Librarians, please forgive these rulers for breaking the rule of reverent silence in the stacks: Queen Camilla and Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, broke out into giggles during the photocall for an event at the French National Library. In an engagement Thursday morning at the Bibliothèque Nationale […]
Category: Royals
Prince William Delighted His NYC Trip Was “Really Successful”
Not only has the trip reinforced William’s popularity in the states, more importantly it cemented his status as a global figure on the world stage. “We are seeing William put front and center on the international stage,” observed Russell, author of The Palace, who added that William has put his […]
King Charles and Queen Camilla Celebrate the Anglo-French Relationship at Versailles
After a planned trip was canceled earlier this year, King Charles III and Queen Camilla finally kicked off their state visit to France on Wednesday. Earlier this month, sources told Vanity Fair that the tour—and a planned speech in front of the nation’s parliament to be delivered in French—is meant […]
Princess Kate Apologized For “Totally Interrupting” a Podcast—Then Joined In
On a charity visit to Streets of Growth in East London Tuesday, Princess Kate found herself apologizing after a minor transgression. Two teenagers were recording a podcast when Kate opened the door to greet them, but Kate immediately recognized that the mics were live. “Hello—I’m sorry, I’m totally interrupting,” she […]
Prince William and His Earthshot Prize Get a Warm Welcome at the Plaza
It wasn’t exactly Beatlemania, but there was a buzz in the air when Prince William walked into the Plaza Hotel ballroom for a summit celebrating the Earthshot Prize, the environmental award he launched in 2020. When he took the stage Tuesday, William got a rapturous greeting from the room full […]
Prince William “Joined the Hordes” Running in Central Park
Crown princes, they’re just like us. They go for a jog at the local park. On Tuesday, Prince William appeared onstage at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit at the Plaza Hotel. He was in conversation with the 2021 prize winner, Vaitea Cowan, who asked, “I heard—is it true? Did you […]
Prince William Gets Waist-Deep in the East River to See a New York Climate Success
In October 2020 Prince William announced that he was founding the Earthshot Prize to honor companies and projects working on scalable solutions to various environmental challenges, with one of the five total prizes aimed at improving oceans and waterways. Ever since, the prince has been submerged in the issue, but […]
Meghan Markle Grabs Coffee (For a Cause) Before Leaving Germany
Before bidding Germany auf wiedersehen after her Invictus Games trip with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle grabbed a quick cup of coffee. She wasn’t just at TrebeCafé in Düsseldorf for a caffeinated pick-me-up (though that never hurts, to be honest), she was also there for a good cause. The cafe is […]
All of Meghan Markle’s Looks From the Invictus Games
Over the last few years, Meghan Markle has been the epitome of quiet luxury in appearances around Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. But over five days at the Invictus Games in Düsseldorf, she leaned on the classic royal ability to match timeless pieces from luxury brands with a few more […]
Prince William Is Flying Commercial for His First Trip to NYC Since 2014
Nearly one year after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William traveled on a commercial flight to New York City Monday. After a series of engagements on the afternoon of his arrival, William will speak at the Earthshot Summit on Tuesday, making up a trip he had to cancel […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Close Out Invictus Games in Style
The couple that plays together stays together, as some cross stitch sampler somewhere surely says, so it’s only fitting that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out together in Düsseldorf, Germany Saturday to close out the Invictus Games. This is the sixth staging of the Games, an international competition for […]
Kate Middleton and Prince William Try Out a “Healthy Marshmallow” on a Trip to the Duchy of Cornwall
Prince William is making his first major change to the Duchy of Cornwall, the property portfolio worth more that 1 billion British pounds that he inherited from King Charles III last September. He and wife Princess Kate are now the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, and they are starting to […]