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King Charles’ Australia Trip Is ‘All About Proving He Isn’t Dying’: Source

Next week, King Charles III will set off on a royal tour of Australia, which earlier this year many doubted would ever happen. In February, when...

11.10.2024 10

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Tom Sykes

Kate Middleton Makes Official Return to Public Life

Kate Middleton bounced back into public life Thursday, attending her first official public engagement since she announced she had recovered from...

10.10.2024 3

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Queen Camilla ‘Pleased’ That Cancer-Hit Charles Will Skip Climate Summit

As a vocal champion of the environment, King Charles has long sought to use his position to steer and influence the global discussion around...

09.10.2024 3

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King Charles Makes Surprising Decision to ‘Pause’ Cancer Treatment

King Charles III is to “pause” his cancer treatment, understood to be a weekly regimen, for 11 days as he undertakes his high-profile royal tour of...

07.10.2024 10

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How Charles’ Cancer, and ‘King William,’ Are Rewiring the Royal Family

It’s hard to understand almost anything that has happened in the royal story since February 5, 2024—the day King Charles announced to the world he...

04.10.2024 10

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Queen Elizabeth’s Last Co-Star Is Back in a New Trailer—as a Baby

Queen Elizabeth II’s final co-star, Paddington Bear, is headed back to movie screens this fall, and a new trailer shows footage of the marmalade-...

03.10.2024 9

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Prince William Loses His Voice Cheering His Team to Historic Soccer Victory

Prince William lost his voice at a soccer game Wednesday night, after joining in wild celebrations as he cheered on his team, Aston Villa, to a...

03.10.2024 6

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Billionaire Diddy Pal Ripped for ‘Disneyland’ Plan in Quaint Countryside

Ron Burkle, the billionaire who collaborated closely with shamed music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to restructure his Sean John brand, has encountered...

02.10.2024 4

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Princess Beatrice Reportedly Avoids Visiting Dad Andrew’s Home

Part of the reason Prince Andrew is steadfastly refusing to budge from his home, Royal Lodge, which he leases at a bargain price from the Crown...

01.10.2024 10

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How Prince William Used Instagram to Shade Prince Harry’s Big Day in London

Hours before Prince Harry took to the stage Monday night as the star of the WellChild Awards, his most prestigious remaining U.K. charity...

01.10.2024 4

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Netflix Isn’t Chill With Prince Harry Over His Polo Show, Report Claims

Nacho is the star of Harry’s polo show Prince Harry making a show for Netflix about himself playing polo always seemed a curious idea. Isn’t the...

29.09.2024 5

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Camilla Wants Sick Charles to Skip U.K. Meeting with Prince Harry: Sources

King Charles III would like to meet with his son, Prince Harry, when he visits the U.K. next week, but is weighing counsel from advisers, including...

27.09.2024 5

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Former Employees of ‘Demon’ Boss Meghan Markle Share Their Truth on Her ‘Psycho Moments’

Meghan Markle was a “demon” who had “psycho moments” as a boss, people who worked for her have told The Daily Beast. The former employees spoke out...

25.09.2024 4

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Meghan Markle Is Just the Best Boss Ever, Staff on Her Payroll Insist

Meghan Markle gives her staff gifts including dog leashes and skincare products, and is such a good boss that she makes them feel like seeds being...

25.09.2024 6

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Prince Harry’s Family Speech Is Also Aimed at His and Meghan’s Haters

Prince Harry has publicly reinforced his status as a family man and his commitment to his children in a moving address in New York Tuesday, pushing...

24.09.2024 2

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Albanian ‘King’ Goes Instagram Official With New Girlfriend

The head of the Albanian Royal family, Crown Prince Leka II, has revealed on social media that he has a new girlfriend just seven months after a...

24.09.2024 5

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Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, 22, Is the Latest Royal to Move to the U.S.

While much of the media’s focus has been on Prince Harry hitting New York this week, another European royal has quietly been making herself at home...

