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Is it William’s time already? After waiting so long for the ‘top job’, does Charles need to step back and let his son take over? It’s a difficult transition – most families go through it, but generally not with a crown involved! It’s undoubtedly been a difficult month for the British royals, but this is when the famous stiff upper lip comes to the fore. The King has used his cancer diagnosis to urge others to get checked, while Camilla has put aside her own fears to ‘keep calm and carry on’. The 76-year-old Queen, who was once Britain’s ‘most hated’ woman, is now a national treasure – holding the royal fort in the absence of Charles and Catherine. We also look at shocking revelations of overspending in Monaco (never…

TOP GUNS REUNITE The Prince of Wales and Hollywood star Tom Cruise enjoyed catching up at London’s Air Ambulance Charity Gala Dinner. Both looked sharp in black, with William jovial as the pair reminisced about the fancy slippers the prince wore to the Top Gun premiere. His black velvet loafers, embroidered with aeroplanes, made headlines in May last year when William and Kate attended the Top Gun: Maverick film premiere alongside Tom Cruise. The Air Ambulance fundraiser was William’s first appearance since the Palace announced that Kate would be taking a break from royal duties to recover from abdominal surgery. The prince took to the stage to give a speech and thank those who made the event possible, adding: ‘I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you, also,…

Prince William is a changed man. Ever since he pledged to be his father’s ‘liege man of life and limb’ at Charles’ coronation in May, something has switched on inside the prince. It’s very likely that the occasion of Charles’ ascension to the throne brought him closer to the realisation of his own coronation one day – the start of his time as monarch. And, even before that occurs, the idea that William might be called upon to be Prince Regent to his 75-year-old father – that is, being the one to fulfil the King’s duties without the monarch abdicating – could bring on this responsibility earlier. It’s a reality that the younger Prince William would brush off in interviews – claiming as recently as 2016, ‘I don’t think about…

Just 72 hours after the world was told the King had cancer, his wife found herself in a pickle. Desperate to be with her husband after his first round of treatment, she nevertheless had a longstanding arrangement to attend a charity concert at Salisbury Cathedral. A helicopter had been booked to take her to the event – but as the rain, snow and sleet moved through the UK that Thursday, the flight had to be cancelled. There was only one thing for it: the Queen would have to travel by road. That 76-year-old Camilla agreed to the six-hour return journey, rather than cancel at the last minute, is not just a measure of her stoicism but the clearest indication yet that she has made the transition from ‘interloper’ to a…

REVENGE OF THE EX-ACCOUNTANT Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco can’t escape a scandal. This time, the royal couple are embroiled in a financial scandal – with a disgruntled former employee revealing explosive details about their finances and extravagant spending of palace funds. Charlene was celebrating her 46th birthday when former accountant Claude Palmero, 67, very publicly made some serious allegations about the royal couple’s spending habits, putting a glaring spotlight on the princess’ bank balance. While the family’s lawyer, Maître Jean-Michel Darrois, has refuted Palmero’s claims, excerpts from his five secret notebooks, compiled during his time working for the family as a property manager, claim Charlene exceeded her million-dollar annual allowance. According to Mr Palmero’s notes, Princess Charlene spent four months in a hospital in 2021 and 2022…

1 THE SOFA CHAT Whether they’re attending royal events or spending time on the grounds of Windsor Castle, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, know there is one strict rule that cannot be broken – no shouting. A source said that while the ‘children are encouraged to talk about their feelings’, communication is paused when voices are raised. The princess has previously revealed that there is no shouting and yelling in their house, and that they choose ‘time in’ when things escalate, with a ‘sofa chat’. The sofa chat and ‘time in’ means sitting with your child rather than putting them into solitary confinement. 2 EVERYONE HELPS AROUND THE HOUSE Not even royal kids are free from chores! Kate makes sure everyone does their bit around…