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The royal beekeeper - in an arcane tradition thought to date back centuries - has informed the hives kept in the grounds of Buckingham Palace and Clarence House of the Queen’s death. And the bees have also been told, in hushed tones, that their new master is now King Charles III. The official Palace beekeeper, John Chapple, 79, told MailOnline how he travelled to Buckingham Palace and Clarence House on Friday following news of The Queen’s death to carry out the superstitious ritual. He placed black ribbons tied into bows on the hives, home to tens of thousands of bees,...

Nile Rodgers took fans behind-the-scenes of the the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Party on Saturday. The 69-year-old musician is set to take to the stage at Buckingham Palace's star-studded concert alongside the likes of Sir Rod Stewart, Sir Elton John and Diana Ross to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee on Saturday night. Nile took to his Instagram to share a video of him walking through the set outside the Palace as he rehearsed for the big show.

The Queen has decided to make Windsor Castle her permanent home and main residence, it was reported last night. It is understood the 95-year-old monarch will never fully return to Buckingham Palace, where she is not believed to have spent a night since March 2020. She is instead opting for more of a 'work from home' approach to engagements, and is expected to meet dignitaries and officials at her Berkshire home. It is believed courtiers are also keen to cut down on The Queen's travel, after she admitted to feeling frail by joking 'as you can see, I can't move'...

The Monarch’s lavish living quarters at Buckingham Palace are set to be reduced to little more than “a flat above the shop” when Prince Charles becomes King. The plan is part of a radical drive to overhaul the vast Royal estate, which will involve the official London residence being thrown open to the public more than ever before. Other changes being considered under Charles’ wide-ranging plans include turning Balmoral into a museum to the Queen and moving the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge into Windsor Castle, The Mail on Sunday understands. Charles is said not to want the Berkshire residence...

President Donald Trump is coming back to social media with his: "own platform" in two to three months. A platform that will: "completely redefine the game" Those words from Trump advisor Jason Miller... A top British official says that masks-muzzles and social distancing could last for several years... Protesters on the streets in Vienna, Austria today opposing the government and coronavirus lockdowns... In Israel a doctor on a vaccination committee resigning. Eran Dolev citing the lack of informed consent for pregnant women being vaccinated... The vaccine stats for the US today... Pepper balls unleashed by police on spring break crowds...

The only people who really like Meghan are her left-wing pals in Hollywood and the corporate media. Diana was a populist princess, beloved by the people and the press.In Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s highly rated Oprah interview Sunday, the couple bitterly accused the British royal family of repulsive racism and avid jealousy. The couple slandered everyone, from accusing the royals of making comments about the skin tone of their son Archie, to claiming Duchess Kate made Markle cry before her wedding.Throughout the interview, Harry made comparisons between his wife Meghan and his mother, the late Princess Diana, widely known...

Buckingham Palace was under pressure to respond to allegations of racism within the highest echelons of the royal family following an interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that threatened to have a devastating effect on the reputation of the monarchy. In the most shocking disclosure, Harry and Meghan described how someone within the household had asked about how dark the skin tone of their baby son Archie would be – with the US chatshow host Oprah Winfrey clarifying later that neither the Queen nor the Duke of Edinburgh were behind the remark. But the couple’s refusal to identify...

A bombshell photo has emerged that shows child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's alleged "pimp" Ghislaine Maxwell sitting in the British Queen's throne inside Buckingham Palace, according to reports.Maxwell was arrested by U.S. authorities this week over her alleged role in Epstein's child sex slavery operation.

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Prince Andrew was so close to Jeffrey Epstein’s accused madam Ghislaine Maxwell he would secretly let her into Buckingham Palace up to four times a day, his former police protection officer claims. Former London cop Paul Page told the Sunday Mirror that even before the Epstein scandal blew up from his child-sex conviction, Maxwell’s visits to the palace were kept hush-hush. “We’ve got a guest coming for Andrew but the name is not to be entered in the book,” Page claims he was told by the Palace’s property managers the first time he saw Maxwell visit in 2001. “Half an...

Buckingham Palace aides are advising the Queen's guests not to mention Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their audience with Her Majesty, it is claimed. With the Duke and Duchess of Sussex grabbing headlines around the globe each day, many household guests are keen to discuss the young Royals with the monarch. But flunkies have allegedly begun to clamp down on this popular line of questioning and are informally steering visitors on to more 'polite' conversation topics, it is claimed.

