Royals Prince Andrew’s “Level of Maturity” The Sunday Times reported a few days ago (via Vanity Fair) that Prince Andrew, less than a year after he announced that he was stepping down from royal duties, not over his friendship with the dead rapist pedophile Jeffrey Epstein but because they were mortified by his shambolic performance during By Lainey • Oct 28, 2020 10:02 am
Royals The Royal and Powerful Redactions As mentioned earlier today, 400+ pages of deposition testimony from a now-settled civil suit between Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffery Epstein’s alleged madam, were unsealed and made public this morning. Journalists are now poring over details. Not surprisingly, Ghislaine denies any wrongdoing, denies seeing any wrongdoing, and By Lainey • Oct 22, 2020 02:19 pm
Royals How’s Buckingham Palace Feeling Today? Rudy Giuliani’s in the headlines right now because Sacha Baron Cohen punked him in Borat 2, now streaming on Amazon Prime, and there’s a scene in the film in which Rudy’s in a hotel room with an underage girl posing as a journalist and at one point By Lainey • Oct 22, 2020 09:17 am
Royals The Unmasked Monarch In the UK, there are various stages of lockdown being imposed as COVID-19 infections continue to climb. Liverpool is at the most restricted level of lockdown and not sure if you saw the footage the other day but people were partying on the streets, in tightly-packed crowds, just before the By Lainey • Oct 15, 2020 11:50 am
TV Updates Diana drama! Previously, I wondered if The Crown season four would really get smutty and dive into the glamour and gossip of the Diana Years. Well, the teaser for season four is out, and it is all drama, all the time. This teaser is HEAVY on Diana, juxtaposing the “fairy tale” of By Sarah • Oct 14, 2020 02:30 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Harry and Meghan: Dinner with the Fosters While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been visible the last few months, they’ve mostly only been seen virtually, participating in voting initiatives and promoting their causes. When they do step out in person, it’s been to deliver meals to those in need, or helping to distribute care By Lainey • Oct 09, 2020 10:28 am
TV Updates First look at pre-princess Diana The Crown returns for its fourth season on November 15, and ahead of that, Netflix has released some images of the cast, including new members Emma Corrin as Lady Diana Spencer, and Gillian Anderson as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Everyone is in a rush to get to tall queen Elizabeth By Sarah • Sep 29, 2020 12:55 pm
Royals Intro for September 15, 2020 Dear Gossips, Today is Prince Harry’s birthday, he’s 36 years old. And, as is the tradition now, the senior royal social media accounts have all posted Happy Birthday messages. Here they are, starting with the Queen: And this is Prince Charles’s: And this is from House Cambridge: By Lainey • Sep 15, 2020 09:46 am
Royals Harry & Meghan: Netflix and Titles It’s been a week since news broke that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s as-yet-unnamed production company has made a deal, reportedly worth in the $100-150 million range, with Netflix. We’re now learning a little – very little – more about how the partnership came together. Netflix co-founder and co-CEO By Lainey • Sep 10, 2020 11:50 am
Royals Harry, Meghan, Netflix, and Lanes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle delivered a big blow to the UK tabloids the last few days with the announcement last week that they’d signed a deal with Netflix and that they’ve already repaid the Sovereign Grant for renovations at Frogmore Cottage and that they’re no longer By Lainey • Sep 08, 2020 01:23 pm
Royals Intro for September 8, 2020 Dear Gossips, For many students across North America, now that Labour Day weekend is over, today is the first day of school. When I was in school, this time of year always represented a fresh start. Which is also what you could stay about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It By Lainey • Sep 08, 2020 08:46 am
Royals The Sussexes + Netflix The New York Times reported today that Netflix has signed a multiyear deal with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s newly formed but as yet unnamed production company. No financials have been released but… I’m guessing this will take care of the new mortgage? As part of the deal, By Lainey • Sep 02, 2020 01:15 pm
Royals Prince William and Prince Harry together again… next year Kensington Palace sent out a release today, an update on the statue of Diana, Princess of Wales. Prince William and Prince Harry commissioned the statue back in 2017, the 20th anniversary of her death. July 1, 2021 would have been her 60th birthday and that will be the day the By Lainey • Aug 28, 2020 09:26 am
Douchebags Meghan Markle criticised for supporting democracy Meghan Markle has recently participated in video chats in America to amplify the message, ahead of the upcoming US election, that everyone should engage in the democratic process and register to vote, and plan ahead to vote – beyond registering, it’s finding out how you can vote, where to vote, By Lainey • Aug 24, 2020 10:20 am
Royals Sussexes in Shorts! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out for their first public in-person engagement this week in Los Angeles since the early part of the pandemic volunteering with Baby2Baby at Knox Elementary School to hand out school supplies and other family items ahead of students going back to school. When Archie By Lainey • Aug 21, 2020 09:37 am
Royals Intro for August 20, 2020 Dear Gossips, Back in June, when I posted about Prince Philip’s 99th birthday, I noted that he didn’t get the royal bells from Westminster Abbey, and neither did the Queen. Getting birthday bells from Westminster Abbey is a royal tradition to honour the monarch and their consort and By Lainey • Aug 20, 2020 09:27 am
