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Queen made an “incredible” choice to challenge Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after their controversial Oprah Winfrey interview, a royal commentator has claimed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their shock departure from the Royal Family in early 2020, and a year later, the pair's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey aired.

Express.co.uk reported that the book is being ghostwritten by novelist and journalist JR Moehringer, who also ghostwrote the autobiography of former world No 1.

Cressida Bonas was “spooked” by Kate Middleton leading to her ending her two year relationship with Prince Harry, an expert has claimed. The actress, 33, who is expecting her first child with her property developer husband Harry Wentworth-Stanley, dated Harry, 37, between 2012-2014, but the relationship soon ended.

Prince George is all smiles ahead of his ninth birthday! Kate Middleton and Prince William on Thursday shared a new picture of George to tout his birthday on Friday. "George is turning 9!" the couple wrote on Twitter, along with a birthday cake and balloon emoji. George was photographed on a beach in a light-blue polo shirt as he closely resembled his father.

Prince William almost had a completely different name which Prince Charles had his heart set on, according to a royal historian.He was also known as "Baby Wales" before Charles and Princess Diana finally decided upon William. The Duke of Cambridge, who will celebrate his 40th birthday on Tuesday (June 21), could have been named Arthur when he was born in 1982.

The Queen did her best to attend what she could of the four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations over the weekend.

Queen Elizabeth II was notably absent from multiple Platinum Jubilee events due to her "episodic mobility issues." Royal historian Robert Lacey explained the decision had to do with minimizing the distress the citizens of the British monarch might feel if she stumbled. "She would not want to stumble – not for her own sake but for the distress it would cause other people," Lacey told People magazine. However, her absence was even felt at events she did attend.

royal fans are aware of the Queen's endearing 'Lilibet' nickname – but some might not know that Prince Philip had another rather strange one for her too. The monarch was first given the 'Lilibet' moniker by close family members when she was young because she couldn't pronounce her own name Elizabeth.

Prince William and Kate Middleton usually receive a warm welcome wherever they go but this hasn’t always been the case on their Caribbean tour.

Queen has been sharing more royal duties with Prince Charles and Prince William — but remains firmly in charge, according to a royal expert.Robert Lacey says the 95-year-old monarch has started to delegate some tasks, especially those involving foreign travel, to her son and grandson the over the course of the last year.It comes after a number of personal health scares cropped up shortly after the sad loss of her closest confidant in Prince Philip, who died in April last year.Mr Lacey said Her Majesty's favoured method of communication with the first and second-in-line to the throne was the telephone.The royal historian told People Magazine: "They operate together — not as equals, because the Queen remains in charge — but William is a very active component in the way the monarchy protects itself."Her big calls are likely to have included her announcement on the day of her Platinum Jubilee to grant Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall the title of Queen Consort upon Charles' ascension.Historian Amanda Foreman, author of Queen Victoria's Buckingham Palace, meanwhile said that her 'taking care of business' approach of recent months was a direct result of her hospital stay and illness towards the end of last year.She said: "When you start to think about your own mortality, there's a very strong urge to do housekeeping."The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge have also been said to have been in ever-closer co-operation over their royal briefs in recent times.The pair are reportedly working on a plan to "slim down" the size of the monarchy in the future as "less people means less drama", according to a royal insider.A source speaking to the US magazine said the pair have agreed to “guide each other” in their mission to reform the

royal nicknames that make us say ‘what?' Prince George calls the Queen 'Gan-Gan', and Prince William gets called 'Wombat'. But those ones are cute, at least. The nickname Prince Philip had for the Queen, however, sounds a little odder than the others.

Prince William and Prince Harry are "sick to the back teeth" of Prince Charles' attempts to make Camilla the Queen Consort. On Saturday (February 5), The Queen expressed her "sincere wish" that the Duchess of Cornwall be known as Queen Consort when Charles is crowned king.Speculation has surrounded the role for years and it has been uncertain what Camilla's official title would be following her husband's coronation.

Kate Middleton is believed to share an especially close bond with her stepmother-in-law, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.The royal pair are reported to have a special relationship which they commemorate with special gifts to each other.The Duchess of Cambridge, 40, is said to be particularly fond of Prince Charles' wife, 74, and keen to seek her advice and counsel when it comes to navigating royal life.The pair were most recently pictured together on a visit to East London, where they met textiles students at a centre run by the Prince's Foundation. Meanwhile, last year they both attended the No Time To Die premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall alongside their husbands.

Christmas speech included a hidden message inspired by Prince Philip’s sense of duty, a royal expert has claimed. Robert Lacey – author of A Brief Life of the Queen – argues that Her Majesty’s vibrant red dress made the statement that she would be carrying on with all the “sense of service, intellectual curiosity and capacity to squeeze the fun out of any situation”, with which the Duke of Edinburgh inspired her.

After Prince Harry announced he and wife Meghan Markle were stepping down as senior royals, Prince William let it be known their brotherly bond was also broken. Speaking through a friend, William said: "I've put my arm around my brother all our lives.

Prince William is the epitome of politeness. But there was a time he was less composed, as Bob Geldof witnessed first hand.

Prince Harry was on the verge of tears after Meghan Markle received a brutal royal snub last year, according to one expert.Royal historian and author Robert Lacey has said that, despite Prince William and Kate Middleton's best efforts to diffuse the situation, the Sussexes were still cut up after the Commonwealth Day Service in March 2020. Writing in an updated version of his book Battle of Brothers, Lacey described how Harry and Meghan's last appearance as working royals went worse than it had seemed.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!If it wasn't for a last minute change of heart Prince William would have had an entirely different name, according to a royal historian. Writing in last week's edition of PEOPLE magazine, historian Robert Lacey revealed that Princess Diana managed to alter history and talk Prince Charles out of another name.

Royal historian Robert Lacey is offering Royal fans an inside look at how Prince William is preparing for his future role as King.

All eyes are on Prince William as he steps up in his role a second in line to the throne. "Following the April death of [Prince Philip], William has stepped up to become one of the three family figures, adding the ginger of youth to royal strategy," royal historian Robert Lacey told People magazine for the latest cover story.

According to royal historian and author Robert Lacey, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sat their eldest son down a year or so ago and told him that he will one day become king of England, following, as ruler, in the footsteps of his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, grandfather Prince Charles, and father.