Queen Elizabeth II greeted President Trump with a warm smile and a booming double gun salute at Buckingham Palace on Monday, as he began his first state visit to the U.K. They set aside the controversy of his arrival tweets — criticizing the mayor of London — to focus on the ceremony, pomp, and pageantry of the formal occasion. Trump and the first lady arrived aboard Marine One to be met first by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, before being welcomed by the Queen, 93, who looked vibrant in mint green. A handful of Trump waiting outside Buckingham Palace...

The US President could reportedly be treated to an official banquet at Buckingham Palace and a carriage procession down the Mall during his second official trip. His first visit as US president, in July last year, triggered widespread protests across Britain and saw the flight of the unflattering Trump baby blimp. The two-day trip was classed as a working visit, rather than a full state visit, as it was not hosted by the Queen. During his time in the UK, Trump enjoyed a dinner at Blenheim Palace with Prime Minister Theresa May and met with the Queen at Windsor castle,...

AN American tourist assaulted two armed police officers outside Buckingham Palace after asking them "Do you know any jokes?”.Ryan Robinson, 36, of Hawaii, punched PC Ben Collins at least four times to the face and tried to grab his Taser on Wednesday evening. When PC Simon Leckie tried to intervene, shouting "Armed police. Stand still" and pointing his weapon at the American, Robinson knocked him to the ground. He then pulled the two officers to their feet in "an extraordinary display of strength", prosecutor Henry Fitch said, before punching PC Collins again. Robinson was heavily intoxicated and it took several...

Anyone else feeling a little clamp-jawed at the new Princess Meghan Markle's feeling so free to diss President Trump publicly, from London? And now I read that she and Harry really like the Obamas and want them at their wedding. I think it is tacky and it is certainly not gracious or polite. I bet she has a pussy hat.

The Queen’s most senior courtier was forced out in a power struggle between Buckingham Palace and Prince Charles. Sir Christopher Geidt, the Queen’s private secretary, left his post in July after complaints by the Prince of Wales and his brother, the Duke of York, sources have revealed now. The unprecedented ousting — the first time the Queen has got rid of her private secretary — was the climax of increasing tensions between the two royal households. It came amid differences over how to manage the transition of power between the Queen, who is 91, and her eldest son. Royal sources...

The pirouetting Palace guardsman: Soldier captured on video showing off his dance moves to delighted tourists (but top brass aren't so impressed) Guarding the Queen’s home is a serious and solemn duty. So it’s a good thing Her Majesty was not around to see this soldier apparently pirouetting on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace. In his red tunic and bearskin, the Grenadier Guard was filmed seemingly trying to ease the boredom of his two-hour shift with a series of remarkably elegant dance moves. His antics delighted tourists but the Army and Ministry of Defence were not amused. He could now...

Political commentators have expressed their fury over the fact that Michelle Obama wore a jacket worth $6,800 to the pre-Olympics Opening Ceremony reception at Buckingham Palace on Friday. Though the dazzling J Mendel jacket and skirt won critical acclaim from the style set, some pundits are furious that she elected to spend so much money on a garment while so many in the U.S. are suffering financially.

Buckingham Palace cordoned off as Irish republican dissidents issue London bomb threat Large parts of central London have been cordoned off after Irish republican dissidents issued a bomb threat, police have disclosed. 1:09PM BST 16 May 2011 Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion as a security alert closed down the centre of the capital around Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. A suitcase was discovered abandoned outside a hotel and was destroyed in a controlled explosion at 9.30am. It comes a day before the Queen is scheduled to make her first ever visit to the Republic of Ireland. Security...

Sikh soldiers guard Queen Elizabeth II AP – [Pic in URL] Lance Corporal Sarjvit Singh, left, of The Army Air Corps, and Signaller Simranjit Singh of the Royal … Fri Jul 31 LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II has switched bearskin hats for turbans outside Buckingham Palace, where Sikh soldiers have begun guarding the monarch and her treasures, Britain's defense ministry said Friday. Signaler Simranjit Singh and Lance Cpl. Sarvjit Singh are the first Sikhs to take part in patrols outside the queen's residence and to stand watch over the Crown jewels at the Tower of London across town. Guard duties...