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Sir Keir Starmer once boasted of supporting the abolition of the monarchy, a newly rediscovered video revealed today – as Labour was urged to become more patriotic to win back voters. The Opposition leader was caught on camera in 2005 discussing the irony of being appointed a Queen’s Counsel – a senior barrister – for … Read more
Prince Philip is ‘very, very disappointed’ by Meghan Markle’s failure to ‘support the monarchy’ and her husband, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, who gave up his naval career to support the Queen, 94, when she ascended the throne in 1952, was ‘irritated’ when the Duchess of Sussex, 39, failed to … Read more
How depressingly predictable that the authorised-but-not-authorised account of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s rupture with the Royal Family (and with this country) should rest on the charge of ‘snobbery’. The authors of Finding Freedom — though Nelson Mandela this ain’t — claim that Prince Harry never got over the impression that his brother had … Read more
Thailand forces man into psychiatric hospital against his will after he wore T-shirt saying he has ‘lost all faith in the institution of monarchy’ Tiwakorn Vithiton posted a picture on Facebook of himself wearing the T-shirt He was put in a psychiatric hospital in Khon Kaen on an unclear legal basis People who defame the … Read more
Prince Charles had plans to ‘expand’ Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s role in the monarchy before they moved to Los Angeles, a royal expert has claimed. Royal author Nigel Cawthorne has told that Charles, 71, was ‘delighted’ when Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, tied the knot in May 2018, and was ‘undoubtedly planning on increasing … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a rare surge of online posts in Thailand questioning King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the monarchy. On Sunday a government minister subsequently warned that inappropriate posts could lead to jail. Insulting the monarchy is a crime, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Thailand has been a constitutional monarchy … Read more
Royals ‘cashing in on titles and blowing our money on their home’? How MPs feared the monarchy was being ‘tarnished’ by Princess Margaret and husband Lord Snowdon in the 1960s Senior politicians feared the reputation of the royals was being tarnished Tory MP Sir Martin Lindsay compiled a critical report of the couple in January … Read more
‘I’d quite like to see Queen Meghan at some point’: Labour hopeful Lisa Nandy says she would like to abolish the monarchy – but admits she wouldn’t mind if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took the throne Lisa Nandy said that as a ‘democrat’ she would vote to abolish the UK monarchy Rival Rebecca Long-Bailey … Read more