In January, the Duke of York will attempt to have allegations he sexually abused a 17-year-old trafficking victim thrown out at a New York court. Now, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, who he remains close to, has told French magazine Madame Figaro Andrew is a “good man.” She said: “I loved him and I still love him today. I will stay by his side, because I believe in him. He is a good man....
The Duke of York travelled more than 500 miles to Balmoral Castle to see his mother as Virginia Giuffre’s civil claim in New York sparked a wave of global headlines. The pro-royal Daily Mail carried the story on its front page for the second day running with the headline: “Downfall of the Duke?” The newspaper’s columnist Dan Wootton suggested he might be forced to give up his grace and favor home, Royal Lodge, in Windsor, while Andrew’s biographer Nigel Cawthorne suggested Andrew could lose his status as “His Royal Highness....
Writing for Yahoo! News, Scobie, the co-author of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle biography Finding Freedom, recounted a series of Charles’ recent accomplishments, including an address at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda during which the prince spoke of his journey to educate himself on “slavery’s enduring impact.” “In a year that saw other royals disastrously bulldoze their way past opportunities to prove their ability to modernise and take accountability for past actions, it has only been Prince Charles who has successfully demonstrated the art of diplomacy and compassion to less able family members,” Scobie wrote....
The Duchess of Sussex invited famous names including climate activist Greta Thunberg and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to be part of last year’s September edition of the fashion bible. However, historian Robert Lacey wrote that the 15 women she picked to contribute reflected a “lack of political balance” as they were all “quite aggressively left-wing.” In Battle of Brothers, he describes how there was a backlash in the British press, with one newspaper columnist writing “Meghan’s virtue-signaling is all about boasting....
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were told they could not use the word “royal” in their branding by Queen Elizabeth II as they negotiated their split from the institution of monarchy. Now they have finally, officially submitted the paperwork to dissolve the charity and its linked company in the U.K in a symbolic commitment to their decision to quit as senior, working royals. The main project tied to the organisation was Travalyst, their eco tourism scheme, which has now been set up independently to help tourism survive the pandemic....
The royal brothers have met twice since Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah Winfrey interview in March, including to unveil a statue of their mother in July. But there are still no clear signs their relationship is back on track after the CBS tell-all left Prince William denying allegations the royals were a racist family. Biographer Andrew Morton wrote what many consider to be the definitive account of Princess Diana’s life in 1992 and more recently a biography of the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, due to be re-released later this October with new chapters....
The Duke of Sussex will join a virtual broadcast of Stand Up for Heroes, founded by ABC News reporter Bob Woodruff who was injured covering the Iraq War. It is not currently clear whether the prince will attempt a few of his own jokes or simply send a straight-faced message of support. Either way, he will be on ABC tonight at 9 p.m. ET and the event is also being streamed live on the channel’s website....
The Duke of Sussex will be the star guest at Intrepid Museum’s 2021 Salute to Freedom Gala on Wednesday, November 10, where he will present the inaugural Intrepid Valor Award. It comes a day before Veterans Day in the U.S., known as Armistice Day in the U.K., and four days before the Royal Family will gather in London for Remembrance Sunday. Harry was last year locked in a trans-Atlantic briefing war with the palace over commemorating the country’s war dead....
Independent store Bert’s Books, in Swindon, England, created the display in its front window after having several copies left over from a box of 12. A staff member told Newsweek: “It was light hearted. It was certainly intentional, it wasn’t an accident. The How to Kill Your Family book was in our window anyway because it was our best selling book of 2022. “When we were putting Spare out this morning we thought, ‘oh, let’s put them together, it will be funny....
The Duke of Sussex was dragged into cash-for-honors allegations engulfing his father’s charity at the weekend and took a swipe at the press in his response. The defensive statement from his spokesperson, however, heaped more pressure on Charles, according to journalist Richard Kay, a personal friend of Princess Diana’s and one of the last people to speak to her by phone before her death. The chief executive of Charles’ charity The Prince’s Foundation recently resigned over accusations he offered a Saudi businessman help securing a knighthood and citizenship in return for donations....
