Prince Harry's marriage to Meghan Markle has been slammed by the late Princess Diana's former bodyguard, Ken Wharfe, who expressed concerns over the health of their relationship.
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But despite having a closet full of impressive labels like Dior and Chanel, it might surprise you to learn that one of her favorites wasn't high end—or even leather—and was most certainly not worn to official royal events.No, one of Princess Diana's most iconic purses was in fact a simple, quilted bag with printed flowers that she wore in relatively informal moments.
Like, for example, when the participated in polo tournaments as she watched from the stands.It was at one of these, in 1983, when Diana, , created one of her most memorable looks—with her quilted bag front and center of the fashion moment.The bag is from the brand , in whose London store she bought five of their bags, which were manufactured in Provence, France.
In 1981, before she had even married the Prince of Wales, she already owned a few; and for years following, she continuously wore them in moments that didn't require so much royal pomp and thus allowed her to be more relaxed.A rectangular bag with long handles that can be worn over the shoulder or on the elbow, the quilted purse is large in size and today would fit a small laptop computer.
It couldn't be more different than the decorative, tiny, and not very useful .When Princess Diana wore this bag, it was to carry things—not just as a fashion item.
It was, in short, a useful and beautiful accessory.
It may not be as iconic and recognizable as , but it is another one of those pieces that we'll always identify with the late Princess.Like almost everything Diana, Princess of Wales, wore in her 36 years of life, this bag is also a timeless trend because the brand continues to sell it more than four decades after the royal acquired the first one.
The design remains nearly identical—quilted cotton,
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Just one year ago, Prince William took a huge leap forward in shining a spotlight on the homelessness problem that plagues the UK with the launch of Homewards.The project, which took two years to put together, is a five-year locally led programme which aims to demonstrate that together it is possible to end homelessness: making it 'rare, brief, and unrepeated'. As well as using his platform to bring attention to the environment and mental health causes, the Prince of Wales' support for homelessness charities was sparked early on when Diana, Princess of Wales would take her young sons with her to visit those being helped by charities such as Centrepoint.
Following the news that Princess Anne has been hospitalised following an 'incident' believed to be with a horse, there are many close friends and family who will be at her side as she focuses on her recovery. While her two children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, are surely top of that list, there is someone else who grew up on the Princess' Gatcombe Park Estate in Gloucestershire who will surely lend a hand.
Prince William and Prince Harry may be in line for the throne, but there's one thing they'll never inherit - their mother Princess Diana's childhood home.The Althorp Estate, which has been in the Spencer family since 1508, will instead go to their cousin Louis, son of Earl Spencer, Diana's brother Charles. Despite having three older sisters, 30-year-old Viscount Althorp, Louis, will inherit the estate due to the aristocracy's system of primogeniture, where titles are passed down to the oldest boy, not the firstborn child.The sprawling 13,500-acre estate is where Diana spent her childhood and was laid to rest after her tragic death in 1997.
As the Prince of Wales celebrates his 42nd birthday on Friday, 21 June, he will surely be treated to lots of sweet hugs and presents from his young family after a very difficult few months. While the list of what to get or make their father for his special day must be endless, someone who took great pleasure in embarrassing William with gifts was Diana, Princess of Wales.
“The Howard Stern Show” on Tuesday, the Oscar winner, 69, confirmed that a sequel to his hit 1992 film “The Bodyguard” with Whitney Houston was in the works with Princess Diana as his planned co-star.However, Diana’s death in summer 1997 caused the project to be canceled — and Costner subsequently faced the wrath of the royals, who didn’t believe that the princess was willing to do a Hollywood movie.“When Diana passed, about a year later it had leaked out that I was prepping ‘Bodyguard 2’ with her. And what happened was, the royal family kind of turned on me a little bit,” he recalled.
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Princess Charlotte, who is third in line to the throne, had to return an incredibly lavish gift she received as a newborn.The now-nine year old princess was presented with a £36,000 item when she was born back in May 2015. However, due to strict Royal protocols, the middle child of Prince William and Kate Middleton wasn't allowed to keep this extravagant present.The gift in question was from Natural Sapphire Company, which gifted a costly baby rattle made from 18ct white gold and decorated with diamonds, sapphires, and rubies to create a Union Jack.The company explained on their website why they decided to splurge for Princess Charlotte's birth.They wrote: "When Kate and William were engaged with the iconic blue sapphire ring that once belonged to Princess Diana, our sapphire ring sales rocketed.
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Uhh, this is a little shady!
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Princess Diana‘s brother Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, and his wife of 13 years, Countess of Spencer Karen Spencer, have announced they’re divorcing.
9th Earl Spencer, 60, announced the split to the Daily Mail on Saturday.“It is immensely sad,” Charles said.“I just want to devote myself to all my children, and to my grandchildren, and I wish Karen every happiness in the future,” he added.According to the Daily Mail, Charles and Karen, 52, are divorcing partly because of “the strain” it took on Charles writing about the physical and sexual abuse he experienced at boarding school in his memoir, “A Very Private School.”Charles and Karen were married since June 2011.Their wedding took place at Althorp House in Great Barington, England, two months after Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal wedding.They have a 12-year-old daughter, Charlotte Diana. Karen has two other daughters from her previous marriage to Hollywood producer Mark Gordon, while Charles has six children from his first two marriages to Victoria Lockwood and Caroline Freud.A post shared by Karen Spencer (@karenspencer)In his memoir that came out in March, Charles revealed that he was sexually abused as a child while attending Maidwell Hall, an elite English boarding school.He said that he made the revelation for the first time to a therapist.“I whispered to him that I was sexually abused as a child by an adult.