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Concerns are growing about Her Majesty the Queen’s health after it has emerged that the traditional royal welcome to Balmoral Castle has been cancelled – to be replaced with a “small, private event”, according to reports. Her Majesty is known to be keen on performing as many of her traditional duties as possible. However it was felt that the annual
» Read moreThe Queen's so-called "olive branch" to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has been dubbed "PR jiu-jitsu" by a royal writer. The Sussexes have reportedly landed an invite to join the monarch on her summer break at her royal residence of Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Yet given the couple's "humiliation" at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations and the timing of Harry's
» Read moreThe Queen is reportedly so fond of her favourite sandwich that she has had it for every afternoon tea since she was a child, says a former Palace chef. The curious royal food fact was spilled by Darren McGrady, who was Her Majesty's personal chef from 1982 to 1993. He also worked as a cook for Princess Diana, Prince Harry
» Read moreMeghan Markle and Prince Harry are being advised to prepare for a “lifelong battle” after going public with legal battles, according to an expert. The Duke of Sussex is taking legal action against the Mail on Sunday after the publication allegedly made a “misrepresentation of the facts” regarding Harry’s offer to pay for the protection himself, according to a court
» Read moreWhen the Queen celebrates her 96th birthday today (21 April), she will likely be smothered in presents from world leaders, charities, members of the public, diplomats, members of the royal family and more. The presents Her Majesty has received in the past go from being fairly unusual to incredibly lavish. When the monarch celebrated her 90th birthday in 2016, the
» Read moreThe Queen's stylist has claimed she once had to fix herself a stiff drink in lockdown after the monarch started "shouting" while she did her hair. Angela Kelly, who has served as Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser to Her Majesty since 2002, described feeling nervous after taking on a new role as the monarch's hairdresser during the pandemic. The royal
» Read moreA heartbroken mother has been pictured kissing her daughter goodbye moments before she is believed to have become the first Briton to pass away after eating a cannabis sweet. Damilola Grace Olakanmi, 23, fell drastically ill straight after eating just one sweet laced with the drug. The tragic photo of her mother Wumi kissing her dying daughter on the head,
» Read moreDon’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter Tributes have been paid to a young law student who died after eating just one suspected synthetic cannabis sweet. Damilola Olakanmi, 23, and her 21-year-old friend ate one of the "Trrlli Peachie O's" sweets in Ilford, East London, on Tuesday. The sweet was allegedly bought online via a messaging
» Read moreThe Queen's Covid diagnosis has forced the Royal Family to face the 'cold hard reality' of their precarious situation, an expert has claimed. In one of the most tumultuous periods for the Queen and fellow royals in living memory, the family has had to absorb Harry and Meghan quitting, the death of Prince Phillip, and more recently the allegations made
» Read moreThe Queen has long been associated with one specific breed of dog – the corgi. The 95-year-old has had several, and currently owns two of them, alongside a cross-breed dorgi. But now she has gone away from her beloved breed and got herself an award-winning cocker spaniel know as Lissy. The pooch, aged four, has been named after the Queen,
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