CBC News When Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, set off for the Caribbean recently, their royal visit was, among other things, billed as an opportunity to celebrate local culture and commemorate Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years as monarch.Some also saw the first major overseas trip William and Kate have taken in more than two years…
The GuardianPrince William faces a struggle to reinvent the monarchy as a progressive force, royal experts have warned, after he made it clear there would be a change of strategy following his controversial trip to the Caribbean.The future king has said he intends to break with tradition in his reign and become a “unifying force”,…
Sunday TimesIt was, depending on your point of view, either the celebrity wedding of the century or the nadir of vacuous pop culture. When David Beckham and Victoria Adams got married in 1999, they sat on gold thrones, released a dove after exchanging their vows, cut the many-tiered cake with a sword and wore matching…
Among the many headliners in the mix at the first of the two spring events on US soil was Emma Raducanu. Not for long, but still. Is she worth a billion dollars like former Romanian pro and businessman Ion Tiriac said, piggybacking on a tweet by British PR guru Mark Borkowski claiming she was the billion-dollar girl after her big win…
Daily Express The Russian President warned of rocketing costs if economic pressure intensifies on his country as UK experts claimed inflation here could hit 9.5 percent. Boris Johnson last night admitted Putin’s war will inflict further cost of living pain on Britons, adding: “It may be a bumpy period, but we’ll get through it as…
The MirrorOti Mabuse is said to have been inundated with offers, led by ITV and Channel 4. The pro dancer announced her departure from Strictly Come Dancing after seven years this weekShe is said to have been inundated with offers, led by ITV and Channel 4.“Oti is taking her time deciding on the right jobs,”…
The GuardianThe Duke of York’s legal battle with his accuser Virginia Giuffre, which he settled out of court this week, was characterised by a years-long series of damaging and unnecessary PR blunders, experts have said.His disastrous Newsnight interview, his ducking and diving to frustrate the serving of legal papers, and claims from “friends” that the…
The GuardianPrince Charles’s biographer, Jonathan Dimbleby, has claimed it is “extraordinarily unlikely” the prince knew of the alleged “cash for honours” scandal, saying the idea he could have been aware “frankly beggars belief”.Dimbleby defended the heir to the throne as the Metropolitan police launched an investigation into claims the Prince’s Foundation offered to support a…
The iPrince Andrew’s daughters are unlikely to be banished from Platinum Jubilee celebrations this summer because they have managed to successfully distance themselves from their father, according to royal experts.The Duke of York’s decision to come to an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre in her civil sex claim against him is believed to have been…
Washington PostPrince Andrew is toast, in terms of returning to his previous day job as a senior working royal, patron of charities and military figurehead. Those days are gone, likely forever.That’s the consensus opinion of royal commentators, public relations experts, lawyers, biographers of the monarchy, victims rights groups and social media users in Britain —…