The key here is not if but when. Starmer unwittingly - or perhaps wittingly - took away a formidable royal bargaining tool. Shut up about Canada and we look forward to seeing you soonest

His views are well worth listening to, Zanna, he deals in reality Graham Smith 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🇬🇱 🐧

At his suggestion I once poured Prince Philip a gentle gin and tonic on the royal train, prior to a TV show I was doing on renewables. HRH took one swig, looked at me sourly, and barked - "You bloody drowned it!" My future as a wine waiter in the bin 😡

Don't forget Dumfries House, where the Great Steward of Scotland rests his head. Oh and that hideaway cottage in Wales. Then there's the Romanian roost, the Scillies place, Castle of Mey....

Not from Bryn Terfel 😆

Six days to go the publication of my new book, Sophie: Saving the Royal Family. With perfect timing the #DuchessofEdinburgh has flown to Sarajevo to mark the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide in which 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were massacred. Sophie is the

And walked round London with a note in her handbag saying "I am the Queen of Sweden". In case she got knocked down by a bus

The irresistable rise of Duchess Sophie, and how the royal roadshow would collapse without her - from Sean Smith's brand new biog. A must-read! express.co.uk/news/royal/208…

Another example of how the royal narrative has spiralled out of control - crazy theory containing not a shred of proof turned into a book telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2…

Meryle Secrest, who should know better

Unfortunately Christopher spouting anything royal has become a growth industry and an uncontrollable narrative. Who is to blame? Social media for starters and an insatiable mainstream media appetite for any morsel provided it's not libelous.

Congratulations, Sam, a lovely night. But to make R3 even greater, just drop those in-programme promos. Love your listeners, please BBC Radio 3

Top secret Royal shipwreck scandal and the staff they left behind mol.im/a/14949919 via Daily Mail`,

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Prince Andrew, Lady Sarah & David Armstrong-Jones get into the car after watching Prince Philip & Prince Charles play Polo in 1968. I just love the way Queen Elizabeth closes the car door! Do you think it may have been a long afternoon? 😄

Not even royals are exempt from cover-up. Add to this whitewash the 1942 crash of the Duke of Kent's plane, killing 14 of 15 on board. A pop-up RAF board of inquiry blamed the pilot - then, mysteriously, all papers relating to the crash went 'missing'. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/0…

Monday's The Guardian cartoon theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #PalestineAction #PalestineActionProtest

This man is one of the more extraordinary leaders in modern history. He eclipses even Churchill. Day & night for 3 years he’s battled to defend his nation from brutal invaders against overwhelming odds, betrayals, calumnies.

Maybe the Palace should have issued something more informal - #KingCharles in his garden perhaps. We're well into the 21st century, and the days of Ruritania are long gone theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/a…