The Queen

William di Canzio’s Alec arrived in the mail looking like an English novel set in Italy, circa 1960: a black-and-white illustration of a handsome young man’s face framed by a gray square, his gaze on something just out of sight, his lips parted as if he is about to say…

PHILIP HONOURED 20:21, 22 Sep 2021Updated: 20:21, 22 Sep 2021PRINCE Philip is to be honoured in a documentary about his life TONIGHT on BBC One. The documentary will air tonight at 9pm and feature recollections from his loved ones - including grandson Prince Harry - about his life. Some of…

The Art Deco cultured pearl and diamond bracelet was worn by the Queen's younger sister in her 1949 portrait at Buckingham Palace by royal photographer Cecil Beaton Princess Margaret in 1949 (Image: Bettmann Archive) A stunning bracelet Princess Margaret wore in her official 19th birthday photo today sold for £320,000…

Prince William and Kate Middleton's "The Royal Foundation" has announced that going forward, it will place "particular focus" on increasing diversity, months after reports that Queen Elizabeth II is planning to launch a "diversity drive" in the palace to battle the racism claims stemming from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's…

ROYAL TROUBLE 15:24, 5 Sep 2021Updated: 15:24, 5 Sep 2021Prince Charles' former aide has stepped down following claims he "fixed" a CBE honour for a Saudi tycoon who gave millions to charities. Michael Fawcett has temporarily quit as chief executive of the Prince's Foundation whilst an investigation into allegations about…

ROYAL MOLE 15:15, 4 Sep 2021Updated: 15:15, 4 Sep 2021BUCKINGHAM PALACE are angered over the leak of the Queen's death plans. Top officials within the Royal Household are 'furious' with a mole-hunt underway. The documents - codenamed Operation London Bridge - are supposed to be top secret, detailing every inch…

ROYAL RIFT 13:51, 4 Sep 2021Updated: 13:51, 4 Sep 2021Buckingham Palace aides have launched a mole-hunt after detailed papers for the Queen's death sensationally leaked today. Top officials are said to be on the warpath, with a probe into who revealed the documents under way. The secret blueprint for Operation London…

A large number of extinction rebellion protesters gathered near Buckingham Palace on Thursday, and managed to vandalise a statue of Queen Victoria before the police was able to contain the situation. Activist group Animal Rebellion, "an animal and climate justice movement with the stated aim of compelling government action towards…

GOODFELLA 3:01, 17 Jul 2021Updated: 3:01, 17 Jul 2021PRINCE Charles will be forced to adopt a mafia boss mentality to avoid granting one of Prince Philip's final wishes, a royal expert claims. Philip was widely reported to have desired his youngest son, Prince Edward, to inherit the title of Duke…

Ian Fleming spent the first few decades of his life evading reality through every means he could find: card games, golf, women, gambling, scuba-diving, travel, and enjoying fine meals and alcohol in his Chelsea flat with his old Eton chums. Then, in later decades, he created an escapist series of…