Royals The Crown: So much for being “rattled” As you may have heard, the opposition to Netflix’s The Crown has escalated over the last few days as we approach the season five premiere on November 9. Just to recap: season four ended with Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage irrevocably broken. Season five will be about By Lainey • Oct 20, 2022 01:11 pm
Royals Meghan Markle’s Delayed Power Meghan Markle covers the new issue of Variety but this was supposed to be last month. As revealed in the story, Meghan was initially supposed to be one of the women honoured in this year’s Power of Women event in September, in recognition of her philanthropic work through Archewell By Lainey • Oct 19, 2022 10:57 am
Royals Prince Andrew’s Character Witness: A Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend and associate of the dead rapist pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, also referred to as his “madame”, was found guilty earlier this year of conspiring to help Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. She is serving time in prison pending an appeal. Ghislaine is now speaking out and she’ By Lainey • Oct 17, 2022 03:11 pm
TV Updates Will and Kate’s Crown Counterparts Prince William and Kate were at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park today in East London in support and celebration of the 10th anniversary of Coach Core, a training programme for coaches and emerging athletes. Kate wore a blue blazer, unmistakably Chanel. Like I would be surprised if it’s not Chanel, By Lainey • Oct 13, 2022 12:49 pm
TV Updates Countdown to The Crown When the Queen died last month, Netflix reported a surge in viewership – obviously people were watching The Crown seasons one through four and getting reacquainted with the storylines, the drama, the rivalries, the pettiness and the protocol. There are a lot of people who are well-primed for what happens next. By Lainey • Oct 13, 2022 11:27 am
Royals Mike Tindall: Get a Royal out of here Mike Tindall is married to Zara Tindall née Phillips, the daughter of Anne, the Princess Royal, and the granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II. So he’s a member of the British royal family by marriage. He was also a successful rugby player and currently hosts a podcast, The By Lainey • Oct 12, 2022 11:38 am
Royals Intro for October 12, 2022 Dear Gossips, Buckingham Palace confirmed the date of King Charles’s coronation yesterday: The Coronation of His Majesty The King will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. The Ceremony will see His Majesty King Charles III crowned alongside The Queen Consort. — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) October By Lainey • Oct 12, 2022 09:12 am
Royals The Wales Cocktail-Off needs a DJ British royals behind a bar – it’s a thing. A common photo op whenever they’re in Ireland, and typically it involves them pulling a pint which at this point has been overdone. So now we have an update on this regular royal move as Prince William and Kate are By Lainey • Oct 06, 2022 12:08 pm
Royals What will you call Camilla? Saturday will mark a month since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and a month since Charles became the King. When you see the words “The Queen”, other than Beyoncé, who comes to mind? It’s Elizabeth II, right? Well, some people are trying to change that. Read the thread By Lainey • Oct 06, 2022 10:52 am
Royals Sad Prince Andrew Here is Prince Andrew, looking despondent while riding his horse through Windsor Park. Look, I’m sorry the guy’s mom just died, in the way I am sorry when anyone’s mom dies. I wish no moms ever died, unless you are Jenette McCurdy, in which case, live your By Sarah • Sep 27, 2022 11:02 am
TV Updates The Crown is done mourning It’s been exactly a week since Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral which means that the additional seven days of mourning observed by the British royal family has concluded. That was the Crown’s schedule, at least. But it was not The Crown’s schedule. The Crown is one of By Lainey • Sep 26, 2022 12:05 pm
BFFs The Sussexes' next chapter begins This week, Tyler Perry stopped by Today and reflected on why he offered up his house and security to Meghan and Harry amid their relocation to the U.S. and step back from the royal family in 2020. “It was a difficult time for them,” he said to Hoda Kotb By Stephanie • Sep 23, 2022 01:41 pm
Royals Intro for September 19, 2022 Dear Gossips, We are seeing today the culmination of Operation London Bridge, the plan devised years ago, with significant participation from Queen Elizabeth II herself, to mark the end of her life and reign. This is what the British royal family and England do best – ceremony and tradition, all displayed By Lainey • Sep 19, 2022 09:05 am
Royals Harry in Uniform There was a major development yesterday ahead of the final events preceding the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday. Prince Harry will be in uniform on Saturday when he takes part in a vigil alongside his cousins to honour their grandmother. Harry will join Prince William, Princesses Beatrice and By Lainey • Sep 16, 2022 09:49 am
Royals The King’s Pen A few days ago, during the proclamation signing, King Charles went viral when he appeared to dismissively order staffers to clear the desk for him and then grimaced at someone because the pen tray was in his way. "The servant must clear my desk for me. I can' By Lainey • Sep 14, 2022 09:49 am
Royals Prince Andrew and Prince Harry: Royal Mourning Attire The British royal family is all about titles and symbolism and ceremony. The Queen’s funeral and all the events leading up to it then will be heavy on all of that presentation and now they’ve found themselves in a situation about military uniforms. In other words… CLOTHING. This By Lainey • Sep 12, 2022 10:50 am