“You have to try the sandwiches,” my colleague Lisa Markwell, the editor of The TelegraafmagazineI advised when I casually mentioned that I had been invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate Britain’s creative industries. “I don’t eat UPFs,” I heard myself say (not my fault – blame Prof. Tim Spector). “Is there … Read more
The Center Room in the newly renovated East Wing of Buckingham Palace, opening for public tours for the first time This summer, the east wing of Buckingham Palace will open to the public for the first time. The East Wing forms the front of Buckingham Palace, meaning the general public gets the chance to see … Read more
The King and Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation – JULIAN SIMMONDS FOR THE TELEGRAAF The image of the royal family waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace to the crowds below is embedded in the national conscience. Now, for the first time, members of the public will have the chance … Read more
The Prince of Wales and Tom Cruise at the London Air Ambulance charity gala dinner on February 7, 2024 – Andrew Parsons/Kensington Palace Over the course of his more than forty years as a Hollywood star, Tom Cruise has managed to break in and out of some of the world’s most impenetrable institutions: hideouts for … Read more
The King’s cancer was discovered during surgery for an enlarged prostate – Shutterstock The king has not revealed what type of cancer he has been diagnosed with, but the cancer was discovered after he was treated for a benign prostate enlargement. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said that during this corrective surgery, “an isolated area of … Read more
‘I’m so proud of it, it’s true museum quality,’ says Meg Randell, head of designer handbags and fashion at Bonhams – Shutterstock A stroll through Bonhams’ sale of costumes and props from The Crown is like entering a surreal world where Madame Tussauds and Buckingham Palace have somehow come together, and where the lines between … Read more