The Queen is to receive a record pay rise of 22 per cent over the next two years, boosting her annual income to $64 million. The pay rise comes as the monarch has apparently fallen on hard times, down to her “last million”, according to a report. The Queen’s income is linked to profits from […]
They’ve been in their new Kensington Palace apartment for less than a week but the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are already planning their first lavish dinner party. The couple will host a glamorous $100,000-a-table charity gala in the Palace’s State Apartments in October 24. The dinner will be in honour of 100 Women in […]
William and Kate have reportedly ruffled some royal feathers by leaving several important family members off the guest list for their son Prince George’s christening. William’s aunts Princess Anne and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and his uncles Prince Andrew and Prince Edward will not attend the highly-anticipated October 23 event, the UK’s Daily Mail has […]
Crown Princess Mary has been voted Europe’s most elegant princess. Mary, 41, received 38 per cent of the vote in an online poll conducted by Hello! magazine. Spain’s Princess Letizia came second, with 26.1 per cent, while the Netherlands’ Queen Maxima was in third place with 15.6 per cent. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden came […]
She announced she was pregnant 12 weeks to the day after her fairy tale wedding and now Princess Madeleine has showed off her blossoming bump on the streets of New York. Madeleine, 31, who is four months pregnant, sported a noticeable tummy as she went about her business on the weekend. The new arrival, which […]
She earned the nickname “Thrifty Kate” for her high street fashion choices, but it has recently emerged that the Duchess of Cambridge’s love of bargain-hunting extends beyond the wardrobe. The owner of a Norfolk antique shop, where Kate has been known to pick out a few pieces to furnish her and Prince William’s nearby Georgian […]
At 92 years of age and recovering from abdominal surgery earlier this year, a sprightly Duke of Edinburgh proved age is nothing but a number on his most recent official engagement — visiting the elderly. Prince Philip, who has spent the summer recuperating after his June surgery, paid a visit to St Michael’s Care Complex […]
While Prince Harry visited Australia, his girlfriend Cressida Bonas was back in London preparing herself for royal marriage, which is said to be on the cards next year. The 24-year-old English socialite began dating the 29-year-old Prince in May last year after being set up by Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie. Despite the couple’s early efforts […]
Prince Harry will marry his 24-year-old girlfriend Cressida Bonas next year, UK newspapers have reported. Cressida has reportedly “overcome” her fears of marrying into the royal family and “got used to the idea” of settling down with Harry, 29. Friends say they now expect the couple to wed in 2014. “Cressie is going to marry […]