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Richard Kay - Daily Mail columnist

Richard, who has worked for the Daily Mail since 1980, spent years as a globe-trotting feature writer, reporting on everything from the Brixton riots and the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana to The Troubles in Northern Ireland and the first Gulf War. He also devoted 20 years to writing about the Royal Family and his coverage of Princess Diana's death in 1997 earned him the title Royal Reporter of the Year in the What The Papers Say Awards. He started a 12-year stint as diary editor in 2003 and now writes heavyweight pieces on a wide range of issues.

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'I was happy to give it all up to go off and live with him': New tapes reveal how Diana fell 'deeply in love' with her 6ft 'Jack the Lad' police bodyguard before he died in a car crash (and she was sure he'd been 'bumped off')

28/07/17 09:15

Thirteen years after Princess Diana's voice coach recorded their sessions, Channel 4 is to broadcast the footage in which she is said to confess her love for her police bodyguard Sergeant Barry Mannakee (pictured with Diana). They will see a vulnerable Diana in January 1993, just a month after her separation from the Prince of Wales, talking openly about some of the most intimate aspects of her life. In the videos, she tells actor Peter Settelen that her sex life with Charles deteriorated after the birth of Prince Harry. Though Diana does not name Mannakee on the tape, she refers to him as 'somebody who worked in this environment', telling Settelen: 'He was the greatest fellow I have ever had.' Settelen also tape-recorded Diana saying, shockingly: 'I think he [Mannakee] was bumped off.'...read

Is guilt the reason Earl Spencer is reopening old wounds? RICHARD KAY and GEOFFREY LEVY on how the Royals and Diana's family still don't seem to have settled their differences
27/07/17 01:11
Earl Spencer delivering a lacerating oration at Diana's funeral in which his use of the phrase ‘blood family’ signalled bitter differences still reverberates today.
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I tell my children about granny Diana: Prince William says his mother would have 'loved Charlotte and George to bits'
23/07/17 11:20
Prince William has revealed his mother taught himself and his brother that there was a real life outside o Palace walls and admits his mother's spirit is constantly by his side.
Brothers with a bond forged in tragedy - and humour: RICHARD KAY on the very special relationship that William and Harry share
23/07/17 11:14
One of the most powerful – and moving – things that comes across in tonight's documentary is a portrait of two young men, who although very different in outlook and character are remarkably close.
I’m four! George and his gap-toothed grin: Kate and William release adorable portrait of the Prince as they prepare to celebrate his birthday at home after a helicopter ride treat on their whirlwind royal tour
21/07/17 09:00
On the eve of Prince George's fourth birthday, his parents have released an adorable portrait of their son at Kensington Palace, in which he flashes a gap-toothed grin for the camera.
RICHARD KAY: So how does Britain's highest paid vice chancellor defend her £451,000 salary? ‘I’m worth it’
15/07/17 12:13
The University of Bath's vice-chancellor Dame Glynis Breakwell defended her salary - three times that of the prime minister - by claiming she was 'worth it', writes RICHARD KAY.
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King Casanova! As his son pays us a State visit, a new book says Spain's Juan Carlos has had 5,000 lovers - and even tried his luck with Diana
12/07/17 11:19
According to an explosive new book, Juan Carlos of Spain is a sex addict who had hundreds of relationships even after marriage to Queen Sofia, Felipe’s mother, and chased Princess Diana.
Is this the next Earl and Countess Mountbatten? How Prince Charles's ex-drug addict godson and his musician fiancée could inherit one of Britain's largest estates from his sick father
01/07/17 01:00
Nicholas Knatchbull, 36, godson of Prince Charles, is engaged to Emma Stayhear and is understood to be sharing a flat with the great-grandson of Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
Camilla, her true story: Her love affair with Prince Charles rocked the monarchy. Now friends reveal he begged her to call off her wedding, wept the night before he married Diana - and how she was convinced to go back to him 'to preserve his sanity'
23/06/17 09:33
An explosive biography details the heir to the throne’s decades-long infatuation with Camilla and his tormented marriage to the Princess of Wales.
Why I'm declaring at 77, by Blowers: Just when this grey world needs his mellifluous, plummy tones and schoolboy humour, radio and cricket legend Henry Blofeld tells us why he's bowing out
22/06/17 11:46
For more than 45 years, Henry Blofeld’s throaty baritone — voted one of the top ten voices on radio by Radio Times readers — has been a riotously enjoyable feature of the BBC’s Test Match Special.
