The chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee has written to the Crown Estate, seeking further information about Prince Andrew’s lease for Royal Lodge. He asks if the deal achieves the best value for money in light of Andrew’s change in status.

Why Fergie still has a royal home - and what might happen to her and Andrew now. My piece for The i Paper. inews.co.uk/news/why-fer...

Very sad to learn of the death of Tim O’Donovan, a nice man who helped the public’s understanding of the Royal Family. www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...

Princess Anne, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, will visit Australia and Singapore from November 8 to 13, Buckingham Palace says. She’ll mark remembrance at the Anzac Memorial, the Royal Australian Corps of Signals’ centenary, and 60 yrs of relations with Singapore.

At the National Memorial Arboretum today, the King will dedicate Britain’s first government -funded public memorial to LGBT+ people who have served in the military. Gay men, lesbians, and bisexual people were banned from serving in the UK Armed Forces until 2000.

The King presses ahead with talks aimed at persuading Prince Andrew to quit Royal Lodge amid a change in mood at Westminster over scrutinising royal finances. There are questions too for other royals, including the Prince and Princess of Wales. My piece. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Not strictly a royal story but I wouldn’t be surprised if Princess Anne, president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and other members of the family were soon visiting newly discovered graves of British colonial troops from the Second World War. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...

In Whitehall and Westminster there is growing faith in Prince William as the man who can sort out the Prince Andrew crisis. But there are dangers for the Prince and Princess of Wales too. inews.co.uk/news/william...

ICYMI a very good profile of Prince William in last weekend’s Observer, written by the paper’s political editor, Rachel Sylvester. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

The Sovereign Grant has been with us since 2012 but there’s still confusion in some reporting today and also from some politicians. Contrary to what you might have heard, it is DIRECTLY funded by the taxpayer and not from a proportion of Crown Estate profits.

Latest on the Andrew story inews.co.uk/news/politic...

How Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie hope to stay loyal to their parents but navigate their way out of the mess Andrew and Fergie have created. Beatrice is “numbed” by the fallout from the Epstein scandal. My piece for The i Paper. inews.co.uk/news/how-bea...

The King is in Manchester to show support for all those caught up in a racist attack on a synagogue that left two dead and three others seriously injured.

For the moment at least, the King has left the door open for Prince Andrew to keep some royal perks. His ex-wife is still @SarahTheDuchess on social media but I’m told she’s changing all of that. Her publisher has deleted all references to her children’s books. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

In a slimmed-down monarchy under King Charles and the future William V there will be little room for royal hangers-on. My piece for The i Paper. inews.co.uk/news/king-ne...

In the end the King gave Prince Andrew the dignity of portraying his humiliation as his own idea rather than something forced upon him. My analysis for The i Paper. inews.co.uk/news/andrew-...

Prince Andrew is forced to stop using his Duke of York title and remaining honours.

No official word from Buckingham Palace yet but all the signs are that a major announcement about the Duke and Duchess of York is on its way this weekend. Will Andrew volunteer to give up his Dukedom of York and honours such as his Garter knighthood?

Printed newspaper sales have declined in many countries with the advent of online news but some media outlets have more viable futures than others. It’s sad to see the death throes of what was once the bestselling newspaper in the world. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...

“My daughters are just a little younger than you.” (12 and 10 at the time). Virginia Giuffre’s account of sex with Prince Andrew adds to pressure for the King and Parliament to act. www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

The Princess of Wales joined her husband earlier at a Windsor Castle audience for Crown Prince Al Hussein of Jordan and Princess Rajwa. Pic via Kensington Palace.

Prince William and his father have had their ups and downs over the years but grew closer after the rift with the Sussexes and the King and Kate’s cancer diagnoses. I’ve written about their relationship for Point de Vue this week.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have arrived in Northern Ireland for a day of engagements visiting “innovative organisations that showcase growth and investment in rural areas and demonstrate entrepreneurial and creative opportunities for young people”.

“We’re physically present but mentally absent, unable to fully engage with the people right in front of us.” The Princess of Wales co-authors an essay on human connection in a world distracted by screens. centreforearlychildhood.org/news-insight...

“And may her hereafter be filled with impossibly handsome men and devoted dogs.” Queen Camilla’s sad farewell to her friend, the novelist Dame Jilly Cooper, who has died aged 88.

The Duke and Duchess of York have been lying low at Royal Lodge, hoping the whiff of scandal will blow away after the latest Epstein revelations. But there’s more trouble brewing: a fresh attempt to have them stripped of their titles may be in the offing. inews.co.uk/news/fergie-...