23.09.2024 4

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Kate Middleton’s Surprising Cancer Aid Revealed by Her Brother

Even casual followers of royal news will likely be aware that Kate Middleton’s brother has a dog or two, and that his old hound, Ella, is the...

23.09.2024 30

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Meghan and Harry’s Humiliation by ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ Shows Their Power Draining, Report Says

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have rejected claims made in a new report which says they are disliked, losing industry clout and on the receiving...

21.09.2024 5

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Prince Harry Won’t Meet Prince William or King Charles on U.K. Trip: Sources

Royal relations have reached a fresh nadir, with the sending of birthday wishes to Prince Harry by King Charles and Prince William’s offices on...

20.09.2024 6

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Princess Diana’s Last Boyfriend’s Father Accused of Rape

Princess Diana’s friend Mohamed Al-Fayed, who was also the father of her last boyfriend, Dodi, has been posthumously accused of rape by five former...

19.09.2024 50

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Prince Andrew ‘Depressed’ and Family ‘Anxious’ Ahead of Amazon Movie

A friend of Prince Andrew’s has told the Daily Beast that he is “depressed” ahead of a new three-part film, A Very Royal Scandal, about his...

18.09.2024 20

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Kate Middleton Quietly Returns to Work on Special Project After Finishing Cancer Treatment

Kate Middleton has officially returned to work, just a week after announcing she was cancer-free and had finished chemotherapy in an...

18.09.2024 3

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William Has ‘No Interest’ in Reconciling With Harry Right Now

Prince William has “no interest” in restoring contact with Prince Harry, friends of his and wife Kate Middleton have told The Daily Beast, despite...

16.09.2024 3

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‘Olive Branch’ as William, Kate, and Charles All Wish Harry Happy 40th Birthday

Happy birthday, brother There was a major breakthrough in the broken relationship between warring royal brothers Prince Harry and Prince William...

15.09.2024 6

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A Plaque Commemorating Prince Andrew Has Been Ripped From a Belfast Hospital Wall

Plaques celebrating previous incidences of royal ribbon cutting on the premises are a feature of many British institutions. Now, however, a Belfast...

14.09.2024 3

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Kate Middleton’s Cancer Recovery Video Is ‘Reset to End All Resets’: Source

As the positive news of Kate Middleton’s completion of chemotherapy and cancer-free status sank in Monday, questions about her ongoing recovery...

10.09.2024 3

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Prince Harry Just Made a Pilgrimage to Princess Diana’s Grave

Prince Harry visited his mother Princess Diana’s grave when he was staying at her ancestral home in the U.K. last week, The Daily Beast has been...

06.09.2024 4

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Hot Prince William Is Back With His Official New Stubble

When a smooth-shaven Prince William was photographed going to church in Scotland last month just days after appearing in an Olympics congratulation...

05.09.2024 3

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Prince William’s Friends Ridicule Prince Harry’s ‘Very Thick’ Strategy

The fragile ceasefire between Prince William and Prince Harry which allowed both brothers to attend their uncle’s funeral last week, collapsed in...

04.09.2024 4

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‘Humiliating:’ Legendary Chef José Andrés Defects From Harry and Meghan to William

Picking a side in a divorce is always uncomfortable. Some people, of course, manage to stay friends with both parties. Now José Andrés is having a...

03.09.2024 10

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Prince Harry Insists He Has Loads of ‘Amazing’ Friends and ‘No Interest’ in Returning to Royal Life

Prince Harry, who has been cast recently as lonely and friendless and so devoid of purpose that he wants to start working for the royal family...

02.09.2024 2

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Prince Harry Looking for Way Back Into the Royal Fold, Bombshell Report Says

Prince Harry is looking to rejoin the royal family in the U.K. and getting in touch with former courtiers to do so, a bombshell report in the Mail...