Death of a groupie: She bedded two or even three of the Stones. But as she dies at 73, Anita Pallenberg's life of debauchery and drugs is cautionary tale for anyone who wants to glamorise the Sixties
14/06/17 10:55
Anita Pallenberg, who famously dated Rolling Stones member Keith Richards and rumoured to have dated Mick Jagger, has died at the age of 73. RICHARD KAY looks back on her life.
As he polishes his SECOND big father of the bride speech, why Michael Middleton's the dad who can't wait for it all to be over (again)
20/05/17 12:50
One of the most abiding images of Michael Middleton was captured just 48 hours after the wedding of his daughter Catherine to Prince William in 2011.
Greatest double act of them all: He shored her up in times of crisis and broke the ice when shyness overcame her. Now his retirement means we'll see less of the Queen too, say the Mail's royal writers
04/05/17 09:09
Prince Philip today announced he will be retiring from royal duties from the autumn, but what will it mean for the Queen and her own public appearances?
Team Windsor rallies round: How the entire 'Firm' will step up to take on Prince Philip's duties as Duke of Edinburgh prepares to end 70 years of royal engagements
04/05/17 09:04
Younger members of the Royal family will 'rally around' and support the Queen with future events, after the Duke of Edinburgh revealed his decision to retire.
Queen calls her ENTIRE household to 'highly unusual' emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace today - but aides say there is 'no cause for concern'
04/05/17 12:07
Servants from royal residences across the country have been ordered to London with rumours of an imminent announcement concerning the Queen or the Duke of Edinburgh.
A young prince in turmoil, who he turned to and who let him down: The Mail's Royal expert RICHARD KAY has the inside story on Prince Harry's 'total chaos' after his mother's death
17/04/17 09:02
Following Prince Harry's admission that he was 'very close' to a mental breakdown, RICHARD KAY has the inside story on how the royal finally sought professional counselling.
RICHARD KAY: The topless model, dad dancing and 'Jagerbombs'... How Prince William's lads' weekend sees him step into yet another pleasure-versus-duty minefield
14/03/17 11:01
If only William had paused to think a little more deeply about what his holiday, he might not have stepped into yet another pleasure-versus-duty minefield, leaving him being accused of an error of judgment.
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A royal wedding in their sights: Kate Middleton's parents on Balmoral shooting weekend - the strongest hint yet
28/02/17 02:57
The invitation is the clearest sign yet that Kate and Prince William are poised to announce their engagement after a marathon eight-year courtship.
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A tale of two very different Christmas dinners: What's on the menu when, in an historic break with tradition, William and Kate spend the 25th with the Middletons while the other royals gather 170 miles away
23/12/16 10:53
It has surprised many Royal Family friends that in this special year when the Queen reached 90, and Prince Philip turned 95, two of their great-grandchildren will not be with her.
Why this photo proves Charles WILL be King: RICHARD KAY explains how the new portrait of the Prince with the Queen shows the permafrost that descended as his and Diana's marriage unravelled has finally lifted
18/12/16 11:32
What this picture does is to give Charles, 68, the authority he has long craved, the Queen's endorsement for him as the next head of the family, writes RICHARD KAY.
Personal friendships are so important to the Queen... they are her escape from the weight of all things royal': As Elizabeth grieves for two of her closest friends, we reveal the confidantes she cherishes
16/12/16 10:06
Amid the excitement of hosting the biggest party ever held at Buckingham Palace, this has also been, ironically, one of the saddest and most poignant of weeks for the Queen.
Wartime spy, big game hunter - and for 80 years the Queen's best friend: Mrs Margaret Rhodes was a glorious character from a bygone era - and her death is a shattering blow to Her Majesty, writes RICHARD KAY
28/11/16 12:21
Margaret Rhodes represented the polar opposite of a modern world where television and social media bestow celebrity on the trashy, the flashy and the undeserving.
How Princess Diana could have been Donald Trump's First Lady... if the billionaire hadn't given her the creeps
25/11/16 10:26
Some 900 of New York’s most powerful people had gathered at the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan for a glittering dinner. It was December 1995, and Donald Trump was on Princess Diana's table.
Their romance is developing at an astonishing pace, and now Prince Harry's love is in London... is this the weekend Meghan is welcomed into the heart of the Royal family? (So, let's hope they haven't been watching her steamy scenes in Suits
11/11/16 11:49
Ms Markle should be in London with Harry at a time when most of the Royal family are in the capital for a weekend of national commemorations to mark Remembrance Sunday.
