He escaped Greece as a baby, stowed in a makeshift cot made from an orange box. But Prince Philip did not let his traumatic childhood hinder him as he rose to great heights after being sent to the UK as a virtually orphaned ten-year-old boy. With his mother in a psychiatric clinic and his exiled … Read more
‘We give thanks for the extraordinary life and work’: Boris leads political leaders as they pay tribute to Prince Philip as Sir Keir Starmer says Britain has ‘lost an extraordinary public servant’ By Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 12:26 BST, 9 April 2021 | Updated: 12:37 BST, 9 April 2021 Boris Johnson … Read more
The story of the Duke of Edinburgh‘s family is as fascinating as it is tragic. Born a Prince of Greece and Denmark, Philip – who passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle this morning aged 99 – was the fifth child and only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and his wife, Princess Alice … Read more
Queen to enter ‘eight-day period of mourning’ for Prince Philip who is expected to be buried at Frogmore Gardens in Windsor Castle grounds Her Majesty will not carry out any duties and laws will not be given Royal Assent Affairs of state will be paused for eight days following Prince Philip’s death 30 days of … Read more
Prince Philip, the Queen’s ‘strength and guide’ throughout their 73-year marriage and her rock during her 69-year reign, has died today at the age of 99. The Duke of Edinburgh spent his final days at Windsor Castle with his wife after a 28-night stay in hospital having been admitted in mid-February for an infection and a … Read more
Dear William, Sometimes you have to accept there’s only so much you can do for a sibling. For 20 years, after those tragic events in 1997, you were a rock for your brother – the only other human being he could entirely open up to and trust. Your father was often absent and distant. Given … Read more
DAN WOOTTON: Prince William ‘ends his 20-year friendship’ with ITV’s Tom Bradby over him siding with his brother Harry and becoming a ‘mouthpiece’ for his and Meghan’s ‘gripes about the Royals’ Two-decades long friendship between Prince William and Tom Bradby is now over, say senior royal sources Duke of Cambridge has been left annoyed that … Read more
Prince William has paid tribute to the efforts of the NHS and its workers during the pandemic, describing the institution as ‘probably the most admired organisation around’. The Duke of Cambridge’s praise came during a call to a consultant working in a Belfast hospital, after a series of telephone and video calls to NHS staff across … Read more
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
Netflix today announced Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s first TV series for the network, which will be a documentary series about the Invictus Games. The programme, Heart of Invictus, will follow the competitors around the world on the road to the Games at The Hague which had been expected to take place in 2020 but … Read more