King Charles welcomes South Korea's president with state banquet, mingles with K-pop band Blackpink
King Charles III has hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife at a glittering banquet at Buckingham Palace, as Britain rolled out the red carpet for a formal state visit aimed at strengthening trade and defense ties between the two countries.
Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return remains of โstolenโ prince to Ethiopia
The body of a teenage prince captured by British troops will not be returned to his remaining family in east Africa, the British royal family has said, in the latest high-profile feud over the legacy of its brutal colonial past.
Queen tells kids studying space of meeting Soviet cosmonaut
(Buckingham Palace via AP)LONDON โ Thereโs no place like home. Queen Elizabeth II reminded a group of schoolchildren studying space exploration about the importance of returning to Earth as she reminisced in a video call about the first man to make the trip โ Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The monarch, who invited Gargarin to Buckingham Palace shortly after his historic flight in 1961, was asked what the pioneering spaceman was like, according to details of the call released by the palace Friday. Scientists from the London Science Museum briefed her on NASAโs Mars Perseverance mission and discussed the discovery of fragments from a meteorite earlier this week in England. The group gave the queen a set of Mars Perseverance rover face masks, which were sent from NASA headquarters to Windsor Castle.
Prince William defends UK monarchy against racism accusation
Britain's Prince William, with Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, visits School21, a school in east London, Thursday March 11, 2021. Prince William has defended Britains monarchy against accusations of bigotry made by his brother, Prince Harry, and his sister-in-law, Meghan, insisting the family is not racist. While members of the royal family often ignore such queries, William used the opportunity to address the explosive allegations that have rocked the monarchy. โWeโre very much not a racist family,โ William, 38, said as his wife, Kate, walked by his side. Britain is a constitutional monarchy, and the royal family is legally barred from trying to influence public policy.
Royal family says Harry, Meghan racism charges 'concerning'
(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)LONDON โ Buckingham Palace said Tuesday that allegations of racism made earlier this week by Prince Harry and Meghan were โconcerning" and would be addressed privately by the royal family. The comments, made in a statement issued on behalf Queen Elizabeth II, are the first from the palace since the two-hour television interview with Meghan and Harry rocked the royal family. โThe whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan," the palace said. She also said Harry told her there were โconcerns and conversationsโ about how dark Archie's skin would be. The royal family has tried to address that head on, although the rest of the discussion is likely to take place in private, Whitelock said.
Palace to investigate after Meghan accused of bullying staff
FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 file photo, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex smiles during her visit with Prince Harry to Canada House, in London. Buckingham Palace said Wednesday, March 3, 2021 it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex. The Times of London reported allegations that the duchess drove out two personal assistants and left staff feeling humiliated. The bullying allegations were reported four days before the scheduled broadcast of an Oprah Winfrey interview with Meghan, which is anticipated to draw a huge audience. It also comes less than two weeks after the palace announced that the coupleโs split from official duties would be final.
Princess Eugenie and husband pick a name for their baby son
In this undated photo released by Buckingham Palace on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, Britain's Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank pose for a photo with their son. The couple have named their baby August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. (Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank via AP)LONDON โ Britainโs Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank have named their baby boy August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. Eugenie said on Instagram that the baby is named after his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who had Augustus as a middle name. One of his middle names pays tribute to Eugenieโs grandfather, Prince Philip.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not return as working members of royal family
FILE - In this Saturday March 7, 2020 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive at the Royal Albert Hall in London, to attend the Mountbatten Festival of Music. Harry and Meghan stepped away from full-time royal life in early 2020, and Buckingham Palace on Friday Feb. 19, 2021, confirmed the couple will not be returning to royal duties, and Harry will give up his honorary military titles. (Simon Dawson/Pool via AP, file)LONDON โ Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have finalized their split from Britainโs royal family. Just over a year after the couple first announced they would โstep backโ from their royal duties, and days after they revealed they were expecting their second child, Buckingham Palace said Friday they would not return as working members of the royal family. โWhile all are saddened by their decision, The Duke and Duchess remain much loved members of the family,โ it said in a statement.
It's final: Harry and Meghan won't return as working royals
American actress Meghan Markle, a former star of the TV legal drama โSuits,โ married the queen's grandson Harry at Windsor Castle in May 2018. They retain their titles of duke and duchess, and Harry is still sixth in line to the British throne. Harry and Meghan now live in Santa Barbara, California and are expecting their second child. Angela Levin, who has written a biography of Prince Harry, said the queen's anxiety about what the Winfrey interview might disclose may have prompted the royal family to announce the split with Harry and Meghan sooner than planned. A spokesperson for the couple hit back at suggestions that Meghan and Harry were not devoted to duty.
