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The Iffy-Wiff Club: Duke and Duchess of Sussex / Re: The Iffy-Wiff Club: The Su...

Last post by PrincessOfPeace - Today at 06:16:49 AM

Prince Harry faces £1m bill after he 'comprehensively' lost his High Court battle with the Home Office for downgrading his police protection when he and Meghan quit royal life -

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13311299/Prince-Harry-faces-1m-bill-comprehensively-lost-High-Court-battle-Home-Office-downgrading-police-protection-Meghan-quit-royal-life.html

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Royalty & Aristocracy Throughout History / Re: UK-Historic and contempor...

Last post by Curryong - April 15, 2024, 10:06:46 PM

Why the royals are no fans of Buckingham Palace... and what it's really like to live there - as revealed by HUGO VICKERS:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-13296929/British-Monarchy-Royal-Family-Buckingham-Palace-little-better-draughty-Edwardian-hotel-says-HUGO-VICKERS.html

BP was disliked by the Royals long before any resemblance with draughty Edwardian hotels have been made. (And actually I have stayed in several hotels of that era that have been cosy and comfortable.) Kings George IV and William IV never really lived there, though inevitably George IV wanted the architecture changed.

The young Queen Victoria and Albert loathed the place. The rooms were small and inconvenient and there weren't enough connecting passageways. It would have been cold in those days before central heating, (Albert felt the cold, Victoria didn't)  there were few bathrooms, and when it rained some gutters overflowed directly onto the windows of rooms underneath.

It would have been very cold during WW2 when fuel rationing was in place, and in fact the only royal I know of who didn't mind living there was King Edward VII, who spent a lot of time after the London Season at house parties in the country. Alexandra preferred Sandringham. So BP has been unpopular for centuries.

#3

Royalty & Aristocracy Throughout History / Re: Royal Historical Facts Pot...

Last post by LouisFerdinand - April 15, 2024, 10:01:10 PM

Crowds on the streets of Paris greeted King Louis XI as he arrived from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the demise of his father King Charles VII of France. 
http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/M370304

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Belgium / Re: Belgium-Birthdays and othe...

Last post by LouisFerdinand - April 15, 2024, 09:53:22 PM

Happy, Joyous Birthday to King Philippe!

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The Iffy-Wiff Club: Duke and Duchess of Sussex / Re: The Iffy-Wiff Club: The Su...

Last post by Lothwen - April 15, 2024, 08:17:51 PM

He needs to just give up and pay for private security. He's not going to get his PP status back when he doesn't even live in the UK, and if they allow him to "hire" the police, it would set a dangerous precedent.

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Belgium / Re: Belgium-Birthdays and othe...

Last post by PrincessOfPeace - April 15, 2024, 07:22:28 PM

Happy 64th Birthday to King Philippe of Belgium

#7

The Middleton Family / Re: James and Alizee Middleton...

Last post by PrincessOfPeace - April 15, 2024, 07:18:42 PM

Happy 37th birthday to James Middleton!

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The Iffy-Wiff Club: Duke and Duchess of Sussex / Re: The Iffy-Wiff Club: The Su...

Last post by PrincessOfPeace - April 15, 2024, 06:41:48 PM

NEW: "The Duke of Sussex will be seeking permission from the Court of Appeal to challenge the decision of Mr Justice Lane", his lawyers have said.

https://x.com/CameronDLWalker/status/1779922631082291267

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Royalty & Aristocracy Throughout History / Re: UK-Historic and contempor...

Last post by PrincessOfPeace - April 15, 2024, 06:34:59 PM

Why the royals are no fans of Buckingham Palace... and what it's really like to live there - as revealed by HUGO VICKERS:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-13296929/British-Monarchy-Royal-Family-Buckingham-Palace-little-better-draughty-Edwardian-hotel-says-HUGO-VICKERS.html

#10

The Iffy-Wiff Club: Duke and Duchess of Sussex / Re: The Iffy-Wiff Club: The Su...

Last post by sara8150 - April 15, 2024, 06:30:18 PM

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13311299/Prince-Harry-faces-1m-bill-comprehensively-lost-High-Court-battle-Home-Office-downgrading-police-protection-Meghan-quit-royal-life.html

https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/517575/prince-harry-loses-bid-appeal-high-court-uk-security/

https://news.sky.com/story/prince-harry-loses-inital-bid-to-appeal-against-personal-security-ruling-13116069

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/15/prince-harry-duke-of-sussex-loses-initial-attempt-to-appeal-against-security-ruling

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1888625/prince-harry-high-court-appeal-uk-security

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1888469/prince-harry-discount-home-office-court

https://www.itv.com/news/2024-04-15/harry-loses-appeal-bid-to-challenge-decision-over-his-uk-security

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/breaking-prince-harry-suffers-major-32591938

https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/27333968/prince-harry-loses-bid-challenge-security/