Welcome to September! The royal calendar is humming along again after the cursory break that members of the British Royal Family take between late July and mid-September. There are photos and events and announcements (and court cases) to get into, so let's not waste any time. Prince William announced the first Earthshot Prize finalists https://www.instagram.com/p/CT7W3K1Fe91/ … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
This past Tuesday, August 31, was the 24th anniversary of the untimely death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Coincidentally or not, it was also the day that Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand's reissue of Finding Freedom was released. For those of you who aren't aware, Finding Freedom is the biography of Prince Harry, Duke of … Continue reading Finding Freedom: The Epilogue Overview
This week's Biweekly Royal Roundup covers the two weeks falling from July 27 - August 8. And it's late because, like Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, I was on vacation last week (though not on vacation in Scotland, being catered to by a full staff - I wish!). Let's get started. Meghan Markle celebrated her … Continue reading Biweekly Royal Roundup
Harry and Meghan have made another hire for their burgeoning media empire. In early July, it was announced that Rebecca Sananes had been hired to head up Archewell Audio, the arm of Harry and Meghan's for-profit company centred around Harry and Meghan's multi-year podcasting deal with Spotify. Sananes will be responsible for overseeing podcast content … Continue reading Archewell Audio has a new head of content, one podcast episode in seven months
Prince George turned 8! Prince George turned 8! https://www.instagram.com/p/CRmreACltur/ The photo of Prince George was taken by his mother, Kate, earlier this month at the Cambridges' Norfolk estate, Anmer Hall. Prince George is sitting on the hood (or, if you're British, the bonnet) of one of the family's Range Rover Defenders, which is a nod … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
I'm exhausted just typing this, but: Prince Harry is writing a memoir. On Monday afternoon, a story appeared in Page Six stating that Prince Harry had signed a deal with Penguin Random House to write an "explosive memoir about his life in the royal family." Page Six reporters Oli Coleman and Sara Nathan wrote that … Continue reading Breaking: Prince Harry is writing a tell-all
Will and Harry unveiled a statue of their late mother on what would have been her 60th birthday https://www.instagram.com/p/CQylLaaIqYp/ July 1 marked what would have been Princess Diana's 60th birthday. This was commemorated with the unveiling of a statue of Princess Diana in the Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace by Harry and Will. Harry flew … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Harry arrived in London! He's in the UK for an unveiling of a state of his late mother this week, on what would have been her 60th birthday. Harry is staying at his rented UK home, Frogmore Cottage, and has to isolate for five days and produce a negative COVID test from the fifth day … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
A week ago today, an announcement was posted on the Archewell website to announce the birth of Harry and Meghan's second child. Here is the official statement in full: “It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world. … Continue reading Lilibet Diana’s parents cause an international incident over her name
Will and Kate did a tour of Scotland Generally, I'm not super interested in the second to second goings-on of royal tours. They are perfectly nice, but they are usually also INCREDIBLY controlled. So it's not a ton of fun to write about. Will and Kate did a tour of Scotland to coincide with Will's … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