Britain's Prince Philip to stay in hospital through weekend
Police officers and a doorman stand outside the King Edward VII Hospital in London, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Buckingham Palace said the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, 99-year-old Prince Philip was admitted to the private King Edward VII Hospital on Tuesday evening after feeling unwell. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)LONDON โ Britain's Prince Philip is expected to stay in a London hospital for several more days after being admitted earlier this week in what Buckingham Palace described as โa precautionary measure.โThe 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II remained Friday in the private King Edward VII's Hospital, where he was admitted on Tuesday evening. Both the queen, 94, and Philip received a first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus in early January. Philip last had a spell in a hospital when he spent four nights at the King Edward VII in December 2019, where he was treated for a โpre-existing conditionโ and discharged on Christmas Eve.
Britain's Prince Philip remains in hospital as 'precaution'
Police officers stand outside King Edward VII's hospital in London, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Buckingham Palace says 99-year-old Prince Philip has been admitted to a London hospital after feeling unwell. The palace said the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the private King Edward VII Hospital on Tuesday evening. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON โ Britainโs 99-year-old Prince Philip has spent a second night in a London hospital after being admitted earlier this week as a precaution due to feeling unwell. Buckingham Palace said Wednesday that the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the private King Edward VII Hospital on Tuesday evening.
UK queen's husband Prince Philip, 99, admitted to hospital
Buckingham Palace says 99-year-old Prince Philip has been admitted to a London hospital after feeling unwell. The palace says the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital on the evening of Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021. (Adrian Dennis/Pool via AP, File)Britain's 99-year-old Prince Philip has been admitted to a London hospital after feeling unwell, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. The palace said the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the private King Edward VII Hospital on Tuesday evening. In 2017, he spent two nights in the King Edward VII hospital and was hospitalized for 10 days in 2018 for a hip replacement.
UKโs Princess Eugenie gives birth to 1st child, a baby boy
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace after they announced their engagement. (Photo by Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images)LONDON โ Britainโs Princess Eugenie has given birth to a baby boy, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday. Eugenie, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, welcomed their son at Londonโs Portland Hospital on Tuesday morning. Eugenieโs parents are Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, The princess' baby, who weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, is her and Brooksbankโs first child and the queenโs ninth great-grandchild. The palace said that Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, were โdelighted with the news.โEugenie married Brooksbank, a businessman, in October 2018 at St. Georgeโs Chapel at Windsor Castle.
David Barclay, billionaire twin Telegraph owner, dies at 86
FILE - In this file photo dated Oct. 31, 2000, showing multi-millionaires David Barclay, left, standing with his twin brother Frederick Barclay, after receiving their knighthoods from the Queen at Buckingham Palace in London. Joint-owner of the The Daily Telegraph national newspaper, David Barclay has died after a short illness aged 86, the newspaper has reported Wednesday Jan. 13, 2021. (Michael Stephens/PA FILE via AP)LONDON โ David Barclay, one of the billionaire identical twins whose business empire includes Britainโs Daily Telegraph newspaper, has died, the newspaper said Wednesday. Born in London in 1934, sons of a traveling salesman, David and his twin Frederick Barclay left school aged 14. The Daily Telegraph said the brothers had โoperated as oneโ throughout their business career, while steadfastly avoiding personal publicity and media scrutiny.
Queen Elizabeth II to trim costs as COVID-19 hits income
LONDON โ Britainโs Queen Elizabeth II and her family are facing a 35 million pound ($45 million) hit from the coronavirus pandemic, partly due to a shortage of tourists, the monarchโs money-manager said Friday. The accounts show that the monarchy cost British taxpayers 69.4 million pounds ($88.2 million) in the year to the end of March, an increase of 2.4 million ($3.1 million) on the previous financial year. The renovation costs alone for the home were 2.4 million pounds ($3.1 million.) Harry, 36 and the former Meghan Markle, 39, married at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Harry and Meghan signed a lucrative deal this month to produce nature series, documentaries and childrenโs programming for streaming service Netflix.
Queen Elizabeth takes part in first public video call
In this video grab issued Thursday June 11, 2020, by Buckingham Palace, showing Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, as she takes part in a video conference call with the Princess Royal Princess Anne, and carers supported by the Carers Trust, on June 4, 2020. The monarch talked with four carers and the trust's chief executive Gareth Howells, on June 4 from Windsor Castle, during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. (Carer's Trust/Buckingham Palace via AP)LONDON Queen Elizabeth II has taken part in her first public video conference call to chat to four carers about the challenges they face looking after people close to them during the coronavirus pandemic. Elizabeth was last to join the call and the first to leave one piece of royal protocol that Buckingham Palace opted to preserve. William, for example, revealed over the weekend during a video call that he has been anonymously helping out on a crisis helpline during the lockdown.