What is the Princess of Wales really like behind the scenes?
To find out, I spoke to her friends and palace insiders for @thetimes magazine⁩ and found an intriguing connection to a Zen priest and a caring princess with a habit of losing her phone ⬇️

thetimes.com/article/716351…

Day two of the King’s Caribbean trip has begun with a visit to Coral Harbour in the Bahamas. He laid a wreath in memory of marines killed serving on HMBS Flamingo in 1980

The King has landed here in the Bahamas at the start of a trip which will see him acknowledge “the great suffering” of slavery

Police feared Andrew would destroy evidence if warned of raid

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RIP Brian Hoey, a much-respected royal commentator and journalist who was the first reporter on the scene when the Aberfan disaster happened

thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/…

Some choice positioning of the Earl Spencer book at Belfast airport’s WH Smith

NEW: The Prince and Princess of Wales have landed in Belfast for a one-day visit to Northern Ireland where they’ll look at community schemes and work associated with William’s Homewards project

BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has surrendered the keys to Royal Lodge, paying a total of £1.8million bill to his former landlords, the Crown Estate, to cover dilapidations on the property.

Andrew should have been due a refund of around £300,000 for surrendering the lease early, however assessors found £1.8 million worth of damage to the property so he has had to hand over £1.5 million

Good question...
The police have made an application to allow them to retain evidence obtained through the searches, even though the search warrants were unlawful.
Andrew (unsurprisingly) opposes that and a hearing will take place in private in 2027.
The investigation continues

As we discussed on The Royals podcast yesterday (out now, please subscribe etc etc), getting confirmation that a warrant was unlawful does not necessarily mean that any evidence obtained under that warrant is inadmissible ...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why…

Read @thetimes report from court on the Andrew case by @Fhamiltontimes here… ⬇️

thetimes.com/article/1c12b6…

BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has won his legal claim against the police over searches at his home, the High Court ruled. 
A senior judge found that search warrants applied the wrong legislation and Thames Valley Police agreed.

RT @thetimes: Why is Andrew taking the police to court?

Andrew’s challenge to the search warrants used at his homes reaches the High Court…

We were honored to host His Majesty King Charles III in London and celebrate Apple’s work with the @KingsTrust. We were thrilled the incomparable Sir Elton John joined us for a moment at Apple Music Hall!

WATCH: Some celebrity Traitors banter today when the Prince of Wales met @RossKemp to launch the Ready Together, a National Emergencies Trust (NET) project….

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Andrew takes Thames Valley police to court over Jeffrey Epstein arrest ⬇️

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NEW: The King will “not shy away” from the “darkest days” of slavery, but he will stop short of apologising for the transatlantic slave trade when he heads to the Caribbean later this month…

Full story here ⬇️

thetimes.com/article/db840c…

Very pleased to hear that #RussianSecrets, @thetimes investigation with the @ICIJorg , revealing how a network linked to Russian spies enlisted European companies to build Putin's Arctic defences, has been shortlisted for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize
daphnejournalismprize.eu/edition-2026-f…

🇧🇸🇬🇾🇦🇬 Further details of The King and Queen’s Autumn Tour to The Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda have been released.

Keep an eye on The Royal Family channels and Royal.uk for more on Their Majesties’ tour.

Congratulations to everyone who received honours at today’s investiture ceremony hosted by The Princess Royal at Windsor Castle. 🎖️👏

Amongst recipients were...

🎸 Lead guitarist and Co-Founder of @BlackSabbath, @tonyiommi MBE for services to music and to charity.

🏅Campaigner services to Holocaust
Remembrance and to the Missing People Charity.

👮Detective Superintendent, States of Jersey Police, Alison Fossey MBE for services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.