This huge Prince William secret could have caused him a lot of “trouble” if things hadn’t gone right in the end.
But just as everything seems to have gone wrong for Harry when he was a working member of the Royal Family – at least that’s what he believes, things seem to always go right for Prince William. And he sure as hell is happy it didn’t go wrong or the press would have had a field day.
Royal Expert Robert Hardman On Months Of Anticipation A Royal Engagement Causes
On April 29, Prince William and Princess Kate will be celebrating their 13th wedding anniversary. As they prepare to do so, royal expert Robert Hardman has decided to give fans a glimpse back at the engagement that drove people wild and of course led to the wedding of the century.
According to Robert Hardman, the announcement of a Royal...
But just as everything seems to have gone wrong for Harry when he was a working member of the Royal Family – at least that’s what he believes, things seem to always go right for Prince William. And he sure as hell is happy it didn’t go wrong or the press would have had a field day.
Royal Expert Robert Hardman On Months Of Anticipation A Royal Engagement Causes
On April 29, Prince William and Princess Kate will be celebrating their 13th wedding anniversary. As they prepare to do so, royal expert Robert Hardman has decided to give fans a glimpse back at the engagement that drove people wild and of course led to the wedding of the century.
According to Robert Hardman, the announcement of a Royal...
- 4/27/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
Things are better between King Charles III and Prince William because of Kate Middleton. A commentator says the Princess of Wales’s presence has acted as a “healing balm” to her husband, the Prince of Wales’ relationship with his father, which “hasn’t always been the easiest.”
Kate has helped improve King Charles and William’s relationship
Kate’s not only British royalty but something of a salve to relationships. In particular, that of her husband, William, 41, and father-in-law, King Charles, 75.
The feat is something considering their relationship “hasn’t always been the easiest,” Victoria Arbiter told True Royalty TV’s The Royal Beat (via The Mirror).
When Kate joined the royal family in 2011, she brought with her “warmth,” acting as a “healing balm” for William and his father.
“I think we can look at Kate—she’s so close to her own family. Family is so important to her,...
Kate has helped improve King Charles and William’s relationship
Kate’s not only British royalty but something of a salve to relationships. In particular, that of her husband, William, 41, and father-in-law, King Charles, 75.
The feat is something considering their relationship “hasn’t always been the easiest,” Victoria Arbiter told True Royalty TV’s The Royal Beat (via The Mirror).
When Kate joined the royal family in 2011, she brought with her “warmth,” acting as a “healing balm” for William and his father.
“I think we can look at Kate—she’s so close to her own family. Family is so important to her,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince William and Kate Middleton are doing what they can to make sure royal life is “not scary” for Prince George. A royal biographer says the Prince and Princess of Wales don’t want George, nor his siblings, to harbor any feelings of living in a “special gilded cage.” To do so, they prioritize making life as British royals as “normal” and “pleasant as possible.”
William and Kate don’t want royal duties to be ‘scary’ for George and his siblings
Being the next generation of British royals isn’t poised to be daunting for George and his younger sister and brother, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. (Presumably with no mention of “heir” and “spare.”)
Why? Because, according to royal biographer Robert Hardman, William and Kate are all about taking any potential fear of royal duties away.
“With George, there’s a sense that the priority is that he and...
William and Kate don’t want royal duties to be ‘scary’ for George and his siblings
Being the next generation of British royals isn’t poised to be daunting for George and his younger sister and brother, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. (Presumably with no mention of “heir” and “spare.”)
Why? Because, according to royal biographer Robert Hardman, William and Kate are all about taking any potential fear of royal duties away.
“With George, there’s a sense that the priority is that he and...
- 3/9/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince William and Kate Middleton are taking a “huge risk” when it comes to the role their oldest son, Prince George, will have within the royal family. Here are the details about their jaw-dropping decision regarding their son’s future.
Prince George won’t undertake any royal duties until his 20s, claims new book
Biographer Robert Hardman’s new book New King, New Court: Charles III, the Inside Story reveals details regarding Prince George’s future. This book differs from other royal biographies. Hardman reportedly interviewed palace staffers, royal friends, and had access to royal records.
The Mirror printed excerpts from Hardman’s book. The author claims Prince George will only perform royal duties in his 20s. This decision was made by his parents, Kate Middleton and Prince William.
Hardman writes that William believes his “paramount duty” is to prepare his son for what lies ahead. He wants George to...
Prince George won’t undertake any royal duties until his 20s, claims new book
Biographer Robert Hardman’s new book New King, New Court: Charles III, the Inside Story reveals details regarding Prince George’s future. This book differs from other royal biographies. Hardman reportedly interviewed palace staffers, royal friends, and had access to royal records.
The Mirror printed excerpts from Hardman’s book. The author claims Prince George will only perform royal duties in his 20s. This decision was made by his parents, Kate Middleton and Prince William.
Hardman writes that William believes his “paramount duty” is to prepare his son for what lies ahead. He wants George to...
- 2/19/2024
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Formally, she’s Queen Camilla. But for years before, when the 76-year-old was behind closed doors with family, she was known as something else. According to a new royal biography, the queen’s family gave her a cheeky moniker in reference to her current title. While Queen Camilla got a kick out of the nickname, King Charles III reportedly hated it.
Queen Camilla’s family nicknamed her ‘Lorraine’ after a certain French word
In The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman revealed that before taking the throne alongside her husband of nearly 20 years in 2022, Queen Camilla had a humorous nickname from her family.
Relatives called her “Lorraine” from the French “La Reine,” meaning “the queen,” according to an excerpt published in the Daily Mail. It was a nod to where Queen Camilla was headed in the British royal family and where she now resides.
Queen Camilla’s family nicknamed her ‘Lorraine’ after a certain French word
In The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman revealed that before taking the throne alongside her husband of nearly 20 years in 2022, Queen Camilla had a humorous nickname from her family.
Relatives called her “Lorraine” from the French “La Reine,” meaning “the queen,” according to an excerpt published in the Daily Mail. It was a nod to where Queen Camilla was headed in the British royal family and where she now resides.
- 2/7/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Queen Camilla doesn’t overstep when it comes to King Charles III being a grandpa. According to a royal author, the queen, 76, maintains her distance, leaving the monarch to enjoy his own “space” with his grandkids. More on the king and queen’s grandchildren ahead.
The king and queen each have 5 grandchildren
King Charles and Queen Camilla are both grandparents of five. The king became a grandfather in 2013 when his oldest son, Prince William, and his wife, Kate Middleton, welcomed now-10-year-old Prince George. Princess Charlotte, 8, followed in 2015, and Prince Louis, 5, in 2018.