No wonder Harry's smiling! Prince looks forward to showing off new girlfriend Meghan to his family as Charles and Camilla fly home (but will the loved-up new couple go public at Twickers tomorrow?)
11/11/16 03:49
Today Harry lead the nation in remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum on Armistice Day but couldn't hide his happiness as he laughed with schoolchildren happy he has found love.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Harry's love is in London: Pictures that show TV star girlfriend Meghan Markle is staying with the prince at Kensington Palace... and wearing his baseball cap on shopping trip
10/11/16 11:00
The actress was seen after a shopping trip to the Whole Foods store on Kensington High Street. She is staying with Harry at his nearby bijou Kensington Palace home, Nottingham Cottage.
Did Harry wait until Charles was overseas before issuing his statement? RICHARD KAY and GEOFFREY LEVY analyse the timing of the outburst
09/11/16 01:15
Harry wanted the world to know how Meghan feels. For the unspoken sub-text was his fear of losing her, just as he lost Cressida Bonas, another beautiful actress, who also couldn’t cope with media attention.
The truth about the bust-up that’s the talk of Palace corridors: How Prince Andrew is livid because Charles insists Beatrice and Eugenie don’t deserve full-time royal status
28/10/16 11:55
The Queen finds herself presiding over an upsetting family squabble after tensions between brothers Andrew and Charles over her granddaughters Beatrice and Eugenie has erupted.
I'm the Duke of Windsor's secret grandson: That's the sensational claim of a French hotelier. Deluded? Read his evidence and decide, writes RICHARD KAY
07/10/16 11:10
According to Francois Graftieaux, his father was the result of an affair between the future King Edward VIII and his grandmother Marie-Leonie Graftieaux, a dirt-poor Parisian seamstress.
Down to her last corgi: Pet that starred with Queen in 007 sketch dies at 13 (but at least she still has 2 dorgis)
07/10/16 10:13
The Queen has been left distraught following the death of one of her two surviving corgis. Holly,13 who was in the James Bond sketch, was put down in Balmoral leaving one corgi and two dorgis.
How fatherhood’s been the making of William: No wonder Palace insiders say that baby No 3’s already on the cards
30/09/16 11:38
Prince George and Princess Charlotte put on a beguiling royal appearance at a children's party in Canada this week. But eyes also turned to Prince William, who has come of age as a father.
Condemned to death by Daddy: How the public schoolgirl turned pusher killed in a hail of bullets had her fate sealed by her father - the five times married, brothel-owning drug dealer who was Britain's most depraved peer
23/09/16 11:31
To the killers, almost certainly acting for a Philippines government, Aurora Moynihan was just another dealer, write RICHARD KAY and GEOFFREY LEVY.
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Toxic meltdown of Brangelina: What now for the children they collected like trophies?
21/09/16 07:05
In taking their adopted kids away from poverty, they actually drew them into a film-star fantasy lifestyle where all the natural rhythms of childhood are absent. So what now, asks RICHARD KAY.
'I'm not the party girl people think I am': PIPPA MIDDLETON on wooing her fiance, the trials of being a royal in-law and the inspiration behind her new book in her first ever major interview
18/09/16 09:16
Pippa Middleton, 33, speaks about her engagement and new cookbook Heartfelt, written to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. She got engaged in July to financier James Matthews.
How Carole got to be so cosy with the Queen: From a council flat to the front of Her Majesty's car, RICHARD KAY on the rise of Mrs Middleton and how she cemented her place in royal life
16/09/16 11:50
Five years after her daughter married Prince William, Carole and her husband have cemented their place in royal life in a manner that would have been unthinkable a generation ago.
Cameron is angry and broken by the loss of power: So is it next stop New York for Dave and Samantha, asks RICHARD KAY
12/09/16 10:25
David Cameron's plan was clear he would stand down as Prime Minister and MP in 2018, leaving Downing Street with his reputation intact and still as a winner not a loser.
Torment of the New Age Duchess: She's a free spirit who loves yoga and chanting. He's the 'pompous' head of Britain's grandest family. So why has the Duchess of Norfolk reconciled with her Duke? asks RICHARD KAY
26/08/16 09:00
In 2011, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk separated in the most acrimonious of splits, much to the dismay of close friends and the sadness of their family, writes RICHARD KAY.
Through the KP keyhole: Princess Eugenie's moving in to Kensington Palace with Wills, Harry and Kate. So who else shares the pile Diana hated?
