British Airways flight taking Prince Edward and Countess of Wessex to Gibraltar forced to return to UK

Queen Bey is back, and she’s giving fans a major fashion moment — and new music! Beyoncé graced the cover of British Vogue after announcing her first solo album in six years.

As if an upcoming Beyoncé album wasn’t enough good news for one day, her new British Vogue cover has also been released.

Beyonce is on the cover of British Vogue‘s July 2022, photographed by Rafael Pavarotti. The magazine hits newsstands on June 21.

It's been an exciting Thursday for the BeyHive — and Queen Bey has another trick up her sleeve! Not only was it announced that Beyoncé is releasing , her long-awaited seventh studio album and her first solo album in six years on July 29, but British alsoreveals that the GRAMMY-winner is their cover star for the July issue. Editor in Chief Edward Enninful takes readers for a fantastical ride describing the process of creating Rafael Pavarotti’s «fashion fantasia» photo shoot for the issue, and shares the brief but intriguing hints the mother-of-three laid out about her upcoming project. Enninful describes the «magical mood» on set where Beyoncé is surprised by a visit from husband JAY-Z and her children for a «slightly surreal» family day out.And when it comes to Bey's first solo album since  in 2016, the editor shares that Beyoncé contributed the long creative process to the pandemic.

Kate Middleton and Prince William were seen sharing a joke together while arriving for the 2022 Order of the Garter Service held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Monday (June 13) in Windsor, England.

A union challenging the UK Government's controversial policy of deporting people to Rwanda said it hopes it can win an appeal to stop the first flight taking off this week.

Gatekeep queen. Queen Elizabeth banned Lilibet photos from being taken. The British monarch met with her great-granddaughter during her Platinum Jubilee. However, she forbid photos of her and her namesake together.

The Queen’s youngest son, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex have been forced to turn back to London and make an emergency landing, after a flight that they were on experienced a “technical issue”. The Earl and Countess of Wessex were on their way to Gibraltar on a British Airways flight to undertake official royal business in the territory, however, they will now be delayed in arriving to the destination.The information was confirmed by Gibraltar’s government, who said that the plane had been “safely diverted”.

Australian-born British gay activist Peter Tatchell revealed that he had refused an invitation from the organisers of the Queen’s platinum jubilee celebrations to join the event as a ‘national treasure’.Tatchell, in a piece in The Guardian, cited his opposition to the monarchy, the royals’ history of “war, colonialism and slavery” as well as the Queen’s refusal to acknowledge her LGBTQI “subjects” as the reason for refusing the honour. Tatchell said that he was surprised to receive a letter from the organisers inviting him to join the pageant outside the Buckingham Palace on June 5 on the final day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations “as one of a select group of ‘National Treasures … celebrated, respected and admired people’.”The activist, who is a supporter of the campaign group Republic, said he turned down the invitation for a number of reasons. “While I doubt that the Queen is a raging homophobe, she doesn’t appear to be gay friendly.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle faced booing at the Platinum Jubilee and Piers Morgan joined "Fox & Friends" Monday to discuss how their "hypocrisy" is part of why the royal couple has faced backlash.  PIERS MORGAN: Meghan and Harry … the British public have decided, are guilty of brazen hypocrisy. … Because they love to preach about all sorts of things to us and then do the complete opposite.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are ‘unlikely’ to move back to the UK, according to an expert. Royal expert Russell Myers appeared on ITV’s Lorraine on Monday to discuss the events of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrating 70 years of the Monarch’s service.

a phalanx of red-white-and-blue bedecked superfans to make the rest of us stiffs feel less self-conscious about manically waving Union flags once a decade. Thursday was all about Trooping the Colour and the unspoken politics of the balcony. The clattering of the mounted Household Division prompted a handful of Animal Rebellion vegan activists to attempt to mount a Suffragette-style protest but nobody understood why, as horses are already vegan.

Prince Charles has said he hopes that “bickering” does not return after a feeling of “togetherness” across the nation over the Platinum Jubilee weekend. The Prince of Wales made the comments while he and wife Camilla mingled with guests at the Big Jubilee Lunch in The Oval cricket grounds, which was just one of several celebrations taking place across the country to mark The Queen’s 70 year reign.

Prince William, Kate Middleton and other members of the royal family were all traveling on the day Lilibet was celebrating her first birthday at home, but it wasn't to avoid it.A source tells ET, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and other members of the royal family that included Duchess Sophie and Prince Edward all traveled to different parts of the UK to visit those who are celebrating Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee. The source is adamant the events were not planned to avoid Lilibet's birthday at home.«It's simply a coincidence they fell on the same day,» the source said.

A historic occasion! Prince Charles, Prince William and Princess Anne inspected the British troops on Queen Elizabeth II’s behalf, in which they received their first salute.

Queen’s Jubilee celebrations on Thursday. The couple — who notoriously quit royal life back in January 2020 — have returned to the UK for their first joint public appearance since they spectacularly trashed the royal family in an infamous televised interview with Oprah Winfrey 14 months ago.