King Charles became a grandfather for the fourth and fifth time in 2019 and 2021 when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2.
As for Queen Camilla’s grandchildren, her two children, Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes (née Parker Bowles) have welcomed five children between them, making the queen, like the king, a grandmother of five.
The king and queen each have 5 grandchildren
King Charles and Queen Camilla are both grandparents of five. The king became a grandfather in 2013 when his oldest son, Prince William, and his wife, Kate Middleton, welcomed now-10-year-old Prince George. Princess Charlotte, 8, followed in 2015, and Prince Louis, 5, in 2018.
King Charles became a grandfather for the fourth and fifth time in 2019 and 2021 when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2.
As for Queen Camilla’s grandchildren, her two children, Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes (née Parker Bowles) have welcomed five children between them, making the queen, like the king, a grandmother of five.
- 2/2/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It looks like a Meghan Markle memoir isn’t going to happen. Prince Harry has reportedly “scrapped” the idea as he and the Duchess of Sussex are going the “build bridges” route. Meaning they’ve chosen to avoid adding “fuel” to the “bad blood” that still exists “on both sides” of the Atlantic.
Harry ‘put an end’ to a possible Meghan Markle memoir, ‘Spare’ sequel
More book titles from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex aren’t, apparently, on the agenda for the future. At least not in the way of deeply personal memoirs.
Per an Ok! Magazine report, Harry’s “not on board with a new memoir from the Sussex camp,” the outlet wrote.
“Harry has openly spoken about having enough material to write a follow-up to Spare,” a source said. “But those plans have been scrapped.”
Spare debuted in January 2023 and quickly became a bestseller. In it, Harry...
Harry ‘put an end’ to a possible Meghan Markle memoir, ‘Spare’ sequel
More book titles from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex aren’t, apparently, on the agenda for the future. At least not in the way of deeply personal memoirs.
Per an Ok! Magazine report, Harry’s “not on board with a new memoir from the Sussex camp,” the outlet wrote.
“Harry has openly spoken about having enough material to write a follow-up to Spare,” a source said. “But those plans have been scrapped.”
Spare debuted in January 2023 and quickly became a bestseller. In it, Harry...
- 2/1/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince William’s lips are sealed on The Crown. A royal biographer claims in their newest book the Prince of Wales refuses to share his thoughts on the now-completed Netflix series about the late Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Instead, he simply “rolls his eyes” at mentions of the show. Ahead, why William doesn’t publicly discuss The Crown. Hint: It has to do with the royal family’s longtime motto. Plus, how he’s portrayed in the award-winning program’s final season.
William won’t publicly complain about ‘The Crown’ because he doesn’t want to be seen as a ‘complainer’
Between sharing details about the day Queen Elizabeth died and the Princess Lilibet name drama in his book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman discussed The Crown.
The biographer wrote while William’s a fan of “box sets,” there...
William won’t publicly complain about ‘The Crown’ because he doesn’t want to be seen as a ‘complainer’
Between sharing details about the day Queen Elizabeth died and the Princess Lilibet name drama in his book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman discussed The Crown.
The biographer wrote while William’s a fan of “box sets,” there...
- 1/31/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince William may be the Prince of Wales and King Charles III’s heir, but he’s reportedly looking ahead to the future. Not to his own reign, but rather that of his and Kate Middleton’s oldest child, Prince George. According to a royal biography, William considers preparing George to be king his “paramount duty.”
Training George to be king is what William considers his ‘most important job’
In The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman claims William’s very much aware of his responsibility to train George for what’s ahead.
“Quite apart from all his duties as Prince of Wales,” Hardman began. “Prince William has what he regards as one paramount duty (via Newsweek). “It is one which some of his predecessors virtually ignored: training the heir.”
“‘In his view, it’s not far off the most important job...
Training George to be king is what William considers his ‘most important job’
In The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman claims William’s very much aware of his responsibility to train George for what’s ahead.
“Quite apart from all his duties as Prince of Wales,” Hardman began. “Prince William has what he regards as one paramount duty (via Newsweek). “It is one which some of his predecessors virtually ignored: training the heir.”
“‘In his view, it’s not far off the most important job...
- 1/30/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
We’ve heard a lot lately about Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle’s decision to name their daughter Lilibet after Queen Elizabeth II and whether or not they really got the late monarch‘s permission and blessing to do so.
Now, another story that is being brought up again is about the one and only time the queen met her great-granddaughter. Here’s how she responded to the Sussexes when they requested she do a photo op during that meeting with their photographer so they could publicly share the image.
Author told the Sussexes did not get the queen’s blessing to give daughter her nickname
On June 4, 2021, Prince Harry and Meghan welcomed their second child who they named Lilibet.
YouTube screenshot of Princess Lilibet photo via The Royal Family Channel
The name immediately raised a lot of eyebrows because as many royal fans know, “Lilibet” was Queen...
Now, another story that is being brought up again is about the one and only time the queen met her great-granddaughter. Here’s how she responded to the Sussexes when they requested she do a photo op during that meeting with their photographer so they could publicly share the image.
Author told the Sussexes did not get the queen’s blessing to give daughter her nickname
On June 4, 2021, Prince Harry and Meghan welcomed their second child who they named Lilibet.
YouTube screenshot of Princess Lilibet photo via The Royal Family Channel
The name immediately raised a lot of eyebrows because as many royal fans know, “Lilibet” was Queen...
- 1/28/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince William and Prince Harry have a challenging road ahead if they ever hope to reconcile. According to an author, it has to do with Kate Middleton. More specifically, the Duke of Sussex’s “veiled criticisms” of his sister-in-law in Spare. They’re the “tougher obstacle” the brothers will have to overcome and revive what’s left of the relationship.
‘Private’ William was ‘really hurt’ by Harry sharing ‘secrets, stories, and conversations’ in ‘Spare’
Harry didn’t hold back in Spare, even receiving criticism for oversharing when the memoir debuted in January 2023. However, it was his openness that “really hurt” Harry’s older brother, the Prince of Wales, according to royal biographer Robert Hardman.
Speaking on the Jan. 19, 2024, episode of Hello!’s “A Right Royal Podcast,” The Making of a King author shared that unlike their father, King Charles III, William’s not open to a reconciliation with Harry. And,...
‘Private’ William was ‘really hurt’ by Harry sharing ‘secrets, stories, and conversations’ in ‘Spare’
Harry didn’t hold back in Spare, even receiving criticism for oversharing when the memoir debuted in January 2023. However, it was his openness that “really hurt” Harry’s older brother, the Prince of Wales, according to royal biographer Robert Hardman.