19/08/16 09:00
The arrival of Eugenie, who has been sharing a four-bedroom apartment in St James’s Palace with her sister Beatrice, completes a transformation in the fortunes of ‘KP’, writes RICHARD KAY.
Charles has paid £1.5m to Camilla's sister who helped hide his affair: How interior designer sibling has earnt huge sums from Duchy of Cornwall for string of revamps in past 11 years
12/08/16 10:30
Annual accounts from the Duchy of Cornwall show £1.5m has been paid to Annabel Elliot since 2005. Her latest commission is a pub-cum-hotel in the centre of Poundbury, on the outskirts of Dorchester.
Racked by self doubt and loneliness, the 6th Duke of Westminster proved even £9billion can't buy happiness
11/08/16 12:52
The 6th Duke of Westminster, the possessor of one of Britain’s premier titles, was worth £9.3 billion. It was such a mind-boggling sum that many felt envious of his good fortune.
The reason Harry didn't ever talk about his mother: How the young prince kept his grief locked up for 16 years out of fear of upsetting Camilla
29/07/16 09:15
Prince Harry, 31, revealed at a barbecue held earlier this week for the UK mental health campaign Heads Together that he only began speaking about the loss of his mother three years ago.
And then there were four! How the Queen put motherhood first when Andrew and Edward arrived a decade after Charles and Anne
22/07/16 12:06
When Andrew and Edward arrived, it was like a second family for the Queen. From the moment of Andrew’s birth she made time for him, and it was pattern repeated four years later.
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I'll take care of you, sis: Collection of photos show the closeness Charles and Anne shared as children during the early years of the Queen's reign
21/07/16 12:30
Some of the pictures shown here were taken when Elizabeth and Philip were living blissfully (almost) like any other couple. These were the carefree, all too short days
Giggles with Uncle Harry, kisses with Granny and a little rascal on the rampage! Adorable photos reveal why the nation is mad about Mia
20/07/16 10:35
Mia Tindall is the Queen's fourth great grandchild and is 17th in line to the throne despite having no royal title. Here we look at some of Zara Tindall's most charming moments in her child hood so far.
The VERY black sheep joining Pippa's family: Spencer Matthews - the cocaine-snorting playboy who boasts he's bedded 1,000 women - makes her naughty Uncle Gary look like a choirboy!
20/07/16 12:24
As the world digested the news that Pippa Middleton was engaged to James Matthews, amateur genealogists at the palace pored over this delicious irony, writes RICHARD KAY.
The boy who would be king: As these adorable childhood photos reveal, the young Prince William wanted to be a policeman 'to protect mummy' - but his future was already mapped out for him
19/07/16 11:02
Prince William, for many years, was allowed to grow up believing that he could be whatever he wanted to be. His ambitions varied from a police officer to 'protect mummy' to an astronaut.
'Absolutely delighted': Duchess of Cambridge reveals her joy at sister Pippa Middleton's engagement to her hedge fund beau as she steps out wearing her diamond sparkler
19/07/16 10:51
Gleaming in the sunlight, Pippa, 32, beamed as she flashed the huge diamond, which was surrounded by a cluster of smaller diamonds.
Pippa's engaged! How hedge fund beau went down on one knee and pulled out a ring. Now for the poshest wedding since Kate's
18/07/16 09:17
James Matthews, 40, popped the question to Pippa Middleton, 32, during a trip to the Lake District last weekend despite dating for less than a year - and, of course, she said yes.
Little Prince Cheeky! As Harry turns 32, we reveal the wonderfully tender pictures of him as a toddler playing with big brother Wills and receiving a loving hug from mum
17/07/16 09:21
Revealing childhood photos shine a light on Harry's mischievous side as he plays with his older brother and spends time bonding with his mother at home in Kensington Palace.
The haunting saga behind this wedding photo and why Prince Charles was the one to walk Princess Diana's goddaughter down the aisle
07/07/16 12:43
Prince Charles stepped in for his frail friend Lord Brabourne to walk his daughter Alexandra, 33, down the aisle at her wedding. The bride is the goddaughter of Princess Diana.
RICHARD KAY: A world away from the Aberdeen semi he once called home, can the man who was once Boris's Oxford bag-carrier defy his own claim that he doesn't look like a leader?
01/07/16 11:25
With his background as the adopted son of a fish merchant, Michael Gove cannot be labelled a toff, but then neither is he a typical traditionalist, writes Richard Kay.
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Broadcaster Melvyn Bragg, 76, swaps his wife of 43 years for his 60-year-old mistress
25/06/16 12:48
Lord Melvyn Bragg, 76, confirmed he and author Cate Haste, who have two grown-up children, have separated after 43 years, just after they had become grandparents for the first time.
