Inside the Waleses half-term as Prince William and Kate plan family fun and outdoors time

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's unofficial biographer has branded Prince William "power hungry" in his "explosive" new book about the Royal Family. Omid Scobie, 42, is famously the author of Finding Freedom, the 2020 book about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex breaking away from the Royal Family.

Prince William has said we all need to “learn from and be inspired by” Dame Deborah James in a pre-recorded clip shown during a special Stand Up To Cancer live show on Channel 4. TV stars Davina McCall, Adam Hills, Joe Lycett and Munya Chawawa hosted a 90-minute takeover at The Francis Crick Institute to celebrate 10 years of the appeal for Cancer Research UK on Friday 3 November. During the broadcast, the Prince of Wales appeared in a clip to praise Dame Deborah who died in June 2022 at the age of 40 after suffering from bowel cancer.

told Closer magazine.“They may have moved to California, but it’s William and Kate who had the most support out there, and there is a certain level of smugness about that.”“They insist that they’d be doing this regardless of where the Sussexes live, but there is no doubt they’ll enjoy showing Meghan and Harry how Hollywood is still very much obsessed with all things royal,” the insider added.According to reports, the Waleses will be kickstarting their Earthshot initiative before planning to “tap all their celebrity friends for help.”To get the ball rolling, William — the heir to the throne — in September flew to NYC to find “trailblazing climate solutions to repair our planet by 2030.”Now, William and Kate are reportedly looking to get their celebrity pals — including Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift, and Tom Hanks — on board with the project.“Everyone wants to be around them,” a source said of the Waleses.The new report seemingly echoes PR expert Andy Barr’s recent comments about the Sussexes, claiming that they are “jealous” of William and Kate’s advantage submitting a trademark application in the US.Barr told the Mirror that Harry and Meghan would be somewhat envious of the doors that would potentially open to William and Kate — should they wish to take on the States.“Whilst Harry and Meghan have a powerful and well established network of celebrity friends and ‘fixers’, there is no substitute for being an actual, fully paid up member of the royal family,” Barr told the outlet.“The global interest and intrigue in the British Royal Family means that they are guaranteed crowds wherever they go and whatever they do.”William reportedly submitted an application to the US Patent and Trademark Office on May 12 to trademark “The Royal

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are reportedly "fuming" as Prince William and Kate Middleton make plans to "storm the US".

A key part of being royal is being able to communicate with everybody that crosses your path. Whether that is by speaking the language themselves or using an interpreter, each royal is expected to converse with people from all over the world.The royal who has the least to worry about in the language department is undoubtedly the Prince of Wales as he can reportedly hold a conversation in seven different languages.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have been praised time and again for their modern approach towards royal duties and responsibilities. But what many people don't realise is that the couple were quietly advancing royal traditions even before their historic wedding in 2011.

When it comes to buying a present for the person who has everything, what do you get? The Royal Family are notorious for their funny tradition of buying each other gag gifts at Christmas time, with previous presents including a leather toilet seat, a 'grown your own girlfriend kit' and even a shower cap which had “Ain’t life a b****”. While these gifts are supposed to be utterly bizarre, there is one present that Prince William bought for Kate in the early days of their relationship that she has apparently never let him forget.The Prince of Wales revealed what the strange present was on a podcast with Peter Crouch.

It is no secret that the Prince and Princess of Wales went to incredibly privileged schools and received the best education possible. This is also the case for their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, as the royal trio have already had an enviable start to their studies.

sensationally shut the door on royal life in 2020, they’ve managed to damage most of their personal relationships with members of the Firm.What’s more, Owens believes the couple’s antics have dented the royals’ image of being the “best of British family life.”“The story is a slightly tragic one as it has damaged this idea of a family monarchy. This idea that this is a united group who embody, if you like, the best of British family life,” he said on the Mirror’s “Pod Save The King” podcast.“Originally King Charles III’s reign was going to be based around him being supported by his two trusty lieutenants — William and Harry.”“But when that went so disastrously wrong in early 2020 because of Harry and Meghan’s decision to leave Britain, it really put paid to that vision of the family monarchy,” he added.Owens, who wrote “After Elizabeth: Can the Monarchy Save Itself?” continued, “And then of course we’ve had the Sussexes airing their dirty laundry in public for the best part of three years — and again it has done much damage to that narrative of happy family life.”“So why not, as I suggest in my book, do away with this family narrative once and for all? We don’t need to have this big royal family presenting themselves as moral exemplars,” he went on.“King Charles is uniquely placed because he knows first-hand that the ideal of the family rarely matches the reality of the family monarchy.”Harry and Meghan’s move sparked several high-publicity projects such as their six-part Netflix documentary, their bombshell sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey, and Harry’s protocol-shattering memoir, “Spare.”In “Spare,” which has become the fastest-selling nonfiction book of all time since its release on Jan.