Speaking on the Jan. 19, 2024, episode of Hello!’s “A Right Royal Podcast,” The Making of a King author shared that unlike their father, King Charles III, William’s not open to a reconciliation with Harry. And,...
- 1/27/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince Harry carrying out official duties on behalf of the royal family again? As unrealistic as the idea may sound to some, it seems it’s not entirely out of the question. According to a royal biographer, despite Spare and leaving royal life behind in 2020, the Duke of Sussex could someday find himself doing just that.
‘Normalizing’ visits to the U.K. is a step toward representing the royal family again for Harry
Harry visited England only a handful of times in 2023. Among them was a surprise court appearance and his father, King Charles III’s coronation.
Royal author Robert Hardman believes that’s one thing that would have to change were Harry to someday find himself doing the occasional appearance for the royal family.
Speaking to Newsweek, Hardman said he does believe Harry, along with his wife, Meghan Markle, could carry out royal duties from time to time. Although...
‘Normalizing’ visits to the U.K. is a step toward representing the royal family again for Harry
Harry visited England only a handful of times in 2023. Among them was a surprise court appearance and his father, King Charles III’s coronation.
Royal author Robert Hardman believes that’s one thing that would have to change were Harry to someday find himself doing the occasional appearance for the royal family.
Speaking to Newsweek, Hardman said he does believe Harry, along with his wife, Meghan Markle, could carry out royal duties from time to time. Although...
- 1/27/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Royal watchers were surprised following announcements regarding the health of King Charles III and the Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) on Jan. 17.
First, Kensington Palace announced that Kate was hospitalized after having undergone “planned abdominal surgery.” Then, just 86 minutes later, Buckingham Palace announced that the king would undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate.
Prince William has visited his wife in the hospital while she recovers. The Prince of Wales is also expected to visit his father at some point after his surgery. And now someone who used to work for the royal family is revealing what the “biggest sadness” is for William during this time.
King Charles III, Prince William, and Kate Middleton pose for a photo ahead of reception for Heads of State and Official Overseas Guests at Buckingham Palace | Chris Jackson/Getty Images For Buckingham Palace Prince William not leaving everything to the...
First, Kensington Palace announced that Kate was hospitalized after having undergone “planned abdominal surgery.” Then, just 86 minutes later, Buckingham Palace announced that the king would undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate.
Prince William has visited his wife in the hospital while she recovers. The Prince of Wales is also expected to visit his father at some point after his surgery. And now someone who used to work for the royal family is revealing what the “biggest sadness” is for William during this time.
King Charles III, Prince William, and Kate Middleton pose for a photo ahead of reception for Heads of State and Official Overseas Guests at Buckingham Palace | Chris Jackson/Getty Images For Buckingham Palace Prince William not leaving everything to the...
- 1/27/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne, has caught the attention of the public with recent comments made in Robert Hardman’s new book The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.
Moments after Queen Elizabeth’s passing, Anne was waiting at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland for her brother, King Charles, to arrive. Hardman recalls a senior staffer graciously offered the Princess a hug in these grievous moments.
In the excerpt, Princess Anne responded to the gesture: “There then followed a wry smile. ‘That is the last time that’s going to happen’, the princess announced.”
In the documentary Charles III: The Coronation Year, Princess Anne shared the queen had worried about potentially dying in Scotland and claimed it would be too “difficult” to execute her funeral. When she died, most family members were still in England and quickly rushed over to...
Moments after Queen Elizabeth’s passing, Anne was waiting at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland for her brother, King Charles, to arrive. Hardman recalls a senior staffer graciously offered the Princess a hug in these grievous moments.
In the excerpt, Princess Anne responded to the gesture: “There then followed a wry smile. ‘That is the last time that’s going to happen’, the princess announced.”
In the documentary Charles III: The Coronation Year, Princess Anne shared the queen had worried about potentially dying in Scotland and claimed it would be too “difficult” to execute her funeral. When she died, most family members were still in England and quickly rushed over to...
- 1/21/2024
- by Kylie Schweikert
- Uinterview
Queen Elizabeth II undoubtedly bought some expensive gifts during her lifetime. Toward the end of her life, however, she gave her grandchildren and great-grandchildren a truly priceless gift. According to a new biography, the late monarch gave her family the gift of cherished memories just months before she died on Sept. 8, 2022.
Queen Elizabeth was ‘determined’ to make ‘the most’ of the time she had left in 2022
In his new book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, out Jan. 18, 2024, author Robert Hardman delved into Queen Elizabeth’s final year.
Per a Daily Mail excerpt, a close friend of the royal family told the biographer the queen was well aware her days were numbered.
The late queen, they said, suffered from “multiple conditions” leading up to her death. Therefore, the cause of her death will never be known.
Although the queen realized she wasn’t going...
Queen Elizabeth was ‘determined’ to make ‘the most’ of the time she had left in 2022
In his new book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, out Jan. 18, 2024, author Robert Hardman delved into Queen Elizabeth’s final year.
Per a Daily Mail excerpt, a close friend of the royal family told the biographer the queen was well aware her days were numbered.
The late queen, they said, suffered from “multiple conditions” leading up to her death. Therefore, the cause of her death will never be known.
Although the queen realized she wasn’t going...
- 1/21/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Even British royals have arguments about how things should be at home, even if said homes are sprawling estates or actual palaces. According to a new book, King Charles III and Queen Camilla have a “constant battle” over the temperature of their home. One likes “freezing” temps while the other prefers a “sauna.”
King Charles and Queen Camilla ‘banter’ back and forth about the thermostat
They’re king and queen, but also husband and wife, and like many others, Queen Camilla, 76, and King Charles, 75, don’t see eye to eye on everything.
In his latest book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman shared a closer look at the inner workings of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s relationship.
“As a couple, they are also tolerant of each other’s pet habits,” the biographer wrote, per a Daily Mail excerpt. “The king...
King Charles and Queen Camilla ‘banter’ back and forth about the thermostat
They’re king and queen, but also husband and wife, and like many others, Queen Camilla, 76, and King Charles, 75, don’t see eye to eye on everything.
In his latest book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman shared a closer look at the inner workings of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s relationship.
“As a couple, they are also tolerant of each other’s pet habits,” the biographer wrote, per a Daily Mail excerpt. “The king...
