'Sending Royal kids to boarding school would be sad after parents' efforts', says expert

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag As the Princess of Wales prepares to celebrate her eldest son George’s 10th birthday this weekend, she’s undoubtedly feeling the increasing strain of being mother to a future king, according to royal experts. Just three months ago, Kate and husband Prince William, both 41, reportedly were concerned that the pressure of the coronation would prove too much for George.The youngster was given a major role as a Page of Honour on his grandfather’s big day, putting him in the spotlight as millions around the world tuned in to watch the historic event. Kate only agreed to their son being placed at the heart of the event if he wasn’t subject to “overwhelming scrutiny”.

queen better days. As a royal family member, Queen Camilla — who turned 76 on Monday — is often seen dressed quite impeccably, decked out in designer dresses, nice jewelry and, of course, a crown as of late.

OK! Magazine that Prince William is focusing on his family as he knows it means a lot to his three children “to be around at weekends and holidays and whenever he can.”Per The Daily Mail, William participated in 130 royal engagements last year, while King Charles had 497. “With the late Queen’s ailing health, William probably had to step up to his full time royal job quicker than he might have hoped, but you can see now how committed he is,” Bond told the magazine, per Daily Mail.She continued, noting, “However, I also very much admire the fact that he’s not a workaholic like his father, he knows how important family life is… He seems to be a full on, hands-on, caring dad.”The Post reached out to representative at Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace for comment.

Netflix documentary series, “Harry & Meghan.”Despite the show bringing in a total of 81.6 million hours watched, the project failed to score any Emmy nominations when they were announced earlier this week.Royal expert Ingrid Seward recently claimed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are ‘devastated’ about being left out of the award show nods.“But of course [the couple] will not show it,” the editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine told the Mirror.She added that the viewership numbers were “obviously not good enough for an Emmy nomination.”However, the series did emerge victorious by winning a nomination for the Hollywood Critics Awards in the Best Streaming Nonfiction category.“In the series, Harry and Meghan talk about the royal family as if they were the enemy, while they themselves are trying to save the world,” Seward went on.“The series is an intimate look at ‘hardships’ they faced in their honey-colored, rose-tinted world,” she said.“Meghan and Harry will concentrate in this and make it a positive, however irritated they might be not to be in the Emmy nominations,” the “Queen’s Speech” author continued. She then shared her advice for the former actress, 41, and the Invictus Games founder, 38.“They are having a run of bad luck in their working life.

Trooping the Colour last month.“The composition of this ‘slimmed down’ royal balcony pose looks like a gappy smile with several teeth missing,” James boldly told the Daily Express of the stark contrast to previous years’ assemblies.This year, only working members of the royal family were allowed on the balcony at Buckingham Palace during the event, which means that cousins Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall were not permitted.“Instead of a smaller, tighter, loyal group it looks like five factions in apparent conflict: Anne and Tim stand awkwardly at one end; William and Kate pose in a glittering but slightly cordoned-off family group; Charles and Camilla take all the goodwill from the crowds in the middle; Edward and Sophie try hard to create some sociable links with the Gloucesters at the other end,” James claimed to the outlet.“Any ‘One united family group’ vibe seems to be totally lacking,” James added.During Queen Elizabeth’s reign, the crowd was much bigger, as she had all of the members of the royal family — both working and nonworking — join her on the balcony.James noted that under her tenure, people looked “animated and excited.”Queen Elizabeth died last September at the age of 96 and had reigned for 70 years at the time of her death.The body language expert also pointed out that the sparse lineup only drew more attention to those who were missing from the family — like estranged Prince Harry.“The gaps only call to mind the people who are missing,” James told the outlet. “Charles once had a mother, father, brother, son and his son’s family to mingle with.“But each of the gaps now seems to tell its own tragic or murky tale,” she said.

OK! Magazine UK, per Marie Claire. “William is doing his best to achieve that.”Bond explained that one of the ways William is hoping to achieve this goal and follow in his mom’s footsteps is through his new initiative, Homewards, which aims to eradicate homelessness.

Following an incredibly busy and thrilling few months for the Royal Family, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have completed their first year at their new school.The Prince and Princess of Wales' three children all attend Lambrook School near their home in Windsor and will be packing in as much fun as possible before they head back to the classroom on Wednesday, September 6. But what will the young royals be getting up to in their time off? Judging by their previous school breaks and revelations by the couple themselves, it seems the family of five will have some exciting plans.

Prince William makes wife Kate Middleton "light up" in a "tactile" and "passionate" display at a recent public appearance, according to a royal expert. The Royal couple "couldn’t be more real with each other" and "were able to let their hair down" as they attended a charity polo match, claims a body language expert. As she cheered on her husband William at the charity match in Windsor on Thursday (6 July), body language expert Darren Stanton believes Kate was "able to let herself go" and fully support William as his wife and "number one fan".

the Daily Mail.“I’m sure her greatest wish would be to hug her boys again and find some way of resolving the rift between them,” Bond continued. “If anyone could sort things out, it would have been Diana.”The Post reached out to representatives for Kensington Palace and Prince Harry for comment.

