Rod Stewart reveals his brother Don died days before the Queen as he says ‘it’s been a devastating 48 hours’

Sophie Wessex was once offered the Royal title later given to Kate Middleton but her husband Edward stepped in to refuse it. The Queen’s youngest son, Edward, 58, and his wife Sophie shared a strong bond with the monarch before Her Majesty’s death on 8 September.

King Charles III is not a fan of cling film and “shrieked” the first time he saw it, according to author Tom Bower in his book about Prince Philip. In the book, Rebel Prince, based on the late Prince Philip, author Tom Bower shared an anecdote about his eldest son, Charles and his aversion to cling film. The light-hearted story tells of the then prince coming into contact with cling film for the first time and “shrieking” and “trembling”.The late Duke of Edinburgh had a gripe with son Charles, according to the book, that he was disconnected from the regular world and an example of this was shared of the prince’s struggles with cling film.

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral takes place on Monday, concluding a 10-day mourning period in the UK. Her Majesty, 96, died at Balmoral castle on Thursday (September 8).

Zara Tindall was seen shooting husband Mike Tindall a look as he broke the silence during the late Queen Elizabeth II’s procession at Westminster Hall. Zara, 41, and her husband Mike, 43, paid their respects at Westminster Hall after the procession from Buckingham Palace for the Lying-in State of Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday.

TalkTV presenter Piers Morgan slammed those heckling King Charles III yesterday over taxpayers’ money.The journalist suggested that comments were insensitive given the recent death of the monarch’s late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.Piers, 57, took to Twitter yesterday to address the public’s reaction to the new King in view of his 7.9 million followers.He shared a video from Sky News, which showed a man heckling the King as he stopped to greet the crowds gathered in Wales.The clip was captioned: “During his visit to Cardiff today, King Charles was heckled over taxpayers' money.”The man in the video could be heard shouting: “While we struggle to heat our homes, we have to pay for your parade.“The taxpayer pays £100 million for you, and what for?”Above the video, Piers added: “Imagine doing this to a man whose mother died a few days ago? So disgusting.”On Thursday, September 8, it was confirmed the Queen had died at the age of 96.In a statement, Buckingham Palace said the monarch had died "peacefully" at her Balmoral estate, surrounded by close family.King Charles ascended the throne immediately after his “beloved” mother’s death and paid tribute to her, saying that it had been “a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family”.Piers’ followers took to the comment section to share their views on the subject of heckling, with some sympathising with the man’s complaints despite the timing of the Queen’s death.Smith wrote: “He's right.

Lilibet’s early childhood was not just carefree and secure, but surprisingly warm and loving, too.This was thanks to the efforts of her father, Bertie, who having endured a strict upbringing, battling a severe stammer throughout his life, encouraged demonstrations of affection in the family. As a baby, her days were mostly spent at 145 Piccadilly, overlooking Green Park.

A man is in police custody after he moved out of the queue of mourners and approached the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall on Friday night.The man was quickly brought down by the police in the hall. Metropolitan Police said the incident occurred around 10pm, as the live feed from inside the hall cut away for a brief period.

the queue to attend the Queen's lying in state, a court has heard. Adio Adeshine, 19, allegedly exposed himself and pushed into the mourners from behind, as they waited in line at Victoria Tower Gardens on Wednesday after Westminster Hall opened its doors to the public. He is said to have gone into the River Thames in an attempt to evade police before coming out and being arrested.

David Beckham has joined thousands of mourners queuing to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth. The former England football captain joined the queue in London to see the coffin of the late British monarch, who is lying in state in Westminster Hall, at around 2am on Friday morning (16. 09.

Mourning a tragic loss. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, honored his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with a touching tribute following her death at age 96.

A humble and at times tearful David Beckham was among those who stood in the long lines of Britishers waiting outside Westminster Hall today to pay last respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

Romania Tour Store, Charles, 73, is the great-grandson 16 times removed of Vlad, through the consort of George V, Queen Mary. In fact, the new British king has a longtime love for Romania, especially Transylvania, which he first visited in 1998.Since then, he bought and restored an 18th century cottage in the village of Viscri.

THE Masked Dancer and The Voice have been delayed in a schedule shake-up for an ITV news special on the Queen. ITV has revealed major changes to its daytime schedule tomorrow. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, all of the main broadcasters have amended their daily running orders.

DAVID Beckham turned down the chance to jump the huge queues in London today to file past the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The former footballer, 47,  instead opted to wait patiently with the tens of thousands of people snaking towards Westminster Hall – for 13 hours. A source said:  “David was offered a queue jump hall pass - and the opportunity to go in with an MP - but turned it down to queue.

GOGGLEBOX stars broke down in tears tonight as they paid tribute to the Queen following her death. The popular show aired at 9pm, and the show favourites were seen watching the announcement that the Queen had died, and got emotional as they discovered the news. The stars of the show were seen in tears, with Mary being reassured by Giles as the National Anthem was played.

Prince William and Kate Middleton traveled about an hour outside of London to meet with troops from the Commonwealth who have been deployed to the U.K. and slated to take part in Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral.The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the Army Training Centre in Pirbright, the holding area for service personnel.

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York was seen Friday with Prince Andrew as the pair viewed floral tributes left in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. The pair's outing at Windsor Castle marked the first time Ferguson, known fondly as Fergie, has been seen with the royal family since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Ferguson dressed in all black as she viewed the tributes.

Soccer legend David Beckham joined a massive line of people waiting to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II and view her coffin on Friday.  While onlookers stood in the hours-long line, it did not take long until bystanders noticed the 47-year-old British icon, who was dressed in a dark coat and baker boy cap. "I thought by coming at 2 a.m. it was going to be a little bit quieter.

Queen Elizabeth II, one famous face stood out. British soccer veteran David Beckham joined the queue at 2 a.m.