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  • Prince Harry defeated in phone hacking legal battle against Daily Mail publisher

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    Prince Harry and a group of six other high-profile household names have lost a long-running legal battle against Associated Newspapers over allegations of illegal information gathering, including phone hacking, after an 11-week trial earlier this year. Mr Justice Nicklin said in a 436-page judgment the group of claimants had failed to prove the allegations and [...]

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  • Legal & General handles King’s staff pension schemes as monarch’s £13m tax bill revealed

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    Legal & General handles the King’s staff pension schemes, official accounts have shown in disclosures of the monarch’s financial activities.  In the first annual account of the King’s tax bill and sovereign activities, it was revealed that Charles III was among the top 100 taxpayers in the country. The accounts also uncovered details about his [...]

  • King Charles’ cleaner ups dividend after revenue surge

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    The official cleaner for King Charles III has upped its dividend as the facilities management business said it was able to get its customer base to dig deeper into their wallets. FTSE 250 member Mitie, which was recently awarded a Royal Warrant by appointment by Charles for services to the Royal Household,  is to issue [...]

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  • Lawyers for alleged Prince Andrew trafficking victim now in contact with Police

    May 22, 2026

    The Police confirmed that they are “engaging” with the lawyers of a woman who claims she was trafficked for sex at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s address in Windsor. In its first update on Friday, Thames Valley Police emphasised that if she wishes to report her allegations, they will be “taken seriously and handled with care, sensitivity and [...]

  • Square Mile authority tries to strip Andrew of City freedom

    April 16, 2026

    A group of senior Canada officials have invited Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to relinquish his Freedom of the City, six months after the Royal Family stripped him of his royal titles. A spokesperson for Canada said that members of the Square Mile’s local authority confirmed on Thursday had written to the former [...]

  • The Monarchy will survive Andrew’s arrest

    February 23, 2026

    If Andrew is found guilty of misconduct, or if he is proven somehow to be a sexual predator of the worst kind, the law will take its course, as the King has indicated. Embarrassing? Undoubtedly. But not terminal, says Eliot Wilson It was an historic event. At 8am last Thursday, his 66th birthday, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor [...]

  • Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct

    February 19, 2026

    Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office, the BBC has reported. It comes after increasing pressure on the former Prince after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer this morning said “nobody was under the law”. Police were understood to be weighing up allegations that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had [...]

  • Seraphine: Princess of Wales’ favourite owed a king’s ransom

    August 15, 2025

    Seraphine, the maternity fashion retailer whose clothes were worn by the Princess of Wales, owed over £33m as it collapsed into administration before being rescued. The business ceased trading and entered administration in July with consultancy firm Interpath appointed to oversee the process. The move led to the majority of its 95-strong staff being made [...]

  • William Hill accidentally announces death of King Charles

    May 29, 2025

    William Hill has deleted an accidentally-published webpage in which it responded to the “passing” of King Charles. In a statement that appeared on the customer service section of its website, the betting and gambling firm said: “William Hill wish to express our sadness at the passing of King Charles III and are taking steps to [...]

  • Monarchists shouldn’t sweat over Prince Andrew

    December 18, 2024

    Prince Andrew is an embarrassment but the Royal Family is still one of Britain’s greatest assets on the international stage, says James Price This Christmas, many of us will be forced to fraternise with embarrassing uncles (not you, if you’re reading this, Uncle Mike!) – and the Royal Family is no exception. As if his [...]

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