RICHARD KAY: From Liz Hurley to Eddie Izzard and Sir Michael Caine to Bob Geldof, the winners and (oh, joy) losers of the EU referendum
24/06/16 11:20
After ten weeks of intense and often bitter rivalry between opposing camps, many reputations were made - and lost. RICHARD KAY, Editor at Large, looks at the winners and losers of the campaign.
He hid himself away for two years of agony: How Sir Cliff Richard coped with the Operation Yewtree 'fishing expedition'
17/06/16 12:11
Who could forget the scene filmed like an action movie by the BBC from a helicopter clattering overhead and by other strategically-placed cameras, pictured, on the ground?
Did Freud's wife, 'who at 47 seduced a boy of 16', turn a blind eye to Clement's depravity?
14/06/16 10:33
Jonathan Self, brother of novelist Will, revealed in a memoir that as a teenager he had an affair with a married woman. It was later alleged that she was Lady Freud, wife of Sir Clement.
Whatever happened to the sport of gentlemen! As England rugby stars lay bare their tattoos, the game's wholesome image seems to have been kicked into touch
09/06/16 12:01
One look at the preening, tattooed figures who now march under the colours of England's national rugby team show how outdated the comparison between footballers and rugby players has become.
How we lost the plot on immigration: As a one-legged Albanian drug dealing murderer gets citizenship, benefits and a home, two utterly decent and hardworking families face being expelled
01/06/16 11:35
The Zielsdorfs and their children face deportation to Canada, while Australians Greg and Kathryn Brain and son Lachlan fell foul of altered immigration rules - despite being invited to the UK.
Backlash over ITV's new economics editor: Journalists are 'horrified' by decision to appoint Leftie with no TV experience (and whose husband is politically correct former BBC boss)
19/05/16 10:32
Left-wing academic Noreena Hertz, 48, who has no background as a journalist, has been unveiled as ITV’s economics editor, an appointment said to have left staff in revolt.
So how DID Andrew's pal get to be one of the richest women in the world? She lives in Italy while her young children live in London with a nanny each. And that's not the only mystery about billionaire Goga Ashkenazi
13/05/16 11:32
Goga Ashkenazi, a young Kazakh woman, 36, is an English-educated ‘oligarch’ and a seasoned business hand who is said to be 'very, very god' friends with Prince Andrew.
The Royal guests from HELL: They complained about their bathroom, wanted wardrobes painted red and snubbed breakfast. No wonder the Queen called the Chinese 'very rude'
13/05/16 01:02
Senior members of the party were to be quartered at the five-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge but the Chinese delegation found problems with the lavish Belgian suite.
The Queen's private family album revealed: Candid footage taken by Her Majesty offers a fascinating insight into royal life - including pillow fights, toy cars and horsing around on her beloved yacht
23/04/16 12:50
An amazing treasure trove of royal memories has been released to mark the Queen's 90th birthday. And a BBC programme will show the family commenting on the footage Goggle-box style.
Queen's home movies that made Wills and Harry gasp: From a young Prince Philip off his trolley to Charles and Anne buried in the sand, the Queen's home videos that reveal intimate moments of the Royal family
21/04/16 10:55
Ever since her father gave her a Box Brownie before World War II, a camera has been as indispensable a part of the Queen’s life as her famous handbag.
Before the party, a quiet stay at Downton: Queen spent last weekend at Highclere Castle as a guest of her godson
20/04/16 11:23
Before her 90th birthday celebrations this week, the Queen (pictured) spent last weekend at Highclere Castle, the Jacobean-style stately home in Hampshire which stands in for Downton in the TV series.
RICHARD KAY: As Wills and Kate recreate THAT Taj Mahal photo today, how the Prince hopes to lay Diana's misery at rest
15/04/16 10:53
For five minutes, the Princess sat by herself on a bench in front of the Taj Mahal, India's shimmering monument to love and one of the seven wonders of the modern world, writes RICHARD KAY.
How the ghost of Diana still haunts Highgrove: As Charles stages a festival to celebrate his beloved garden, RICHARD KAY reveals a poignant secret
11/04/16 12:23
Today, the fruits of all of Charles' horticultural achievements will echo to the footfall of the curious who will arrive for the inaugural Highgrove Garden Festival in Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
The society seducer who sired an Archbishop: After DNA bombshell about Justin Welby's true father, how his mother was far from the only woman to fall for Anthony Montague Browne
10/04/16 11:58
An acquaintance of the Royal Family and friend of Hollywood star Greta Garbo, for years Sir Anthony Montague Browne was a shadow who flitted about the upper reaches of society.
