Prince Charles toilet demands, Kate's secret life and a royal bedroom row are all exposed in a new book about life inside the palace.
08.04.2022 - 10:59 / ok.co.uk
When you’ve spent most of your life in drafty castles and chilly palaces, a cosy and rather modest holiday home must be quite the tonic. Prince Charles and Camilla’s Welsh cottage, tucked away in the hills of Carmarthenshire, is their private haven. It’s also very much a family affair.
“Camilla’s sister Annabel Elliot decorated it for them,” reveals royal expert Ingrid Seward. “It’s very special to them, and it just looks so pretty.” Despite this three-bedroomed farmhouse being the most down-to-earth of royal residences, the site on which it’s built did have lofty beginnings, owned centuries ago by a chap with the curious name of William Williams, who was a relative of Anne Boleyn. Charles and Camilla’s home used to be the coach house to a 13-bedroom mansion owned by a family of barons called the Griffies-Williams, which itself is now in ruins.
The prince paid £1.2 million for the property, which also includes three cottages and a Grade II-listed barn, and called on the services of architect Craig Hamilton to convert it, using traditional building techniques. Following their engagement, they spent three years searching for the perfect place before they chanced on Llwynywermod in April 2007. “Several houses and sites were explored until, finally, we came across Llwynywermod in an exceptionally beautiful part of Carmarthenshire, on the edge of the Brecon Beacons and within reasonable reach of Cardiff,” said the prince of his find.
Prince Charles toilet demands, Kate's secret life and a royal bedroom row are all exposed in a new book about life inside the palace.
Prince Harry's relationship with his dad Prince Charles has become extremely troubled over the years.
Prince Harry has not spoken to his father Prince Charles since last Thursday, when they had a “cordial but slightly awkward” meeting which lasted just 15 minutes.
Prince Harry‘s sit down interview with Hoda Kotb for the Today show aired this morning (April 20) and she asked him numerous questions about his secret visit with Queen Elizabeth, his family returning to England, and more.
Vanity Fair‘s new “Dynasty” issue takes a look inside the life of Prince Charles’s wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Since Prince Charles and Camilla went public with their union years ago, the media spotlight has continued to shine over them and stepsons in the equation, Prince William and Prince Harry — with another set of stepchildren left firmly out of focus. Known widely as father to the famous princes, Charles took on the parental role again when he married the Duchess of Cornwall back in 2005, as he became stepfather to her two children shared with first husband Andrew Parker Bowles.
New details have emerged about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s visit with the royals…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently made a secret visit to Windsor Castle where they caught up with Prince Charles, but it’s reported that the meeting lasted for just 15 minutes. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stopped off in the UK to meet the Queen while on their way to the Invictus Games in the Netherlands. However, though details of the visit remain concealed, it’s believed that 37 year old Harry and Meghan, 40, first met up with Charles in what the Daily Mail has called an “edgy” reunion.
Prince Charles and Camilla stepped in for the Queen during the traditional Royal Maundy service on Thursday morning.The royal couple travelled to Windsor Castle for the Royal Maundy service at St. George’s Chapel, following the news that the Queen, who turns 96 next week, would not be able to attend this weekend’s Easter service in Windsor.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reported to be on their way to the Netherlands later this week to attend the Invictus Games on their first trip together since leaving for the US. It is seeming unlikely though that the couple will venture to the UK during their European visit to see the Windsor family, Royal experts have said.These predictions come as Harry has kept silent on the Queen ’s wish in a statement given in February to have Camilla take position as Queen Consort when Prince Charles becomes King.The 37 year old’s silence and general distance from the Royal family may be in result of his reportedly rocky relationship with Camilla, whom Royal author Tina Brown has said Harry "can't stand" as its been predicted this will be highlighted in his upcoming memoir.
Queen Elizabeth has pulled out of the annual Maundy Service that's set to take place at St George's Chapel in Windsor on April 14.The service happens each year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday.The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will take the 95 year old monarch's place, and will meet the Dean of Windsor, The Right Reverend David Conner KCVO and the Lord High Almoner, the Right Reverend Dr. John Inge.
Prince Charles was pictured offering a gentlemanly greeting to Queen Letizia of Spain as the pair carried out a joint public engagement in Country Durham on Tuesday.The 72 year old appeared in happy spirits as he greeted the Spanish royal, giving Queen Letizia a kiss on the cheek before squeezing her hand fondly during their arrival at Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland. Queen Letizia was among the foreign royals along at Prince Philip ’s memorial service last week and reunited with the Prince of Wales again today.