Our monarch has faced a challenging start to her Platinum Jubilee year. From her positive Covid test to Prince Andrew’s eye-watering settlement, the Queen has had a turbulent 2022. Sadly, one expert says her troubles aren’t over yet.
09.02.2022 - 12:12 / ok.co.uk
This year will be an emotional one for the Queen, who celebrates 70 years on the throne this month. Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations have been planned, but first she must navigate the loss of many beloved family members including her younger sister Princess Margaret. On February 9 2002, Margaret passed away following a stroke aged 71.
According to royal expert Jennie Bond, the outspoken Princess had a strong and loyal bond with the Queen, despite her rebellious streak. Jennie told OK!: “Margaret was a rebel princess and quite a handful for the Queen to deal with, but the love underpinned everything.” The sisters enjoyed a close relationship during their childhood, particularly in the war years. “During the war the sisters were very isolated and had to make their own amusements like putting on pantomimes.
It threw them together and created an incredibly strong bond,” said Jennie. But after the abdication, the Queen and Princess Margaret were thrust into a new life. Jennie continued: “There was a lot that brought them together, but a lot that separated them too.The women shared an extraordinary destiny but without a defined role, Margaret, in a little way, became an outsider.
“Margaret has such a sad romantic life and it made her relationship with the Queen Mother a bit strained.They were like an old married couple who would bicker a lot about trivial things. “It was very difficult for the Queen to be the monarch and have to make decisions about her sister’s private life. Can she marry Group Captain Peter Townsend? Am I going to break my sister's heart? The Queen had to navigate duty versus sisterly love.” Despite the pressure the sisters were under in their new lives, Jennie added: “There was undoubtedly a huge
.Our monarch has faced a challenging start to her Platinum Jubilee year. From her positive Covid test to Prince Andrew’s eye-watering settlement, the Queen has had a turbulent 2022. Sadly, one expert says her troubles aren’t over yet.
The Queen has faced a challenging month after testing positive for Covid. She’s worried royal followers by sharing that she feels frail, and Prince Harry isn’t helping matters.The Duke of Sussex, 37, is suing the government over a decision to remove his paid-for security while in the UK. In the court case, his representative said: “In the absence of such protection, Prince Harry and his family are unable to return to his home.” But his claims have riled royal expert Angela Levin.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been back in the spotlight after failing to congratulate Camilla on her role as future Queen Consort. It’s no secret that Harry has had a frosty relationship with his step-mother, but it seems the two women aren’t fans of each other either! According to royal biographer Tom Bower, Camilla sees Meghan as a minx and a trouble-maker.Tom, who’s writing Meghan’s biography, told the Sun: “Camilla is the sort who would refer to Meghan as 'that minx' - the self-seeking trouble-maker whose antics will always end in tears.” And Meghan, Tom says, is making her own silent comeback.
Princess Eugenie is “breaking ranks” from other members of her family by being pictured with Prince Harry, a royal expert has claimed.The claim has been made after Eugenie, 31, and the Duke of Sussex, 37, were seen sitting side by side as they watched the Super Bowl in Inglewood California on Sunday. And though the pair have always been close, royal expert Duncan Larcombe says that, following Harry’s departure to the US, the public outing shows Eugenie’s endorsement of her cousin.
February 9 marks a sad and reflective day for the Queen as she faces 20 years without her little sister. Princess Margaret died aged 71 in 2002, but her legacy may live on in Prince Harry. In 2020, the Duke of Sussex stepped down as a working royal and moved to America with Meghan Markle.
From Kate Middleton to The Queen, when it comes to the Royal Family, the leading ladies have always stunned in the style stakes. However, there is one royal member that is forgotten amongst these fashionable influencers and that is the Queen's very own sister, Princess Margaret.
Beside a stream in the foothills of Mount Kenya on 6 February, 1952, a nervous Duke of Edinburgh shared a piece of devastating news with his 25-year-old wife – her father had died.The royal couple had been staying in the East African country for one week when George VI passed away in his sleep, aged 56, following a lung operation.The following day, dressed in black, his daughter stepped down from her plane on to the tarmac at London Airport (now Heathrow) as Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the Realm, Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith. She shook hands with ministers, including Prime Minister Winston Churchill, thanked her pilot for a safe and steady flight and promptly began the most historically significant reign in British history.
Since tying the knot in 2011, Prince William and Kate Middleton have welcomed three charismatic kids into the Royal Family. While the Cambridges are slowly helping Prince George understand his destiny as King of England, Kate has concerns for his little brother Louis.The Duchess opened up about her children’s love of sport at a rugby training session on Wednesday, saying: “They’re all enjoying it, Louis is kamikaze.
According to a royal expert, Queen Elizabeth has a “big thing planned” for Prince William’s 40th birthday this summer. William will turn 40 on 21 June, not long after the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee. The Prince’s birthday will be the second 40th the Royals are celebrating this year after Kate Middleton marked the milestone on 9 January.
After stepping down as working royals in 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have created a new life for themselves and their young family in California. But with their US lifestyles, it means that Archie, two, and Lilibet, seven months, are yet to meet their cousins in the UK.
As the Queen prepares to celebrate 70 years on the throne with a series of Platinum Jubilee celebrations throughout the year, there is a lot of debate surrounding whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will join in the occasion. But according to royal expert Pauline Maclaren, a return to the UK would be beneficial for the couple and would help reaffirm their connections with The Firm.
Prince Andrew has requested a jury trial and denied all the allegations of sex abuse made against him, but experts are warning that his public trial will cause irreparable damage to the Royal Family. Court documents show that the royal has denied all allegations made against him by Virginia Giuffre and has requested a ‘trial by jury on all causes of action asserted in the complaint’. The case is set to go to trial towards the end of 2022, with predictions that it will run between September and December.The timing is particularly damaging for the Royal Family in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Year.