Why IS William still fascinated with his old flame Jecca? Questions over Prince's last-minute decision to attend the Kenyan wedding of his 'first love'
24/03/16 11:21
Before Kate Middleton came into the William’s life, Jecca Craig, shown main, was described as his ‘first love’, and now the prince is to attend her wedding in Africa without his wife and children.
The Queen of mischief: A wicked talent for impressions, why she calls herself Miss Piggy and how Her Majesty loves it when a titled lady starts swearing
17/03/16 01:26
As she enters her tenth decade, the Queen finds both the funny and sober side of her ‘job’ as she entertains her family and staff with impressions as while studiously examining her red boxes.
Power struggles with the mother she adored: They shared a mutual love of horse racing, but her Majesty and her mother were not really like each other
16/03/16 01:20
The Queen and the Queen Mother both had a shared interested in horses and horse racing despite, it is believed, never having placed a bet on the outcome of a race.
Why the Queen always forgives Andrew's blunders: Whatever the crises that have come and gone, controversial Prince remains the son who can do no wrong
15/03/16 01:14
Prince Andrew is the Queen's second and favourite son. He was the spare to Charles the heir so Her Majesty has always tried to compensate by ensuring that he is not left out of things.
Mystery of royal love letters burnt by the Queen's sister: Princess Margaret had chauffeur destroy thousands of romantic Royal correspondence - including those from Diana
14/03/16 02:11
It is believed that Princess Margaret held the burning ceremony at Kensington Palace to stop letters relating to her nephew Charles’s marriage and her own private life being kept in the royal archive.
A cold, distant mother? Come off it, Charles: How the Queen is a doting parent who worries about her children 'like any mother' despite the Prince of Wales' claim
11/03/16 12:33
A close friend and cousin of the Queen says she was a loving parent despite claims made by Prince Charles that it was his nursery staff, not his 'emotionally reserved' parents that raised him
The Queen's secret 'deal' to let William be a part-time royal and why the short-fused Prince reminds her of Philip - and her father
10/03/16 12:25
The Duke of Cambridge and the Queen have been close since his school days at Eton, when he would join her for tea at Windsor Castle on Sunday afternoons.
Charles, Camilla and a game of cat and mouse that enraged the Queen: How Her Majesty froze out 'that woman' before having an epiphany as she sorted through Balmoral's candle store
09/03/16 12:11
The 'game' was the way Charles and his mistress Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles were continuing to meet furtively less than two years after Princess Diana's death.
Inside the very amorous marriage of the Queen and Prince Philip... and why she is SURE her husband never cheated on her
08/03/16 01:57
There is still a long list of women with whom Philip (pictured on holiday in the Med in 1951), 95 in June, is alleged to have had affairs, from showgirls to duchesses, and even the odd princess.
How Diana broke the Queen's heart: New interviews with Her Majesty's inner circle reveal the truth about her explosive battle of wills with the People's Princess who loved to defy protocol
06/03/16 11:58
The Queen is said to have revealed a softening of attitude towards Diana during tea at Windsor Castle as the Daily Mail explores the unknown Queen through interviews with her inner circle.
Why the Queen believed gay marriage shouldn't be allowed: Her Majesty confided that because of her Christian faith she thought only a man and a woman should be able to marry
06/03/16 10:57
The Queen did not approve of the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the UK and believes matrimony should be between a man and a woman, the Daily Mail can reveal today.
How Sophie Wessex has risen to become the Queen's favorite in-law... leading to chilly relations with Kate
02/01/16 12:24
The excitement of a second child for the Duchess of Cambridge has helped push Sophie, also a mother of two, even more to the margins of public life and inevitable scrutiny - which she loves.
Right Royal rows: Most of us have the odd ding-dong at Christmas. But NOBODY does festive family bust-ups quite like the royals
24/12/15 01:50
There have been happy ones, sad ones, awkward ones, tragic ones. There is hardly an emotion that hasn’t been lived through over the years at the Royal Family’s Christmas get-togethers.
Carol's £4.5m revenge on Mark: The REAL reason behind this week's controversial (and very sad) auction of Maggie's most intimate effects
19/12/15 01:50
An auction of Margaret Thatcher's belongings in London raised £4.5m for her daughter Carol, 62, but is said to have widened the rift between her and her twin brother, Sir Mark Thatcher.

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