The Duke of Edinburgh is in lockdown at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth II and a stripped-down team of assistants, cooks and butlers. He has been retired since 2017 but palace officials revealed he was “moved” by the response from the public. They indicated this likely to be a one-off incident rather than a return to any regular royal duties. In a statement signed simply “Philip,” he said: “As we approach World Immunisation Week, I wanted to recognize the vital and urgent work being done by so many to tackle the pandemic; by those in the medical and scientific professions, at universities and research institutions, all united in working to protect us from COVID-19....
Many of the world’s biggest sports stars took to social media to mourn the 57-year-old superstar. MORE: Prince’s legendary Super Bowl performance | In appreciation of Prince The Minnesota native also got some love from his home state.
The anger prompted by the out of touch visit should have made it clear that the old template for the monarchy is no longer productive. Queen Elizabeth II became an institution by staying completely silent, the steadying hand that the nation could always rely on to be there. This was central to her reign, which has seen unprecedented social upheaval. In the last 70 years the entire fabric of the nation has shifted with the decline of industry, the rise of neo-liberalism and, perhaps most importantly, the collapse of the British empire....
Ngozi Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space, described an exchange with Lady Susan Hussey during a reception about domestic violence hosted by Camilla, the Queen Consort, on Tuesday, November 29. Buckingham Palace said the comments were “unacceptable” and that Hussey had “stepped aside from her honorary role with immediate effect.” Hussey was among Queen Elizabeth II’s closest courtiers in her former role as a Lady in Waiting and had reportedly been kept on by King Charles III to be “Ladies of the Household”—a role that was to include hosting formal occasions at the palace....
To mark his milestone birthday, William has written an article for The Big Issue, a magazine set up to provide those experiencing homelessness with a form of employment through selling copies to members of the public. To prepare for this article, William spent time with Big Issue vendor Dave Martin, 60, in London, which he called “truly eye opening.” In his article, the royal opened with a memory of his late mother, writing: “I was 11 when I first visited a homeless shelter with my mother, who in her own inimitable style was determined to shine a light on an overlooked, misunderstood problem....
could be, at times, foolish, outrageous, extravagant-even a little bit nuts. She suffered from depression and bulimia, and she once slashed her chest and thighs with her husband’s penknife in a desperate but unsuccessful plea for his attention. Yet she was also a devoted mother, a faithful friend and a dedicated champion of the causes she cared about. And no matter how bad she felt inside, she always looked so good....
Deciding what players or coaches belong in the Hall of Fame tends to come down to stats and accolades, but for contributors, the grading scale is not as clear. Going forward, Jones can be used as the benchmark. MORE: Super Bowl dynasty of the ’90s: Dallas Cowboys His induction is well-deserved: He has turned the Cowboys into the world’s most valuable sports team less than three decades after buying them for $140 million....
Lindell has emerged as one of the biggest promoters of Trump’s conspiracy theories about the last presidential election, claiming that Dominion Voting System machines used in the 2020 election were “hacked” and the results were “rigged.” While Wood and Lindell are generally seen as allies in support of Trump and his false election claims, the attorney raised concerns in a Telegram post this week that he felt Lindell may have been duped by bad actors, who Wood believed were secretly aligned with Dominion Voting Systems in an effort to interfere with Lindell’s quest to overturn the election....
Forged certificates of ascertainment were sent to the National Archives by pro-Trump groups in each state in December 2020. The document from Arizona bore the state seal and legal action was taken against those responsible. Certificates of ascertainment identify how a state’s electors have cast their votes in the presidential election and the faked documents show Trump and then Vice President Mike Pence winning the slates of electors in both states....
Following a rise in school children saying they have used e-cigarettes—despite the harms nicotine can pose to the developing brain—researchers wanted to gain a better understanding of the part played by social media sites like Instagram. According to the authors of the paper published in the journal Frontiers in Communication, e-cigarettes are portrayed as healthier alternatives to regular cigarettes on such platforms. “While the long-term health effects of e-cigarette consumption are not fully understood, e-cigarettes can harm the adolescent brain and increase susceptibility to tobacco addiction,” the authors warned....
