Prince Andrew left the Duke of Edinburgh‘s funeral in the back of his new £220,000 racing-green Bentley which he had fitted with personalised number plates. The Duke of York, 61, sat in the back of the 200mph green Bentley Flying Spur – which was blue when first delivered in September before being spray-painted. The motor, with its … Read more
Prince Andrew left the Duke of Edinburgh‘s funeral in the back of his new £220,000 racing-green Bentley which he had fitted with personalised number plates. The Duke of York, 61, sat in the back of the 200mph green Bentley Flying Spur – which was blue when first delivered in September before being spray-painted. The motor, with its … Read more
Princess Alice of Battenberg circa. 1910 Alice was born Princess Alice of Battenberg in 1885 at Windsor Castle, a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and raised as an English princess, although both her parents were German. Alice was congenitally deaf but she could speak clearly. Photographs show how beautiful she was, with her upswept hair and … Read more
Princess Anne joined her brothers, son, husband and nephews today to lead the procession to St George’s Chapel ahead of her father Prince Philip‘s funeral. The royals all sported mourning dress and not military regalia, but did display their service medals. Like her elder brother, The Princess Royal wore the Long Service and Good Conduct … Read more
Princess Eugenie has arrived at Windsor Castle for the funeral of her grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, alongside her husband Jack Brooksbank. Eugenie, who is the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, wore her brunette tresses in a natural wave across her shoulders and donned a black jacket as she arrived by car this afternoon. … Read more
Prince Andrew today walked behind Philip’s hearse in a suit after the Queen denied his demand to wear an Admiral’s uniform for the funeral. The monarch took control earlier this week and decreed that none of the royal guests would be in military dress after her middle son caused a stir. But the Duke of … Read more
Prince Andrew arrives in Windsor for Philip’s funeral in a suit after Queen refused his demand to wear a full admiral’s outfit and ruled NO royal should wear a uniform The monarch decreed that none of the royal guests would be in military dress The funeral is the most visible the Duke of York has … Read more
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi took part in his first royal ceremony since tying the knot with Princess Beatrice as the couple were among 30 guests at Prince Philip‘s funeral. Edoardo, 38, supported his wife Beatrice, 32, who he married in July last year, as she mourned the loss of her beloved grandfather, who passed away last Friday … Read more
There have been touching tributes from Prince Charles, tears from the Countess of Wessex, rosy family photographs from the Duchess of Cambridge, St Fergie of Condolence nipping over to comfort the Queen. We had Prince Andrew sidling in from stage right, hoping everyone will forget the embarrassments of the recent past; Princess Anne paying tribute … Read more
Arranging the funeral of Prince Philip in the midst of a coronavirus lockdown poses a host of serious challenges for courtiers at Buckingham Palace. But so too does the role of Prince Andrew, the disgraced Duke who has been kept away from all major events since his disastrous November 2019 Newsnight interview about his close … Read more