01.09.2024 7

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Prince Andrew’s Plan to Beat King Charles in Royal Lodge ‘Siege’

Prince Andrew will defy his brother King Charles’ insistence that he moves out of Royal Lodge, the 30-room historic Windsor mansion he has called...

30.08.2024 2

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Meghan Markle Says She Wears Unknown Brands to Boost Them

It’s been called the “Meghan effect.” Now, Meghan Markle has said in a new interview that she deliberately sets out to promote brands she likes by...

28.08.2024 2

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Prince William Dodges New York Showdown With Prince Harry

As provocations go, it’s hard to see a bigger one than Prince Harry announcing this week that he was making a trip to New York during the one week...

28.08.2024 2

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King Charles Is Not Sleeping at Balmoral While on Vacation

King Charles is spending most of his time on holiday in Scotland at his own home, Birkhall, and is not sleeping at Balmoral Castle with the rest of...

28.08.2024 4

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Kate Middleton Makes Rare Public Appearance in Scotland, Telegraphing Health and Recovery

Kate Middleton, the cancer-hit wife of Prince William, made a rare appearance in public Sunday as she attended church in Scotland with the king,...

25.08.2024 2

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King Charles Turns to God for Guidance on Healing Harry Rift

So help me God King Charles is reportedly turning to religion to help him get over his rift with Prince Harry. A report in the Daily Mail , citing a...

25.08.2024 7

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Queen Camilla Fears King Charles Is ‘Working Too Hard,’ Wants Him to Slow Down

Some insiders at Buckingham Palace—and the king’s wife—are concerned by King Charles III’s packed schedule, fearing that his insistence on...

23.08.2024 2

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Trump Makes Bizarre Boast About Dead Queen: I Was Her Favorite President

Donald Trump seemed to be trying to start a feud with a dead woman Thursday after he said reports the late Queen Elizabeth II found him “very rude”...

22.08.2024 7

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Queen Elizabeth’s Withering Take on Putin Revealed After ‘Rude’ Trump Remark

The late Queen Elizabeth II was so meticulously discreet that on the very rare occasions when her own opinions on people, places, and things...

21.08.2024 3

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Princes William and Harry May Only Reunite at King Charles’ Funeral: Source

Friends of Prince William have told The Daily Beast that reports that William will not invite Prince Harry to his coronation are accurate, adding...

21.08.2024 20

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King Charles to Visit Scene of Knife Attack on Taylor Swift Dance Class

King Charles’ office announced he will today meet some of the children who survived the Southport knife attack which triggered riots across the...

20.08.2024 6

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William Furious that Harry and Meghan Still ‘Deliberately’ Call Catherine ‘Kate’

Friends of Prince William and Kate Middleton have told the Daily Beast that William took offense at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle publicly...

20.08.2024 1

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Queen Elizabeth Said Trump Was ‘Very Rude,’ and Had an ‘Arrangement’ With Melania

Often revered as an astute judge of character, Queen Elizabeth II told friends that she found Donald Trump “very rude,” and mused that he must...

20.08.2024 70

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Prince Andrew Has ‘Plenty of Money,’ Won’t Leave Royal Lodge, Sources Say

Prince Andrew’s friends have once again rejected suggestions that he may be forced to move out of his gigantic home, Royal Lodge, after reports...

19.08.2024 20

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Meghan’s Controversial Anecdote Scrubbed From the Record

Meghan Markle told her familiar foundation story about writing a letter complaining about a sexist dish soap commercial during her tour of Colombia...

19.08.2024 5

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Prince William Does Not Want Prince Harry at His Coronation: Report

William’s cold shoulder turns to ice The relationship between Prince William and Prince Harry is now so bad that William may not invite his brother...

18.08.2024 2

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Just How Long Since Harry and William Last Spoke Revealed

The relationship between Prince William and Prince Harry is now so bad that the brothers haven’t spoken since the late Queen Elizabeth’s funeral...

18.08.2024 3

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