- 1/20/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s plan for 2024 to be their “redemption year” and rebrand in a way that has nothing to do with the royal family isn’t off to a great start. The Sussexes’ names are right back in the headlines with the prince’s relatives and this time staffers who worked for the late Queen Elizabeth II are calling the couple out over a few of their past actions and claims after they stepped down.
Now that some of what the duke and duchess have said and done since moving to America is back in the news, many experts are discussing who they think made the final decisions when it came to things like giving their daughter the queen’s personal nickname.
Royal author explains how Meghan has proven ‘she’s in charge’ of Prince Harry Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend a Creative Industries and Business...
Now that some of what the duke and duchess have said and done since moving to America is back in the news, many experts are discussing who they think made the final decisions when it came to things like giving their daughter the queen’s personal nickname.
Royal author explains how Meghan has proven ‘she’s in charge’ of Prince Harry Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend a Creative Industries and Business...
- 1/20/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It seems Buckingham Palace doesn’t have Spare entirely in their rearview a year after Prince Harry’s memoir debuted. According to a new biography, the royal family’s concern is that the Duke of Sussex may actually write a follow-up, given he left “large chunks” out of Spare. Yes, a second Harry Spare book. Another possibility, they fear, is Meghan Markle penning a memoir.
Excluding ‘recent events’ from ‘Spare’ has the royals concerned about another Harry memoir or one from Meghan Markle
In his new book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman claimed that not only is the royal family nervous about a second Spare book from Harry, but also whether or not his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, will ever write a memoir.
Spare hit shelves on Jan. 10, 2023, as part of Harry and Meghan’s four-book deal with Penguin Random House.
Excluding ‘recent events’ from ‘Spare’ has the royals concerned about another Harry memoir or one from Meghan Markle
In his new book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman claimed that not only is the royal family nervous about a second Spare book from Harry, but also whether or not his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, will ever write a memoir.
Spare hit shelves on Jan. 10, 2023, as part of Harry and Meghan’s four-book deal with Penguin Random House.
- 1/19/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
King Charles III standing in for Queen Elizabeth II as regent? The idea, according to a new royal biography, wasn’t a welcome one for the 75-year-old monarch. King Charles “didn’t want to dwell on the details” of possibly having to stand in for his mother in the years before the queen died on Sept. 8, 2022.
Queen Elizabeth regency discussions
In his latest biography, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman claimed talk of a potential regency had been going on for years behind palace walls.
By 2022, the queen, a friend said, per a Daily Mail excerpt, realized she wasn’t going to make it to 100. Therefore, “she’d been determined to make the most of that [final] year.’”
Hardman also wrote that long before her declining health became more apparent, there’d been “serious and detailed thought” given to the “prospect of a regency,...
Queen Elizabeth regency discussions
In his latest biography, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, author Robert Hardman claimed talk of a potential regency had been going on for years behind palace walls.
By 2022, the queen, a friend said, per a Daily Mail excerpt, realized she wasn’t going to make it to 100. Therefore, “she’d been determined to make the most of that [final] year.’”
Hardman also wrote that long before her declining health became more apparent, there’d been “serious and detailed thought” given to the “prospect of a regency,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were supposed to turn over a new leaf in 2024 and showcase the projects they were going to be working on that didn’t involve bashing Harry’s relatives. But instead when the calendar changed to the new year, the Sussexes found themselves back in the headlines with the royal family. And this time, Buckingham Palace is disproving some of the couple’s past claims.
Here’s what commentators are saying about how the Palace is finally getting “cold revenge” after Meghan and Harry used the royals as their personal “cash cow” since they moved to the U.S.
Commentator claims Harry and Meghan’s only relationship with the royals is using them as a ‘cash cow’ Meghan Markle and Prince Harry leaving the national service of thanksgiving during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
On Jan. 18, 2024, a biography about Queen...
Here’s what commentators are saying about how the Palace is finally getting “cold revenge” after Meghan and Harry used the royals as their personal “cash cow” since they moved to the U.S.
Commentator claims Harry and Meghan’s only relationship with the royals is using them as a ‘cash cow’ Meghan Markle and Prince Harry leaving the national service of thanksgiving during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee | Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
On Jan. 18, 2024, a biography about Queen...
- 1/19/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A new biography claims Prince William considered Prince Harry’s 2022 inference about his marriage to Kate Middleton the “lowest of the low.” Ahead, what the Duke of Sussex said in Netflix’s Harry & Meghan docuseries that “astonished” friends of the royal family. Plus, why “opinions were divided” on Harry’s comment.
Prince Harry’s ‘fit the mold’ marriage comment
In a Daily Mail excerpt of King Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, out Jan. 18, 2024, author Robert Hardman described Harry & Meghan, the six-part docuseries chronicling Harry and Meghan Markle’s romance and exit from royal life, as a “salvo” of “withering remarks.”
“Among other things, Prince Harry claimed that, for male members of the family, ‘there can be a temptation or an urge to marry someone who would fit the mold — as opposed to somebody who you perhaps are destined to be with,’” Hardman recalled.
“The clear inference,...
Prince Harry’s ‘fit the mold’ marriage comment
In a Daily Mail excerpt of King Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, out Jan. 18, 2024, author Robert Hardman described Harry & Meghan, the six-part docuseries chronicling Harry and Meghan Markle’s romance and exit from royal life, as a “salvo” of “withering remarks.”
“Among other things, Prince Harry claimed that, for male members of the family, ‘there can be a temptation or an urge to marry someone who would fit the mold — as opposed to somebody who you perhaps are destined to be with,’” Hardman recalled.
“The clear inference,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince William could end a 500-year-old tradition beloved by Queen Elizabeth going back to Henry VIII when he becomes the United Kingdom’s king, says a royal author. William could potentially cut ties with the Church of England over not sharing the same feelings as the previous monarchs about the religion. His grandmother was its leader for over 70 years. Its current head is King Charles.
A royal author claims Prince William isn’t as faith-driven as his grandmother
Royal biographer Robert Hardman revealed that Prince William, the heir apparent to the British throne, could break away from the Church of England when he takes over the monarchy from his father, King Charles III. Hardman is the author of The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.
He wrote, “In royal circles, it is no secret that he does not share the king’s sense of the spiritual,...
A royal author claims Prince William isn’t as faith-driven as his grandmother
Royal biographer Robert Hardman revealed that Prince William, the heir apparent to the British throne, could break away from the Church of England when he takes over the monarchy from his father, King Charles III. Hardman is the author of The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.
