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They may not live in a castle or royal palace, but the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh’s family home at Bagshot Park in Surrey is far from modest.The Grade II- listed mansion was given to the couple by Queen Elizabeth II to commemorate their 1999 wedding, and they are now said to rent it from the Crown Estate for a whopping £90,000 per year. The house is reportedly worth around £30m in today’s money, and royal biographer Ingrid Seward tells us, “It’s got 120 rooms, a private lake and stables, and there are 51 acres of land.

Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles' rise to the throne, The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children have undergone several changes. One significant shift was their relocation from London to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor Estate, taking with them Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has opened up about her early struggles after entering the Royal Family, admitting to bouts of 'frustration' as she adjusted to her royal duties.

The Duchess of Sussex surprised her fans on New Year's Day by re-joining Instagram under the simple account name @meghan and posting a elegant black and white video. Understood to have been filmed by Prince Harry, the inaugural post shows the Duchess on the beach in Montecito drawing the digits 2025 into the sand while wearing an all-white ensemble. Given her global fame, it has been claimed that Meghan could earn a staggering £800,000 per post on the social media platform.

After losing her own mother, Mary, when she was 40, the Duchess of Edinburgh’s unique bond with the late Queen Elizabeth was something she cherished very deeply. “With the exception of her daughter Anne, the Queen was closer to Sophie than any of the other royal women,” says biographer Ingrid Seward.

With their hands intertwined, the smiling Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh looked blissfully happy in two glorious portraits to mark their silver wedding anniversary. Publicly released in June 2024, the photos not only celebrated 25 years of a remarkable marriage, but also a union that is often held up as an example of enduring love, friendship and quiet commitment. “There’s clearly a lovely partnership there,” says royal author and commentator, Katie Nicholl.

Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of the royal biography “My Mother & I,” recently told The Standard. “They hate that they let the Queen down,” Seward added.Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, abandoned their royal lives in the UK and moved to the US in 2020.They subsequently turned against Harry’s relatives — including Queen Elizabeth II, who died at age 96 in Sept.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly prioritized their children when they decided to spend Christmas at home in California. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed the holiday with son Prince Archie, 5, and daughter Princess Lilibet, 3, at their home in the exclusive enclave of Montecito.

Prince Harry's yuletide festivities have changed dramatically, to a more intimate affair in California, alongside his wife Meghan Markle and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Christmas has taken on a new look for Prince Harry, who once revelled in the grand family gatherings at Sandringham. Now, with Meghan Markle and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, their celebrations are more intimate, set in their California home, often with just Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, joining them.

From magnificent Tudor feasts to Edwardian dinner tables groaning with delicacies, banquets have always been part of royal life. A guest of Queen Victoria’s at Christmas described a “mighty sight”: 50 turkeys being roasted in the kitchen, a huge slab of beef and a woodcock pie of 100 birds.Today’s menu is slimmed down, but the setting for Christmas lunch is just as majestic. If numbers allow, the royals will eat in Sandringham’s green dining room.

When life is a whirl of state visits, ceremonies and public meet-and-greets, having a bolthole to escape to at Christmas is key. For the King, Sandringham House in Norfolk fits the bill. “Sandringham IS Christmas.

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their relationship timeline wasn’t all that straightforward.“[His father] said, ‘Look, William, there’s nothing more important than your family,’” royal author Ingrid Seward told Fox News.“’Don’t make the mistakes that I made,’” Seward claimed Charles had told the future king. “I just did duty, duty, duty.

ruled to strip the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of their protection in February, Harry has made it his mission to win it back — but has notably received zero help from the royals.And according to royal author Ingrid Seward, the cancer-stricken monarch, 76, will not be lending his youngest son a helping hand in his ongoing legal battle.“The king is in a position where the security and who gets the security is decided by the government, and the government is not the monarch,” Seward told Fox News.“When Charles was Prince Charles, he could do more, but as monarch, he has to be very careful. He cannot get involved with government policy.

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Meghan Markle seems to be facing another setback as her Hollywood connections appear to dwindle, with a royal commentator suggesting that her once close friend Victoria Beckham has stepped back from the Duchess for a specific reason.

Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s royal wedding at Windsor Castle in 2018.But things have since turned sour between the exiled royals and the Beckhams, and the foursome is “no longer on speaking terms,” according to new reports.Royal commentator Ingrid Seward addressed the state of Meghan and Victoria’s friendship, revealing the latter is too busy in the upcoming year to reconcile with her former friend.The ex-Spice Girl is gearing up for her own Netflix series, “The House of VB.” The documentary series will follow Victoria as she juggles her fashion brand and beauty business while being a mom, wife and friend in a global spotlight.Netflix announced the beginning of production on Aug. 21; however, an air date has yet to be revealed.Meghan is said to be “furious” over Victoria’s show, as she’s also set to launch a cooking series on the streaming platform in 2025 tied to her American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand.The royal pair’s company, Archewell Productions, also produced a Netflix docuseries called “POLO,” which takes the audience behind the scenes of the glamorous world of the popular sport.

The late Queen Elizabeth had preferred Princess Diana to marry Andrew instead of Charles due to "two reservations", according to royal author Ingrid Seward. Her book, My Mother And I, shares that just a month before Diana's royal wedding to Charles, she was invited to Windsor Castle for a party celebrating Andrew's 21st birthday.

Royal expert and biographer Ingrid Seward has suggested that Prince Harry's solo engagements, separate from Meghan Markle, may be a strategic move to regain public favour.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have multiple homes, but you could formerly find them residing at Kensington Palace in Apartment 1A, with their three children. Prince William and Kate called the property home from 2013, and had it completely transformed to their tastes prior to moving in with their first child, Prince George.They moved out to Adelaide Cottage, Windsor, in the summer of 2022 to be nearer to the late Queen. Apartment 1A, worth £635m, boasts 20 rooms altogether and is spread across floor enormous floors, which are filled with stylish decor and furnishings.