sensationally shut the door on royal life in 2020 and hightailed it across the pond to California — forcing the Prince and Princess of Wales to pick up the “extra workload.”“Prince William and Kate are feeling incredibly resentful towards Meghan and Harry for leaving them to pick up the work they dropped when they moved to the States,” a source told Closer magazine. “The extra workload that’s been handed to them is huge.”The insider said William and Kate were left to take on “even more responsibility” following the Sussexes’ decision to move overseas.“It had huge impact on their marriage and family life,” the source said.

King Charles wanted a 'slimmed down' monarchy, but sources say it’s now so thin that there aren’t enough royals to go around.The situation has become so bad, OK! can exclusively reveal that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are being considered for a number of engagements next year when the Royal Family embarks on a two-year tour of the Commonwealth. A source told us: “Emergency meetings have been held to come up with a solution to fulfil the growing number of royal engagements both here in the UK and abroad.

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet will not be making a trip across the Atlantic to see their royal relatives anytime soon despite Prince Harry's alleged interest in buying a UK home, an expert claims.

Prince William has reportedly been left horrified by the news that Princess Diana's ghost will be portrayed in the final season of The Crown.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are continuing to establish their names in the States, after relocating from the UK to Montecito, California in 2020.

Prince William is getting cheeky, as the heir to the British throne recently revealed in a new interview that his most-used emoji is, well, very NSFW.“Is this a clean thing or is this a family one?” William, 41, joked during a Tuesday, October 10, appearance on the BBC Radio 1 show Going Home. “I’ve been told not to say the aubergine, so I’ve got to pick something else.”Aubergine is the British version of an eggplant.“It would have been the aubergine, but I’m saying now — because I’ve got to be all grown up — it’s the one where the eyes go up and down and the mouth’s out,” William added of its frequent use of the purple eggplant emoji.

Princess Diana in an upcoming play about her notorious 1995 “Panorama” interview is here. The 35-year-old actress looks just like the late Princess of Wales in photos released Wednesday from “The Interview,” which will debut at London’s Park Theatre at the end of the month.Kettle donned a nearly identical blazer and skirt that Diana wore to speak with disgraced journalist Martin Bashir.

Frogmore Cottage, once home to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, could be leased to the public if Prince Andrew doesn’t move in. According to a source, Prince Andrew has been told that if he or his daughters fail to take up full-time residence at Frogmore Cottage by the end of the year, the home will go onto the rental market. If so, the commercial rate to lease the property from the Crown Estate would be around £360,000 a year.

All eyes were on Kate Middleton as she hosted a series of youth workshops in Birmingham on World Mental Health Day. Prince William joined his wife in the West Midlands on Tuesday, 10 October for a series of sessions that discussed the mental health issues faced by young people today.The event was in partnership with UK-based digital charity the Mix and BBC Radio 1.The mum-of-three, who is reportedly seen as an "asset" to the family by her fellow royals, was spotted smiling and chatting to the public as she stood out from the crowd in a bright yellow LK Bennett suit jacket.

Prince Louis has firmly cemented his place as one of the cheekiest members of the Royal Family - whether it was his funny antics during the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations or the faces he pulled on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. While there are lots of examples that would be in the running for Louis' funniest or sweetest moments over the years, the point when he ran over to his grandfather to sit on his lap is certainly right up there.

King Charles' skills with a brush and watercolours have made him a top-selling artist, and other family members have also shown they are quick on the draw. Not only does Charles reign over the country, but he has proven himself to be a king in the art world too, as one of the UK’s most successful living painters.The King’s love of using watercolours first began at Gordonstoun school in Scotland, and signed copies of his work now sell at auction for four-figure sums.