He wrote, “In royal circles, it is no secret that he does not share the king’s sense of the spiritual,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince Harry didn’t reminisce about Queen Elizabeth II with his father and brother when the monarch died on Sept. 8, 2022. A biography claims the Duke of Sussex wasn’t invited to have dinner with King Charles III and Prince William in the hours after the queen’s death. The reason? There couldn’t be any “distractions” involving Harry and his memoir, Spare, which was due to hit shelves just months later.
Harry wasn’t ‘automatically’ included in Charles and William’s dinner plans the day Queen Elizabeth died for fear he’d put it in ‘Spare’
In his new book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, out Jan. 18, 2024, author Robert Hardman claimed the new king had dinner with his oldest son, the new Prince of Wales, hours after the queen’s death.
While Harry was also at the Balmoral estate in Scotland at the same time,...
Harry wasn’t ‘automatically’ included in Charles and William’s dinner plans the day Queen Elizabeth died for fear he’d put it in ‘Spare’
In his new book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, out Jan. 18, 2024, author Robert Hardman claimed the new king had dinner with his oldest son, the new Prince of Wales, hours after the queen’s death.
While Harry was also at the Balmoral estate in Scotland at the same time,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, welcomed their second child in 2021. After months of speculation about what they would name their daughter, the couple shared her full name Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. While her middle name is a tribute to the duke’s late mother, Princess Diana, her first name immediately drew ire from some royal watchers who recall that “Lilibet” was actually Queen Elizabeth’s personal family nickname. It’s what the late queen used to call herself when she was a toddler and couldn’t quite pronounce her name. The moniker was used over the years by the queen’s close friends and relatives including her father King George VI, her sister Princess Margaret, and her husband Prince Philip.
There was then a bit of back and forth about whether Meghan and Harry asked the queen about using the name before they chose to give it to their daughter.
There was then a bit of back and forth about whether Meghan and Harry asked the queen about using the name before they chose to give it to their daughter.
- 1/18/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Princess Anne went viral for blocking Prince Harry’s view at the coronation with her hat. Now, in a new royal biography, an author revealed how the Princess Royal reacted to the headpiece. Ahead, the question Anne asked about the hat she wore to King Charles III’s coronation. Plus, why she sat directly in front of the Duke of Sussex.
Anne wore a meaningful outfit to King Charles III’s coronation
Unlike Kate Middleton’s coronation dress, the Princess Royal’s ensemble reflected her military role in the ceremony. Anne served as Gold Stick in Waiting, a position she’s reportedly held since 1998, dating back to the 1400s when two officers — a Gold and Silver Stick — stayed near the monarch for protection.
Discussing her coronation role ahead of the ceremony, Anne told CBC News: The National she’d agreed to do it, in part, because it made figuring out what to wear easier.
Anne wore a meaningful outfit to King Charles III’s coronation
Unlike Kate Middleton’s coronation dress, the Princess Royal’s ensemble reflected her military role in the ceremony. Anne served as Gold Stick in Waiting, a position she’s reportedly held since 1998, dating back to the 1400s when two officers — a Gold and Silver Stick — stayed near the monarch for protection.
Discussing her coronation role ahead of the ceremony, Anne told CBC News: The National she’d agreed to do it, in part, because it made figuring out what to wear easier.
- 1/17/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The day Queen Elizabeth II died is a date etched in history forever as millions of people around the world mourned the passing of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Since her death on Sept. 8, 2022, there has been a lot of speculation to go with the mystery of what happened in her final moments.
We know some members of the royal family didn’t reach the queen’s bedside before she took her last breath. It’s believed that was due to Prince Harry holding things up because he kept arguing and insisting his wife, Meghan, fly to Balmoral with him after he was told no. In an effort to calm him down, Harry’s father said Prince William’s wife (formerly known as Kate Middleton) was not permitted to come either. But now according to a new biography, Kate was never told such a thing and did not go to see...
We know some members of the royal family didn’t reach the queen’s bedside before she took her last breath. It’s believed that was due to Prince Harry holding things up because he kept arguing and insisting his wife, Meghan, fly to Balmoral with him after he was told no. In an effort to calm him down, Harry’s father said Prince William’s wife (formerly known as Kate Middleton) was not permitted to come either. But now according to a new biography, Kate was never told such a thing and did not go to see...
- 1/17/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
A new book claims Queen Elizabeth was infuriated over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s claims they asked permission to name their daughter Lilibet. Reports state the Duke of Sussex asked the monarch for her blessing, but that may not have been the whole truth. An aide close to the late queen states Elizabeth was “as angry as I’d ever seen her” upon learning of the news.
Queen Elizabeth was angry with Harry and Meghan’s version of events
The Daily Mail reports Queen Elizabeth was infuriated by reports Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said she gave her blessing to naming their daughter Lilibet. The news comes via Robert Hardman’s new book, Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story.
A member of the queen’s staff told Hardman that she was “as angry as I’d ever seen her.” Her fury came after Harry and Meghan...
Queen Elizabeth was angry with Harry and Meghan’s version of events
The Daily Mail reports Queen Elizabeth was infuriated by reports Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said she gave her blessing to naming their daughter Lilibet. The news comes via Robert Hardman’s new book, Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story.
A member of the queen’s staff told Hardman that she was “as angry as I’d ever seen her.” Her fury came after Harry and Meghan...
- 1/16/2024
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
King Charles III needed to hear only two words to know his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was dead. According to a new biography, upon being told a simple phrase — not Operation London Bridge, the codename for the protocols surrounding the queen’s death — the now-75-year-old monarch knew his mom’s life had ended. Ahead, where King Charles was when the queen took her last breath and what he later received that gave him insight into the queen’s thoughts in her final days.
King Charles was driving to Balmoral when he was told Queen Elizabeth died
Not unlike Prince Harry being mid-flight when he learned of his grandmother’s death, King Charles was also traveling when he heard the news.
The king was driving a Land Rover to Balmoral, the queen’s home in Scotland, from his own (Birkhall), alongside his wife, Queen Camilla, and their team, Robert Hardman...
King Charles was driving to Balmoral when he was told Queen Elizabeth died
Not unlike Prince Harry being mid-flight when he learned of his grandmother’s death, King Charles was also traveling when he heard the news.
The king was driving a Land Rover to Balmoral, the queen’s home in Scotland, from his own (Birkhall), alongside his wife, Queen Camilla, and their team, Robert Hardman...
- 1/16/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are, once again, coming under fire for naming their daughter, Princess Lilibet, after Queen Elizabeth II. Why? Because of a claim made in a forthcoming royal biography that the situation — Did they ask permission or didn’t they? — left the queen “angry.”
