Vintage fashion dealer sold nearly 100 pieces to The Crown including Diana’s Valentino suit

A vintage clothing dealer is proving why it’s not always a good idea give your wardrobe a brutal clear out – after more than 100 of her pieces were admired by millions across the globe when they appeared on The Crown. Chiara Menage, 54, who lives in central London, runs Menage Modern Vintage, an online … Read more

Rugby League chiefs ‘want Prince William to take over’ Harry’s beloved union patronages

Rugby League chiefs want Prince William to take over Harry’s beloved patronages and become the face of this year’s World Cup, according to reports. Prince William is said to be the current favourite to take up the role having previously worked alongside the league’s current chairman Simon Johnson. It comes after Harry was stripped of his … Read more

Princess Anne shares a glimpse of her cosy living-room

Princess Anne has shared a glimpse of her very suburban living-room as she cheered the Scottish Rugby team who won the Calcutta Cup yesterday.  The Princess Royal, 70, who is patron of Scottish Rugby, sat down with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Lawrence in her Gatcombe Park home, to cheer the home nation on … Read more

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Queen’s grandson puts a sixth of staff at his horse racing business on furlough 

The Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips — who appeared in a cringe-making television advert for Chinese milk claiming, ‘This is what I drink’ — is using his nous to keep his business in the running during lockdown. For I can reveal that Princess Anne’s son has quietly taken advantage of the Government’s scheme to help businesses … Read more

Mike Tindall admits he ‘worries about money’ for bills and school fees with third child on the way

Mike Tindall has admitted he ‘always worries about money’ for bills and school fees, especially now he and wife Zara are expecting a third child. The England rugby ace, 42, told how his income from hospitality events has dried up during the pandemic and spoke of the transient nature of brand ambassador roles. Speaking to The … Read more

Leaked 1969 Royal documentary shows the Queen wearing trousers

The controversial fly-on-the-wall documentary about the Royal Family that was ‘banned’ by the Queen for ‘cheapening’ the image of the Firm offers a rare glimpse at the private lives of one of the world’s most famous families.  The film, simply titled Royal Family, caused a sensation when it was broadcast in June 1969, the result … Read more

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

A furious row today erupted between Buckingham Palace and the BBC over the leak on YouTube of a 1969 fly-on-the wall documentary about the royal family, famously banned by the Queen from ever being shown again. In 1972, Her Majesty ordered the BBC’s documentary, Royal Family, which featured her calling the US ambassador ‘a gorilla’, scenes of … Read more

Boris Johnson hails Oxford vaccine as a ‘triumph for British science’

Boris Johnson last night hailed the arrival of the Oxford vaccine as a ‘triumph of British science’ and said he was ‘confident this is the year we will defeat coronavirus’. The first batches yesterday began arriving at UK hospitals, including the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, where laboratory technician Lukasz Najdrowski carefully … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Will the Queen break her silence over whether she’s been vaccinated? 

When panic surrounded the polio vaccine in the 1950s, the Queen helped turn public opinion by confirming Prince Charles and Princess Anne would get the jab. Now, however, the Palace refuses to say if Her Majesty or Prince Philip have been given the Covid vaccine, insisting that it’s a ‘private’ matter. But some of the Queen’s … Read more

Pregnant Zara Tindall seen as children crash Mike’s rugby podcast

Pregnant Zara Tindall has been pictured for the first time since announcing she and husband Mike are expecting their third child. The England rugby star, 42, posed with his equestrian wife, 39, who is the Queen’s eldest granddaughter, for a selfie which he shared to Instagram. The couple, who live at Princess Anne’s Gatcombe Estate in … Read more