ROBERT HARDMAN: The Queen became a truly great monarch because she had Prince Philip at her side

Theirs has been one of the great royal love stories of all time. In a thousand years of monarchy, their marriage outlasted that of every other Sovereign. And now, more than 150 years after the last great royal consort was taken from a very great queen, history has repeated itself. Just as ‘Victoria and Albert’ … Read more

Public want Prince William to leapfrog his father Charles to become next monarch

Public want Prince William to leapfrog his father Charles to become next monarch when Queen’s reign ends, poll suggests 27% of Britons want the Prince of Wales to be king – compared to 47% for William  Those aged 18 to 24 want Prince Harry to bypass family and become King next But 51% of those … Read more

Channel 4 documentary Queen Elizabeth: Love, Honour and Crown says monarch ‘frustrated’ by Charles

The Queen is ‘constantly frustrated with Prince Charles‘ who will ‘never live up to her sense of duty’, a royal expert has claimed in a new documentary. Clive Irving, author of the new biography The Last Queen, believes no members of the royal family have ‘measured up’ to Her Majesty’s enduring sense of duty. During … Read more

Woman left red-faced after confusing aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth with monarch

SNP supporter is left red-faced when she demands to know why HMS Queen Elizabeth is allowed to visit Scotland – only to be told it is the aircraft carrier, not the monarch Twitter user Kerry Newton confused Police’s message about aircraft carrier thinking it was about the Queen Ms Newton questioned why the Queen was … Read more

The Queen will not be watching: Monarch will ‘ignore’ Harry and Meghan Oprah interview ‘circus’

The Queen will ‘ignore’ the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s explosive Oprah Winfrey interview which has been branded a ‘circus’ by royal courtiers, it has been reported. Harry and Meghan’s televised conversation with the talk show host, which has fuelled tensions within the monarchy, will air in the US on Sunday night before being broadcast … Read more

Monarch holds cheery video call with Australian officials

The Queen displayed a calm demeanour as she spoke with officials in South Australia and witnessed the unveiling of a statue of herself for the very first time during a video call. Speaking to the Governor of South Australia, Hieu Van Le, and Steven Marshall, Premier of South Australia, Her Majesty, 94, smiled and chuckled at … Read more

Royal experts accuse Oprah of suggesting Monarch is ‘some mafia boss who silenced Meghan’

Oprah Winfrey’s assertion that Meghan Markle may have been ‘silenced’ by the Crown is ‘ridiculous’ and unfairly paints the Queen as a mob boss like Don Corleone from The Godfather, royal experts told MailOnline today.  Buckingham Palace should also be ‘scared’ after it emerged this morning that the Sussexes’ tell-all interview due for broadcast on … Read more

California’s monarch butterfly faces extinction as numbers plunge from millions to thousands 

The number of monarch butterflies wintering on the California coast has plummeted to a record low, according to entomologists. Fewer than 2,000 monarchs were recorded in November and December, compared to 200,000 barely three years ago. In the 1980s, the monarch butterflies migrating south to groves from Marin County to San Diego was estimated at … Read more

Barack Obama says the Queen ‘didn’t seem to mind’ when wife Michelle put arm around the monarch

Barack Obama says the Queen ‘didn’t seem to mind’ when wife Michelle committed royal faux pas by putting her arm around the monarch Barack Obama has shed light on moment  Michelle Obama broke royal protocol He said the Queen ‘didn’t seem to mind’ when wife placed her arm around her  In 2018 Mrs Obama explained … Read more

Even the Queen can’t escape ‘Covid gridlock’! Eye-witnesses spotted the monarch stuck in traffic

As the roads filled up on the eve of lockdown, it seems not even the Queen could escape ‘Covid gridlock’. Eye-witnesses spotted her stuck in traffic on Wednesday afternoon as she returned to Windsor after an official engagement. Mobile phone pictures taken by a member of the public showed the Queen’s convoy of three Range Rovers … Read more