Tag Archives: The Royal Family

Duchess Of Cambridge Phone Hoax Nurse Has Been Found Dead

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on December 7th, 2012

King Edward VII hospital (Press Association via AP Images)

The other day, we ran the story about the two Australian radio DJs who had rung London’s King Edward VII Hospital, pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles. It wasn’t a malicious phone call per se, but they wanted to ...

French Police To Arrest Photographer For Taking Kate Middleton Topless Pictures

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 29th, 2012

Kate Middleton and Prince William are pleased with the outcome. (Photo via AP)

The international row about a paparazzi photographer sneaking hundreds of shots of Princess Catherine sunbathing topless looks set to end in court, with French police pledging to arrest the snapper in question. If they are convicted, ...

Royal Roundup: Prince Harry Says the Queen Needs Prince Philip at Her Side

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on January 30th, 2012

Royal Roundup: Murder at Sandringham?

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on January 3rd, 2012

It sounds like the type of fictional murder mystery that the English virtually invented – except that in this case, the body is very real. Sorry, even the previous sentence sounds like book jacket copy for a whodunit set among the ...

Pippa Middleton Is Britain’s Fantasy Snow White

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on November 25th, 2011

Polls are strange things: you ask a bunch of people the same question, and gather together the most common answers. Does that mean you can extrapolate outwards to make a sweeping generalisation like in the headline above this very blog ...

Royal Roundup: Prince of Wales Visits Tanzania and South Africa

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on November 7th, 2011

Prince Charles is in Tanzania, the second leg of his African tour, after a five-day visit to South Africa.

Obscene Graffiti From 1902 Found In Kensington Palace

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on November 4th, 2011

Kensington Palace has been the home of some of Britain’s most respected members of the Royal Family. Queen Victoria used to live there, so did Diana, Princess of Wales. George II and Princess Margaret did too.