Queen Elizabeth was ‘angry’ after Harry and Meghan’s Lilibet name announcement in 2021, according to a biography
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their now-2-year-old daughter on June 4, 2021. They named her Lilibet Diana, paying tribute to the queen’s childhood nickname and Lili’s late grandmother, Princess Diana.
A source in author Robert Hardman’s latest book, Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, as excerpted in The Daily Mail, claimed the queen was “as angry as I’d ever seen her” after Harry and Meghan said the monarch gave them her blessing to name their daughter Lilibet.
After...
Queen Elizabeth was ‘angry’ after Harry and Meghan’s Lilibet name announcement in 2021, according to a biography
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their now-2-year-old daughter on June 4, 2021. They named her Lilibet Diana, paying tribute to the queen’s childhood nickname and Lili’s late grandmother, Princess Diana.
A source in author Robert Hardman’s latest book, Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, as excerpted in The Daily Mail, claimed the queen was “as angry as I’d ever seen her” after Harry and Meghan said the monarch gave them her blessing to name their daughter Lilibet.
After...
- 1/16/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The last moments of Queen Elizabeth‘s life were recorded by her former private royal secretary, Sir Edward Young. In a new book, Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story by Robert Hardman, Young shared intimate details of the late monarch’s last moments. He said the queen of the United Kingdom was “peaceful” before she “slipped away.”
Queen Elizabeth’s death was as well documented as her life
Sir Edward Young, the private secretary of the queen and her most senior staff member, documented the last hours of her life and was at Balmoral Castle in Scotland when she died. He shared what he witnessed in a biography titled Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story by Robert Hardman.
Young claims that at the time of Elizabeth’s death, she was “very peaceful.” According to the Daily Mail, which published passages from the book, the monarch died “In her sleep.
Queen Elizabeth’s death was as well documented as her life
Sir Edward Young, the private secretary of the queen and her most senior staff member, documented the last hours of her life and was at Balmoral Castle in Scotland when she died. He shared what he witnessed in a biography titled Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story by Robert Hardman.
Young claims that at the time of Elizabeth’s death, she was “very peaceful.” According to the Daily Mail, which published passages from the book, the monarch died “In her sleep.
- 1/15/2024
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
King Charles III’s first year on the throne is to be explored in a BBC documentary narrated by Helena Bonham Carter.
Charles III: The Coronation Year will air next month, as viewers are taken behind the scenes via exclusive access to see the landmark moments of the king and his wife, Queen Camilla’s, first year since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Filmed as Buckingham Palace prepared for, delivered, and celebrated the first Coronation in 70 years in May, and in the months that followed, the doc features contributions from members of the Royal Family and key players in The King and Queen’s Household.
Bonham Carter, who played Princess Margaret in Seasons 3 and 4 of The Crown, is narrating.
“It’s a real privilege to be given such extraordinary behind the scenes access to the first year of King Charles’ reign,” said Kate Phillips, BBC Director of Unscripted. “It...
Charles III: The Coronation Year will air next month, as viewers are taken behind the scenes via exclusive access to see the landmark moments of the king and his wife, Queen Camilla’s, first year since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Filmed as Buckingham Palace prepared for, delivered, and celebrated the first Coronation in 70 years in May, and in the months that followed, the doc features contributions from members of the Royal Family and key players in The King and Queen’s Household.
Bonham Carter, who played Princess Margaret in Seasons 3 and 4 of The Crown, is narrating.
“It’s a real privilege to be given such extraordinary behind the scenes access to the first year of King Charles’ reign,” said Kate Phillips, BBC Director of Unscripted. “It...
- 11/24/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Meghan Markle has had quite the fashion evolution through the years. Royal family followers noticed how the Suits star continues changing her look, but several statement pieces remain staples in Meghan’s wardrobe. And her striped Ralph Lauren shirt that we first saw in 2018 is making a comeback. Here’s where to get it — and where to get a cheaper version than the original.
Meghan Markle wore the classic Ralph Lauren striped shirt royal family followers first noticed in 2018
Meghan Markle likely has a few favorite items in her wardrobe — and fans love a shirt they first saw her wear in 2018. That year, Meghan wore a Ralph Lauren Capri Striped Button-Up Shirt while at a Wimbledon match with Kate Middleton. And Meghan recently wore the same shirt after stopping by the Fisher House Foundation in October 2023.
The casual yet classic shirt suited the 2023 event perfectly. And fans hoping to get...
Meghan Markle wore the classic Ralph Lauren striped shirt royal family followers first noticed in 2018
Meghan Markle likely has a few favorite items in her wardrobe — and fans love a shirt they first saw her wear in 2018. That year, Meghan wore a Ralph Lauren Capri Striped Button-Up Shirt while at a Wimbledon match with Kate Middleton. And Meghan recently wore the same shirt after stopping by the Fisher House Foundation in October 2023.
The casual yet classic shirt suited the 2023 event perfectly. And fans hoping to get...
- 10/14/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
During her 70-year reign, the late Queen Elizabeth II got to meet world leaders from numerous countries. Some of those leaders also happened to be controversial figures who were not popular with United Kingdom citizens.
Although the queen never publicly shared her thoughts on the people she met, there is a story of a time when she hid in a bush to avoid talking to a dictator.
Royals are expected to be politically neutral
Queen Elizabeth meets Sturgeon after new push for independence vote https://t.co/TIgyDuoTLx pic.twitter.com/sgdxlH3Kmk
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 29, 2022
Royals used to have a lot of political power, but nowadays, they are merely figureheads. As a result, they are expected to serve their people and remain politically neutral. It is rare to find royals publicly sharing their opinions on political issues and other divisive topics.
According to Metro, there is no law that...
Although the queen never publicly shared her thoughts on the people she met, there is a story of a time when she hid in a bush to avoid talking to a dictator.
Royals are expected to be politically neutral
Queen Elizabeth meets Sturgeon after new push for independence vote https://t.co/TIgyDuoTLx pic.twitter.com/sgdxlH3Kmk
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 29, 2022
Royals used to have a lot of political power, but nowadays, they are merely figureheads. As a result, they are expected to serve their people and remain politically neutral. It is rare to find royals publicly sharing their opinions on political issues and other divisive topics.
According to Metro, there is no law that...
- 4/18/2023
- by Tram Anh Ton Nu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Mending the royal rift between Prince William and Prince Harry was something the Queen had hoped to see happen before she died.
That’s the claim from royal historian Robert Hardman, who tells People that the late monarch never lost hope that the Duke of Sussex could repair his relationships with his father, King Charles III, and brother Prince William.
