa and the special treatment he received in Joe Biden's ruling period after the father-of-two confessed to taking drugs including "cocaine, marijuana, and psychedelic mushrooms" in the past in his bombshell memoir Spare.  Speaking with the above-mentioned media outlet, Donald said at that time, "I wouldn’t protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That’s unforgivable. He would be on his own if it was dow...

Prince Andrew has officially been financially cut off by the King, marking a new low in relations between the brothers.   An updated biography by acclaimed royal writer Robert Hardman, serialised by the Mail, reveals that despite the Duke of York’s attempts to call the monarch’s bluff, Charles has acted decisively.    In recent weeks he has instructed his Keeper of the Privy Purse, the monarchy’s finance director, to sever his beleaguered younger brother’s annual personal allowance - believed to be in the region of £1 million a year - and no longer pays for his seven-figure private security detail. ‘The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King,’ confirms a source... Read more  

The King will cut financial ties to the disgraced Duke of York after he refused to move out of his home, a royal writer has claimed.   Prince Andrew’s £1 million “living allowance”, received every year, has been withdrawn by Charles as he continues to seek to distance himself from his younger brother. This is according to royal writer Robert Hardman, in the serialisation of a new book published by the Daily Mail.   The keeper of the privy purse was “instructed to sever [Andrew’s] living allowance”. It comes after Andrew reportedly refused to move out of the 30-room Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor Great Park into the smaller Frogmore Cottage - previously inhabited by Harry and Meghan. "’The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King,’ confirms one familiar with the situation,” Mr Hardman writes... Read more  

According to reports published in Mirror, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have bought a home in Portugal. One commentator in fact suggested that the move makes sense to anyone who read the Duke of Sussex’s tell-all memoir ‘Spare’ which is a hugely controversial book leaking out the dark secrets of the British Royal family. But did you know that Harry and Meghan’s nestling in Europe has not exactly impressed the locals? Though Harry and Meghan are in no mood to leave their high-flying California lifestyle behind, they have decided to stay close to Prince Harry’s homeland by reportedly purchasing a new property in Melides, Portugal.  According to reports published in Mirror, Harry and Meghan have apparently purchased a swanky pad on the sunny Iberian coast, which could bag them a ‘Golden Visa’ for easy-peasy travel through the EU’s Schengen zone - and with a £6.5 million price tag, it really will be a golden ticket to the EU... Read more