Moment Royal Navy detonates Second World War bomb near Guernsey’s QE2 Marina after divers discovered the 3ft anti-submarine weapon on the seabed Recreational divers found the large unexploded bomb during outing last week The Royal Navy established 200m exclusion zone off the east coast of Guernsey Explosive experts from the Navy moved in today to … Read more
Prince William will ‘undoubtedly detest’ The Crown after it portrayed his father Prince Charles as ‘brutal’ and a ‘insecure wimp’ and his late mother Princess Diana as ‘deeply stressed’, a royal expert said today. Richard Fitzwilliams said the Duke of Cambridge will view the Netflix drama as ‘deeply intrusive’ with a ‘malign and ill-mannered’ portrayal … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Tour London’s Royal palaces with TV star Suzannah Lipscomb By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 12:02 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 12:02 GMT, 16 November 2020 For lovers of TV series The Crown, which returns to our screens this week, here’s a fascinating tour that will give you … Read more
Princess Diana bulimia scenes in The Crown are slammed by Royal experts as ‘too graphic’ By Eleanor Sharples Tv & Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:45 GMT, 15 November 2020 | Updated: 22:45 GMT, 15 November 2020 Royal experts have criticised graphic scenes in The Crown which portray Princess Diana’s struggle with bulimia. … Read more
Royal Mail set to post a first-half loss of £65m with the pandemic worsening a drop in letter volumes It comes despite a predicted 8% rise in revenues to £5.6bn Covid-19 has prompted a rise in parcel sending with more internet shopping The company taking on 33,000 temporary staff to help with Christmas demand By … Read more
Royal Mail edges towards truce in its battle with unions – just as parcel deliveries surge in second lockdown By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 15:07 GMT, 15 November 2020 Royal Mail is edging towards a truce in its long-running modernisation battle with unions – just … Read more
Queen’s appointment of a Royal Marines officer as her equerry is hailed ‘deeply significant’ by elite force after the ‘huge disappointment’ of Prince Harry quitting his captain general role Major Tom White was picked by the Queen who held several interviews for role He becomes the first commando to ever hold role of Queen’s ‘eyes … Read more
Queen’s appointment of a Royal Marines officer as her equerry is hailed ‘deeply significant’ by elite force after the ‘huge disappointment’ of Prince Harry quitting his captain general role Major Tom White was picked by the Queen who held several interviews for role He becomes the first commando to ever hold role of Queen’s ‘eyes … Read more
Like the previous three series of The Crown, the latest is riddled with factual errors. Here, Royal historian Ian Lloyd highlights some of the worst examples. DIANA AND CAMILLA’S LUNCH ‘DISASTER’ TV VERSION The two women in Charles’s life are shown meeting for lunch at the London restaurant Menage a Trois shortly after the Prince … Read more
The Crown has made its long-awaited return to screens with the Royal Family facing a period of transition plagued by political division and the emerging of a modern icon. Series four sees the Netflix show transition from the 1970s into the 1980s, with stars Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies and Helena Bonham Carter joined by newcomers … Read more