Royal family
Bombshell bullying complaint against Meghan Markle revealed before Oprah interview
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have accused royal aides of a “calculated smear campaign” in an extraordinary outbreak of hostilities.
- by Bevan Shields
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Duchess of Sussex awarded $800,000 after court privacy win
Last month, a judge ruled a tabloid had breached her privacy and infringed her copyright by publishing parts of the five-page letter she wrote to her father.
- by Michael Holden
‘Gracious!’: The Queen pokes fun at herself during first video call to Australia
The Queen has cracked jokes about a new life-sized bronze statue of herself during a rare call.
- by Bevan Shields
Split from royal life ‘unbelievably tough’, Prince Harry says
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry invoked the memory of his late mother, Princess Diana, who had to find her way alone after she and Prince Charles divorced.
- by Lynn Elber
Prince Philip transferred to second hospital for heart tests
The 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth has been transferred to a different hospital in London to have tests for a pre-existing heart condition, as well as receive treatment for an infection.
Charles stops funding Harry and Meghan’s mail office
The joy of receiving a note from a member of the royal family, in response to a card or a letter, has long been keenly felt across the globe but well-wishers for Harry and Meghan will need to rethink their correspondence.
- by Victoria Ward
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Prince Harry’s interview a winning formula in celebrity-obsessed America
There is no denying the Duke of Sussex’s first interview since leaving the Royal family was 17 minutes of television gold.
- by Camilla Tominey
I left Britain to escape toxic press, Prince Harry says
Harry told James Corden, host of the Late Late Show in the US, he stepped back from his royal duties because the British press was destroying his mental health.
- by Michael Holden
‘Think about other people’: the Queen says refusing vaccine is selfish
England’s nonagenarian monarch took a genteel swipe at anti-vaxxers in a video conference with health officials, and insisted the jab “didn’t hurt at all”.
- by Victoria Ward and Sarah Knapton
Prince Philip ‘a lot better’ but to stay in hospital for treatment of infection
Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip will remain for several more days in hospital, where he is being treated for an infection.
Britain’s Prince Philip is ‘OK’, says grandson Prince William
William made the statement after his 99-year-old grandfather spent a sixth night in hospital.
- by Michael Holden