The Princess of Wales says Prince Louis wants to be a pilot and all three children will be upset that she has seen an RAF Typhoon without them. Via the Press Association. www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/nationa...

The King has issued this message after two people died and three were injured in an attack on a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The attacker is also believed dead at this time.

Prince William has paid tribute to the courage and sacrifice of humanitarian aid workers - in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar, Haiti and elsewhere in the world - at the launch in London of the first global memorial to them. At least 300 have died so far this year

Sarah, Duchess of York sent a grovelling apology to Jeffrey Epstein because he claimed he would win big in a libel action, as his sexual interest in teenage girls did not make him a paedophile. He would almost certainly have lost but she feared the risk. inews.co.uk/news/real-st...

In The Observer today, I’ve written a short piece about one revelation from the latest Epstein documents to be released: Prince Andrew flew to Florida to stay with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein while on an official US visit to promote Britain’s leading child protection charity.

It’s interesting that Zelensky’s adviser is partly crediting the King with persuading Donald Trump to change tack on Ukraine. Some portray the royals as mere baubles tasked with charming foreign leaders but they are instruments of British foreign policy during state visits.

Prince William will attend the launch of the first global memorial for humanitarian aid workers on Oct 1 in London. He’ll meet staff from UNWRA - the UN aid agency for Palestine refugees - Mines Advisory Group, Islamic Relief, Médecins Sans Frontières, Norwegian People’s Aid.

The King doesn’t make outspoken speeches like he used to do as Prince of Wales but, through the charities he created and still keeps in close touch with, he exercises influence. Many of his ideas, once controversial, have become part of the mainstream. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

The Prince and Princess of Wales have met the family of Elsie Dot Stancombe, one of the little girls killed in the Southport attack in July last year. They went to her school during a series of engagements supporting the people of Southport today.

When do you cut off a relative who has brought shame on your family? Fergie had been banished so many times before but then come back. Making sure Andrew and Fergie are hidden from the cameras at family gatherings might be a start. x.com/gbnews/statu...

Sarah, Duchess of York has been dropped as patron of a children’s hospice charity after the publication of an email in which she called the convicted paedophile Jeffery Epstein her supreme friend, the BBC reports. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Palace officials have shut down any prospect of Prince Harry returning to royal duties in any official capacity, reiterating the King’s view that you can’t be half-in, half-out. To be fair, I don’t believe anyone authorised to speak on behalf of Harry has suggested it.

Follow The i Paper’s live blog for the latest on the Royal Family’s welcome to President Trump and his First Lady at Windsor Castle. inews.co.uk/news/donald-...

The Prince and Princess of Wales face their biggest diplomatic challenge yet on a royal charm offensive to entertain Donald Trump and First Lady Melania this week. inews.co.uk/news/trump-w...

Buckingham Palace: “With great regret, Her Majesty The Queen has withdrawn from attendance at this afternoon’s Requiem Mass for The Duchess of Kent as she is recovering from acute sinusitis. Her thoughts and prayers will be with The Duke of Kent and all the family.”

Britain’s Royal Family will roll out the red carpet for Donald Trump this week, but there will be one special relationship nobody wants to discuss publicly. inews.co.uk/news/epstein...

Not sure about that. Harry has always worn his heart on his sleeve and it was good to see him in fun mode rather than glowering over the past few days. William has a drier sense of humour, I’d say. inews.co.uk/opinion/will...

So Prince Harry didn’t fly home immediately. He’s in Kyiv with the Invictus Games Foundation looking at ways to support injured troops.

Buckingham Palace has released details of President Trump’s state visit to the UK next week. The Prince and Princess of Wales will be heavily involved, including greeting the President and First Lady in Windsor and joining them in a carriage procession with the King and Queen.

Will they meet or won’t they? Later today is most likely if it happens but either way, Prince Harry has laid the groundwork for a possible reconciliation with the King. inews.co.uk/news/promise...

After visiting Spiral Skills, a youth organisation in Lambeth, earlier today the Prince of Wales went privately to see a property in the London borough he is turning into 16 independent living homes for young people who have experienced homelessness.

A reshuffle at the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales: Sarah Rose, who has led Channel 5 and Paramount’s business in the UK since February 2024, will become CEO in Feb 2026. The foundation’s current CEO Amanda Berry will become global partnerships ambassador.

It’s a busy day on the royal beat but with Prince Harry back in the UK, the big question is whether he can ever reconcile with the King and the Prince and Princess of Wales. The i Paper asked a number of us if it will happen. inews.co.uk/opinion/prin...