British Royal Family

Toni Collette and the most recent recipient of the Victoria Cross Corporel Daniel Keighran were among a very exclusive elite of just 20 guests invited by Governor-General Quentin Bryce and husband Michael Bryce to have dinner with Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall at Admiralty House this evening. The royal couple arrived in a […]

Australia put on an amazing show of both power and hospitality today, as Prince Charles enjoyed an afternoon at Bondi Beach. Security was tight, as the menacing 100ft Nemesis police boat patrolled the shore — normally reserved for surfers — and wetsuit-clad specialist policemen patrolled the waves on a jet boat and two powerful jet […]

Girl power was out in force at Government House in NSW today when a unique group of more than 80 women attended the Women of the World reception hosted by the Governor of NSW Marie Bashir with the Duchess of Cornwall as a very special guest. It was an impressive collection of women gathered in […]

After checking out the navy at Garden Island, The Duchess of Cornwall took off solo to a very special appointment at Sydney’s Victoria Barracks. The latest addition to Camilla’s list of titles is Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Australian Corps of Military Police and she’s here she to accept the appointment — will we see her […]

The Duchess of Cornwall was totally at home at a ladies garden luncheon for Tasmanian rural women hosted by Premier Lara Giddings today. I was one of the invitees at the elegant event in a marquee in the gardens of Richmond’s Mill House and with the Country Women’s Association, local producers and farmers, talked about […]

They were fashionably late but the crowd didn’t seem to care. In fact as the minutes ticked by more and more locals and blow-ins lined Bridge Street in the historic town of Richmond in Tasmania until the crowd was several deep. The town only has a population of around 1600 but it looked like more […]

As I come to the end of day two on the royal tour there’s one man I can’t keep my eyes off. Always near and looking proprietorial is a dashing figure in a crisp white uniform with gold braid and all the trimmings. No republic please! Australia loves Charles and Camilla It’s as if I’ve […]

She might be the Queen’s granddaughter, but Zara Phillips is not above making a fool of herself for a good cause. The 31-year-old royal has performed a version of Korean pop star Psy’s hit Gangnam Style dressed in her full Olympic equestrian kit. Zara appears alongside her eventing teammates Nicola Wilson and Tina Cook in […]

Up at Penfolds Winery South Australia and The Weekly’s country cook Maggie Beer is rushing around putting the finishing touches to her saltbush mutton, black pig leg of ham (from her daughter’s piggery) and Barossa chook as the royal cavalcade drives up through the vines. It’s a perfect Adelaide day, warm, blue skies and lots […]

As I get more immersed in the royal way of working — albeit as a member of the media — there is one overriding value system that seems to rule all encounters, and that is good old-fashioned courtesy. From the security men to the personal secretaries, the tightly knit press team, the police on guard […]