“The Queen adored Harry right to the end, and Harry adored her,” said Hardman, author of Queen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II, of the special bond between Harry and his grandmother.
Read More: Royal Expert Claims Prince William ‘Can’t Forgive’ Prince Harry For His Behaviour: ‘Thank Goodness He’s Got Kate By His Side’
“I think she was one of the conduits between Windsor and California,” Hardman added, “and it would have been one of her dearest wishes that they patch things up.”
Hardman’s words...
That’s the claim from royal historian Robert Hardman, who tells People that the late monarch never lost hope that the Duke of Sussex could repair his relationships with his father, King Charles III, and brother Prince William.
“The Queen adored Harry right to the end, and Harry adored her,” said Hardman, author of Queen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II, of the special bond between Harry and his grandmother.
Read More: Royal Expert Claims Prince William ‘Can’t Forgive’ Prince Harry For His Behaviour: ‘Thank Goodness He’s Got Kate By His Side’
“I think she was one of the conduits between Windsor and California,” Hardman added, “and it would have been one of her dearest wishes that they patch things up.”
Hardman’s words...
- 9/24/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history and Canada’s head of state, has died.
The Queen, 96, died on Thursday in her Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle, alongside several members of the Royal Family, including Charles who is next in line to ascend to the throne. The Royal Family made the announcement in a Twitter post Thursday.
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. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
“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,” the post reads.
Read more: Queen Elizabeth under medical supervision with doctors concerned about her health
News of her death came after Buckingham Palace officials took the rare step of...
The Queen, 96, died on Thursday in her Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle, alongside several members of the Royal Family, including Charles who is next in line to ascend to the throne. The Royal Family made the announcement in a Twitter post Thursday.
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. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
“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,” the post reads.
Read more: Queen Elizabeth under medical supervision with doctors concerned about her health
News of her death came after Buckingham Palace officials took the rare step of...
- 9/8/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Documentary
More than a dozen members of the British Royal Family offer their personal thoughts in a new documentary as they pay tribute to the life of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April at 99.
All the children of the Queen and the Duke, along with their adult grandchildren and other members of the Royal Family, agreed to take part in Oxford Films’ “Prince Philip: The Royal Family.” Originally conceived to mark Prince Philip’s 100th birthday, the documentary features interviews filmed both before and after the Duke’s death and has footage filmed inside Buckingham Palace, including the Duke’s study, private office and library.
It was commissioned by Patrick Holland, BBC director of factual, arts and classical music, and Claire Sillery, head of commissioning, documentaries. The BBC commissioning editor is Simon Young.
The writer and co-producer is Robert Hardman and the executive producer is Nicolas Kent.
More than a dozen members of the British Royal Family offer their personal thoughts in a new documentary as they pay tribute to the life of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April at 99.
All the children of the Queen and the Duke, along with their adult grandchildren and other members of the Royal Family, agreed to take part in Oxford Films’ “Prince Philip: The Royal Family.” Originally conceived to mark Prince Philip’s 100th birthday, the documentary features interviews filmed both before and after the Duke’s death and has footage filmed inside Buckingham Palace, including the Duke’s study, private office and library.
It was commissioned by Patrick Holland, BBC director of factual, arts and classical music, and Claire Sillery, head of commissioning, documentaries. The BBC commissioning editor is Simon Young.
The writer and co-producer is Robert Hardman and the executive producer is Nicolas Kent.
- 9/9/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
At 92 years old, Queen Elizabeth has waved to a lot of royal fans over the years. So, when a group of Australian students once gave the monarch a fake waving hand she was "thrilled" to receive the gag gift! "They gave her a stuffed glove on a wooden lever so that you could tweak the end of the lever and this hand went to and fro," Queen Elizabeth's daughter, Princess Anne, told author Robert Hardman in his book, Queen of the World, according to People. "I think they thought it was rather cheeky but Her Majesty was thrilled." (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Though it's not actually known if the Queen has used the funny fake waving hand in public, Hardman called the present an "inspired invention" and suggested it was probably taken back to Elizabeth's Balmoral Estate in Scotland to be enjoyed privately by the royal family. Last year, a...
- 10/1/2018
- by Julia Birkinbine
- Closer Weekly
HBO is making room for a royal. The premium cabler has acquired Queen of the World, a new documentary about Queen Elizabeth II that was commissioned by the UK’s ITV. The hourlong docu will premiere on HBO at 8 Pm Monday, October 1.
Drawing on footage from the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s private film archives and treasures of the Royal Collection, Queen of the World offers unique insights into Her Majesty’s role as a figure on the global stage. It also focuses on her passing the baton to the younger members of the Royal Family as they continue to build upon the Commonwealth, an association of free and independent nations, the majority of which were formerly part of the British Empire.
Filmed over more than a year with privileged access to the Queen, her family, her staff and her residences, the documentary tells the story of how...
Drawing on footage from the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s private film archives and treasures of the Royal Collection, Queen of the World offers unique insights into Her Majesty’s role as a figure on the global stage. It also focuses on her passing the baton to the younger members of the Royal Family as they continue to build upon the Commonwealth, an association of free and independent nations, the majority of which were formerly part of the British Empire.
Filmed over more than a year with privileged access to the Queen, her family, her staff and her residences, the documentary tells the story of how...
- 9/12/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
British broadcaster ITV is getting back into the royal business with a documentary about The Queen.
Queen of the World will profile Her Majesty, looking at her role as a figure on the global stage and the baton she is passing on to the younger members of the Royal Family.
The two-part film is produced by Our Queen producer Oxford Films and draws on cine footage from the Queen’s private archive as well as access to the Queen, her family and staff.
Queen of the World was commissioned for ITV by Jo Clinton-Davis, Controller of Factual and Sue Murphy, Head of Factual Entertainment. It is ITV’s latest royal doc, following The Queen’s Green Planet, which featured Angelina Jolie and Planet Earth’s David Attenborough, earlier this year.
It is directed by Matt Hill, produced by Faye Hamilton and Robert Hardman, author of book Queen of the World...
Queen of the World will profile Her Majesty, looking at her role as a figure on the global stage and the baton she is passing on to the younger members of the Royal Family.
The two-part film is produced by Our Queen producer Oxford Films and draws on cine footage from the Queen’s private archive as well as access to the Queen, her family and staff.
Queen of the World was commissioned for ITV by Jo Clinton-Davis, Controller of Factual and Sue Murphy, Head of Factual Entertainment. It is ITV’s latest royal doc, following The Queen’s Green Planet, which featured Angelina Jolie and Planet Earth’s David Attenborough, earlier this year.