Ever since his reign began last September, King Charles has introduced a handful of new modern proposals, but certainly nothing that has shaken the monarchy to its core. The most significant of these changes was to make both The Princess Royal and The Duke of Edinburgh Counsellors of State - thereby removing the need for Prince Andrew or Prince Harry to have to step in if the King was ever abroad or otherwise incapacitated.This approach of not drastically shifting how the Firm operates is something that former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond feels is entirely to the Monarch's credit.

Diana, Princess of Wales was beloved around the world for the way she modernised the Royal Family's approach to official engagements, as well as her efforts to destigmatise global emergencies such as landmines and HIV/AIDS.To mark what would have been her 62nd birthday today (Saturday, July 1), OK! have spoken to former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond about the late royal and her legacy.Throughout her impressive career, Jennie had the privilege of getting to know the Princess on a personal level and has offered glimpses into what they would talk about when they met at Kensington Palace. Jennie tells us: "In recent years, when the anniversary of Diana’s birthday comes round, I really only have one thought. And that is how desperately sad she would be to see her two boys so estranged.

Children are notorious for often asking inappropriate questions - even to members of the Royal Family.

Meghan Markle is apparently set to shake things up for the Royal Family once more as she is rumoured to be planning on releasing a memoir which will name the person she says questioned her on Archie's skin tone before he was born. In a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 while she was pregnant with Lilibet, Meghan made the explosive claim that an unnamed person in the Royal Family had made a racist comment to her when she was expecting eldest child Archie, asking her how dark his skin would be.

Montecito, California home.Sir Michael Stevens — the Keeper of the Privy Purse, who handles the finances for the royal family — confirmed the news yesterday that the two vacated the property.The move comes just a few months after Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, were evicted from the cottage by King Charles.The Invictus Games founder and the former actress now no longer have a place to stay when they visit the U.K. and will have to cough up the dough for a hotel instead.The Post has reached out to Harry and Markles’ reps for comment.

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh wowed during a public appearance in Canvey Island, where she was the epitome of sophistication and on-trend summer style. Many members of the Royal family are known and loved for their fashion sense, particularly Kate Middleton, who is often spotted in outfits by legendary British brand Alexander McQueen . Sophie, 58, attended the grand opening of the new Charfleet Book Bindery on 27 June in Canvey Island, Essex, dressed to the nines in a sleeveless khaki wrap dress by the luxury label - a relative change for her.The effortlessly stylish dress is complete with a cinched in waist and single-breasted detailing, and is finished in a military design.

The Daily Express’ Royal Round Up, Palmer gave this thoughts on the future of their relationship as father and son.“I’m sure the King would welcome them back,” Palmer alleged during the episode. “I mean… he’s quite keen to heal that family rift,” he continued.

The Daily Express reported that the couple have reputedly discussed “ditching their Windsor surname” and adopting the late Princess’s last name, Spencer, in a bid for a rebrand, according royal author Tom Bower.Now, Levin, who authored the book “Harry: A Biography of a Prince” in 2018, is calling the attempt a “load of nonsense” and alleged that Princess Diana “wouldn’t have been good enough” to Markle “if she was still alive.”“When something’s on the front pages about them, they come up with something else,” Levin claimed during an appearance on GB News this week.“So that they can, you know, divert the discussion… I think it’s nonsense, I think somebody’s just spreading something,” she continued.Princess Diana — who is the mother of Markle’s husband, Prince Harry, 38, — tragically passed away on August 31, 1997 after a high-speed car accident in Paris.Levin pointed out that Markle had never met the late Princess, but revealed that she has visited her grave before, referencing the moment that was described in Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir, “Spare.”Prince Harry wrote that the Duchess visited his mother’s gravesite on the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death. “She’s never seen Diana, she’s never known her,” Levin said. “She did lie flat and pray to her once when she went to visit her grave, but that’s about it.”The royal biographer even claimed that the late royal would not like her because she supported the monarchy.

Prince Andrew was not welcomed at the annual Garter Day procession this year meaning he missed out on the historic event for the second year in a row.

Just a few days after Trooping the Colour, many member of the royal family were spotted at the Royal Ascot festival together, including Mike and Zara Tindall. As Mike and Zara attended the first day of Royal Ascot together, body language expert Darren Stanton opened up on the couple’s “strong connection” at the racecourse, revealing that the loved-up pair are “each other’s rocks” as they put on a “tactile” display.The body language expert said: “It’s clear they are each other’s rocks.Their body language shows they are also very tactile with each other, which tells us there is huge trust between them.” He also pointed out that former professional rugby player Mike was happy to let his wife “take centre stage” at royal events as he said: “During their appearance at Royal Ascot, Mike wasn’t afraid to let Zara take centre stage.

Prince William turns 41 years old on Wednesday, and former royal butler Grant Harrold believes he'll receive a birthday card from his estranged brother Prince Harry. As it's been well documented in the incendiary Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, and memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex, 38, felt the need to escape The Firm with his wife Meghan Markle and their two kids back in 2020, and has since caused national controversy with his insider allegations. Although Harry was indeed present at King Charles III's recent coronation, there was no public display of brotherhood or love among the siblings.