Prince Philip spends eighth night in hospital with infection

Prince Philip is today spending his ninth day in hospital with an infection – his longest unplanned visit for a decade or more – and will remain there for several more days. Officials did not reveal further details of the Duke of Edinburgh’s condition but said the 99-year-old was ‘comfortable and responding to treatment’. It … Read more

Prince Philip spends eighth night in hospital with infection

Prince Philip has spent an eighth night in hospital with an infection – his longest unplanned visit for a decade or more – and will remain there for several more days. Officials did not reveal further details of the Duke of Edinburgh’s condition but said the 99-year-old was ‘comfortable and responding to treatment’. It was … Read more

Queen wants new start for ‘magnificent seven’ senior royals

The Queen wants a ‘new beginning’ for the royal family after the dramatic announcement this week that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are permanently quitting the Firm.      Following the decision that the Sussexes’ new commercial careers in the US means they have been stripped of their patronages, the monarch is keen for all senior royals … Read more

Queen wants new start for ‘magnificent seven’ senior royals

The Queen wants a ‘new beginning’ for the royal family after the dramatic announcement this week that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are permanently quitting the Firm.      Following the decision that the Sussexes’ new commercial careers in the US means they have been stripped of their patronages, the monarch is keen for all senior royals … Read more

The royal home movie that’s STILL a drama 51 years later, says RICHARD KAY

On a Saturday evening in June 1969, almost every TV in the land tuned in to watch a BBC documentary that was simply titled Royal Family. And for an enthralling 110 minutes, with a two-minute interval, the nation was spell-bound. For a generation brought up to view the Queen and her family as remote figures, what … Read more

The royal home movie that’s STILL a drama 51 years later, says RICHARD KAY

On a Saturday evening in June 1969, almost every TV in the land tuned in to watch a BBC documentary that was simply titled Royal Family. And for an enthralling 110 minutes, with a two-minute interval, the nation was spell-bound. For a generation brought up to view the Queen and her family as remote figures, what … Read more

1969 BBC royal documentary banned by Queen since 1972 is on YouTube

A controversial documentary about the royal family which was famously banned by the Queen from ever being shown again after its 1969 release – and which featured season three of The Crown – has reappeared on YouTube. In 1972, Her Majesty ordered the BBC’s fly on the wall documentary, Royal Family, which featured her calling … Read more

Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex head to Christmas Day church service in Sandringham

Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex head to Christmas Day church service at Sandringham as William, Kate and other royals stay away over fears they would attract large crowds that would break Covid rules The couple were joined by their children James, Viscount Severn and Lady Louise Windsor at church today  Family headed to St Mary Magdalene … Read more