Top Reads Prince Andrew: An Advance Settlement Spin? US Judge Lewis Kaplan is currently deciding whether or not to dismiss Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s civil suit against Prince Andrew, after his legal team argued that he should be protected under a 2009 settlement between Virginia and Andrew’s friend, the dead rapist pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Interesting who Prince By Lainey • Jan 06, 2022 10:01 am
Royals Intro for September 17, 2021 Dear Gossips, There was a ruling yesterday in England about Prince Philip’s will: Prince Philip's will to be secret for 90 years https://t.co/ULXzEeEHLF — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 16, 2021 So the public won’t know who Prince Philip bequeathed his assets to and By Lainey • Sep 17, 2021 08:50 am
Royals Prince Andrew shelters with Mummy Earlier this week, Virginia Roberts Giuffre filed a civil suit against Prince Andrew, SON OF THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND, for sexual abuse when she was a minor. Which has to be one of the biggest scandals that the British royal family – and they’ve had their fair share – has been By Lainey • Aug 11, 2021 10:41 am
Top Reads Virginia Roberts Giuffre sues Prince Andrew The biggest story right now about the British royal family should not be about who was or wasn’t invited to a birthday party and what to a birthday party. What it should be about is the second son of the Queen of England being sued for sexual abuse. Prince By Lainey • Aug 10, 2021 10:50 am
Royals The Royals Complain…and They Explain “Never complain, never explain” is a familiar royal refrain. This is supposedly the motto they adhere to where the media is concerned – to rise above it, to not acknowledge, and this is what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said they were told when they were targeted (and still are) by By Lainey • Jun 03, 2021 01:48 pm
Royals Prince Philip’s Funeral Due to the circumstances of the times, the British royal family announced last week that Prince Philip’s funeral would be a “scaled-back” situation, which is how it is widely being described. “Scaled-back”, by royal standards, though, is still quite a spectacle. I mean, just look at these pictures. As By Lainey • Apr 19, 2021 10:47 am
Royals Prince Philip and Royal Coverage The BBC reported on the BBC today, citing a story from the Sun…what? No wonder people need information hygiene. Because how does this make sense? This is how the article posted by the BBC reads: “The BBC has received 100,000 complaints from members of the public over its By Lainey • Apr 13, 2021 12:20 pm
Royals The Queen Responds to Harry and Meghan As I noted in my previous post about Prince Charles, there was word that Buckingham Palace could be coming out with a statement by EOD addressing what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said during their interview with Oprah Winfrey. Shortly after that article went live, a statement on behalf of By Lainey • Mar 09, 2021 03:11 pm
Royals Royals Investigating Royals For all the times that we’ve heard about the British royal family staying above the fray, and never complaining or explaining, the events of this week should shut that sh-t down forever, non? The British royals are out here doing the MOST right now, as we get closer and By Lainey • Mar 04, 2021 09:36 am
Amazingness Prince Harry’s Carpool Karaoke Thirst Trap What a major score for CBS and the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle exclusives. Their Oprah Winfrey special with the Sussexes airs on March 7 and they also air James Corden, which means Carpool Karaoke is theirs too. Before we get to the Harry specifics though, let me just get By Lainey • Feb 26, 2021 09:58 am
Top Reads A Royal Ratings Battle A week ago today, CBS announced that it had secured Oprah Winfrey’s exclusive interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, their first sit-down, together, since their engagement. This followed news that the Sussexes are expecting their second child. The week ended with the Queen’s confirmation that Harry and By Lainey • Feb 22, 2021 11:39 am
Royals The Queen’s Obscured Wealth The Guardian published an article this weekend about how the Queen, back in the 1970s, “successfully lobbied the government to change a draft law in order to conceal her “embarrassing” private wealth from the public, according to documents”. Buckingham Palace has denied this, but their wording is interesting. Buckingham Palace By Lainey • Feb 09, 2021 10:07 am
Top Reads The Real Queen It’s quite a choice that PEOPLE Magazine has made for their cover story this week: What the Queen is REALLY like. And the image that was selected to front the issue – the Queen, not in regal monarch style but just about as casual as we’ll ever see her. By Lainey • Jan 27, 2021 01:53 pm
Gossip Nostalgia The One Year Anniversary of the Sandringham Summit If you’re a regular visitor here, you know I have a thing with dates. A year ago today, on January 13, 2020, Prince Harry went to meet the Queen at Sandringham; they were later joined by Prince Charles and Prince William. This gathering is now known as the Sandringham By Lainey • Jan 13, 2021 09:32 am
Top Reads Buckingham Palace’s Happy New Year to Harry and Meghan Did you watch Death to 2020 on Netflix this weekend? Tracey Ullman plays Queen Elizabeth and, well, I wouldn’t say it’s a flattering portrait of Her Majesty and the British royal family. The film is satire so, you know, if you’re a real person who’s been By Lainey • Jan 04, 2021 10:19 am
Royals Will and Kate’s Royal Tour Money Shot The final stop on Prince William and Kate’s royal train mini tour yesterday was Windsor Castle. All week we’ve seen them travelling around the UK to thank people for their service during the pandemic – and, also, to generate some good headlines about the family after almost a month By Lainey • Dec 09, 2020 11:59 am