It is directed by Matt Hill, produced by Faye Hamilton and Robert Hardman, author of book Queen of the World...
- 8/29/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Royally in love!
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are celebrating their milestone 70th wedding anniversary with a stunning new portrait.
The gorgeous photo, shot by British photographer Matt Holyoak, was taken in the White Drawing Room at their home of Windsor Castle in early November.
And the Queen, who looks lovely in a cream day dress by Angela Kelly, made sure to wear an accessory close to her heart: a brooch given to her by Philip. The “Scarab” brooch in yellow gold, carved ruby and diamond, was a personal gift from Philip to the Queen in 1966.
Their long-lasting union isn...
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are celebrating their milestone 70th wedding anniversary with a stunning new portrait.
The gorgeous photo, shot by British photographer Matt Holyoak, was taken in the White Drawing Room at their home of Windsor Castle in early November.
And the Queen, who looks lovely in a cream day dress by Angela Kelly, made sure to wear an accessory close to her heart: a brooch given to her by Philip. The “Scarab” brooch in yellow gold, carved ruby and diamond, was a personal gift from Philip to the Queen in 1966.
Their long-lasting union isn...
- 11/18/2017
- by Erin Hill
- PEOPLE.com
Queen Elizabeth fell head-over-heels for Prince Philip when she was just a teen, and now they are celebrating 70 years together! Subscribe now for an inside look into their untold love story – only in People!
Guests at a small reception held near Windsor Castle earlier this year were treated to a first-hand look at a remarkable partnership: the 70-years-strong marriage of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
Effortlessly greeting the assembled group, straight-talking Philip, 96, was “as switched on as ever,” one attendee tells People in this week’s cover story. And as his more reserved wife, 91, chatted to others, it was clear...
Guests at a small reception held near Windsor Castle earlier this year were treated to a first-hand look at a remarkable partnership: the 70-years-strong marriage of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
Effortlessly greeting the assembled group, straight-talking Philip, 96, was “as switched on as ever,” one attendee tells People in this week’s cover story. And as his more reserved wife, 91, chatted to others, it was clear...
- 11/8/2017
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
Recuperating from a heavy cold, Queen Elizabeth has not been seen in public since the annual diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 8. She then hosted the royal family at a special pre-Christmas parties at the palace, and her helicopter was spotted leaving for Sandringham on Dec. 22, one day after canceling her annual train trip to her winter retreat.
But with her missing the New Year’s Day church service with the rest of the royal family, when can we expect to see her again? She usually stays at Sandringham until a few days after Accession Day on February 6 – the...
But with her missing the New Year’s Day church service with the rest of the royal family, when can we expect to see her again? She usually stays at Sandringham until a few days after Accession Day on February 6 – the...
- 1/4/2017
- by simonperrytimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Prince William and Princess Kate joined Queen Elizabeth at a thanksgiving service at grand St. Paul's Cathedral in London on Friday as the Monarch kicked off three days of official celebrations of her 90th birthday. Flanking the Queen was her husband of 68 years, Prince Philip who was marking his own special milestone too - he turned 95 on Friday. Kate, in a "Julia" wool crepe coat that designer Catherine Walker & Co. described as "mist blue", and a hat by Jane Taylor, arrived with William and brother-in-law Prince Harry and had to wait - chatting with royal relatives. That's because the principal...
- 6/10/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
It's been a banner year for royal portraits starring Her Majesty: Queen Elizabeth with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren (including Princess Charlotte and Prince George), with her corgis and dorgis and with her immediate heirs. Now comes one with the man who has been by her side for 68 years: her husband Prince Philip, who turns 95 on Friday. The new portrait, the final one released from a set shot in March by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, was held back until now because the shoot was meant to create a series of pictures. "It was simply nice to have this one for the birthday weekend,...
- 6/9/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
It's been a banner year for royal portraits starring Her Majesty: Queen Elizabeth with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren (including Princess Charlotte and Prince George), with her corgis and dorgis and with her immediate heirs. Now comes one with the man who has been by her side for 68 years: her husband Prince Philip, who turns 95 on Friday. The new portrait, the final one released from a set shot in March by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, was held back until now because the shoot was meant to create a series of pictures. "It was simply nice to have this one for the birthday weekend,...
- 6/9/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
Princess Kate had her Vogue moment (and Prince Harry graced People's cover!), and now Queen Elizabeth is claiming her place on the cover of Vanity Fair released on Tuesday. The record-breaking monarch sat for celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz to mark her milestone 90th birthday in April. Several of the portraits were previously released on April 20, the eve of the Queen's birthday, including a shot of Elizabeth with her only daughter, Princess Anne, and another featuring her youngest grandchildren and great-grandchildren. • Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage? Click here to subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.The newly released cover photo,...
- 5/31/2016
- by Michelle Tauber, @michelletauber
- PEOPLE.com
As Queen Elizabeth II settles in to watch a tremendous display of horses at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Sunday, she will probably be at her happiest. With her family, including Prince William, Princess Kate and Prince Harry, around her, she will be celebrated with a display of splendid horsemanship, carriage-riding and entertainment that celebrates the 90 years of her life. Alongside her, as he has been almost constantly for nearly seven decades, will be her husband Prince Philip. Related Video: Prince Harry Fears He Can't 'Fulfill Huge Expectation' of Following in Queen Elizabeth's Footsteps "They are probably doing more...
- 5/14/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
We know from Prince Harry that Queen Elizabeth is "the boss". But who does the boss turn to when she needs someone to help keep her strong? The answer, of course, is her husband of 68 years, Prince Philip. Now, as the monarch prepares to celebrate her 90th birthday on April 21, she leans more heavily than ever on her lifelong partner. • Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage? Click here to subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.Speaking to People in this week's issue, Lady Pamela Hicks - a bridesmaid at the couple's 1947 wedding - says, "I can think of...
- 4/14/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
When Queen Elizabeth II boarded a train Monday to return to London following her extended stay at her Sandringham estate, she made a very bold style choice: she wore black. The 89-year-old monarch caught the train back to Kings Cross, London, while wearing a bejeweled dark gray coat with a black fur collar, black gloves and (of course) a black Launer handbag. She topped off the look with a beige and gray silk scarf tied around her head - one of her favorite casual looks. So, why is it a big deal that the Queen wore black? She normally avoids wearing dark colors,...
- 2/8/2016
- by Maria Mercedes Lara, @maria_mercedes
- PEOPLE.com
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