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THE FUTURE king, Prince George, attended the Wimbledon Final yesterday leaving fans all saying the same thing after Nick Kyrgios used the F-word.
The eight-year-old sat between the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the Royal Box and looked less than impressed when the Aussie shouted the expletive up to his team during his defeat to Novak Djokovic.
Many fans of the young royal took to Twitter as they all agreed that he might have picked up a few new words during the game.
One fan tweeted: "Prince George is gonna pick up all kinds of new words listening to Nick Kyrgios today"
Another said: "Prince George goes back to the palace with a toolbox full of swearies thanks to Nick Kyrgios"
A third wrote: "Well one thing is for sure Prince George had learned a few choice phrases today from Nick Kyrgios"
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'Mortifying' tennis blunder for Kate Middleton
The Duchess recalled a moment that left her cringing while at Wimbledon.
Kate Middleton has revealed that her dad caused her great embarrassment while attending Wimbledon.
While much younger, the future-Royal was at Wimbledon and walked past Tim Henman after just watching Pete Sampras play.
She recalled: "My father is not going to appreciate this but we were walking past Tim Henman and we had just seen [Pete] Sampras play. My dad said very coolly, 'Hi Pete'. I was mortified!"
Middleton is now the patron for the All England Club.
Fans shocked that George got to hold the trophy
The Cambridges attended the Men's Singles Wimbledon final on Sunday.
Kate Middleton and Prince William were at Wimbledon on Sunday to watch the Men's Singles final with their eldest child, George.
The coverage showed the 21 time grand slam winner, Novak Djokovic, talk to the royals after beating Nick Kyrgios in four sets.
Djokovic handed the trophy to George who, after a while, gave it to Kate as it was too heavy.
No future for Andrew
Prince Andrew has been flying under the radar lately.
A well-timed announcement told us he was too ill to be present during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
But he has been spotted horse riding and visiting the Queen since then, suggesting that he is simply attempting to live a life out of the royal spotlight.
Royal expert, Richard Fitzwilliams, slammed rumours that Andrew may ever make it back as a working royal.
He said: "We can just sum it up as Andrew has got no future in any capacity as a member of the Royal Family."
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Most popular Monarch
HER MAJESTY Queen Elizabeth II remains Britain’s most popular monarch, according to a recent YouGov poll.
Meanwhile, Prince Andrew sunk to the bottom at number 15.
She enjoyed a popularity rating of 75 percent.
Meanwhile, Andrew’s percentage rating stood at 11 percent.
Elsewhere, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, climbed to number two at 68 percent beating her husband, Prince William, for the first time ever, who enjoyed a 66 percent popularity rating.
Queen sends condolences to the Emperor of Japan
The Queen has said she is "deeply saddened" to hear the news of former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe's death.
The 67-year-old was blasted in the neck and chest in the vicious killing which has shocked the world.
Duchess of Sussex's biographer slams Prince Charles
Omid Scobie criticised the decision to release details of Prince Charles first meeting with his granddaughter and the release of Palace financial statements.
He wrote for Yahoo! News: "You see when the Prince of Wales was forced to announce via his spokesman that he will never again accept plastic bags filled with $500 notes for his charities, one of his senior aides also briefed journalists with adorable details of the heir's first time meeting granddaughter Lilibet last month."
Sussexes could turn down big invite
Royal commentator Neil Sean told his YouTube channel that Meghan and Harry are set to turn down an invite to Balmoral.
He said: “According to that good source, even the allure of Balmoral with all that wonderful air, highlands, treats, and of course spending time with the world’s most interesting woman, in my opinion, seemingly they are too busy."
He continued: “It looks like Harry and Meghan will have to politely decline the invitation to go to Balmoral to spend some time with our gracious monarch.
“According to that source, the real reason is that as we know, Prince Harry is gearing up to release his tell-all book in the autumn.
“This could prove really tricky and thorny, couldn’t it?
"Because I’m sure that would be brought up as a topic, rightly so.
“And if of course you’re sitting opposite your grandmother and you have to explain exactly what you’re planning to do, or what you’re planning to say then it creates a very thorny situation.
“So of course, Harry and Meghan have decided that the easy way out of this is to sadly not attend.”
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester celebrate anniversary
The Royal Family Twitter account have congratulated The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester as they celebrate their Golden wedding anniversary.
The official Twitter account said: "Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary to The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester!
"To mark 50 years since their wedding day, a new photograph of the couple has been released, taken in the garden of their home at Kensington Palace earlier this week."
Prince Harry and Meghan can't keep kids 'cooped up forever'
A royal writer has said that it is time to give the children more experience of the outside world.
The Sussexes have a very strong home compound, with sprawling acres of land, play areas and a pool.
With such amazing facilities, why would you ever want to leave?
Daniela Elser wrote on the NZ Herald website: "A huge back yard, children's playhouse, tennis court and a pool might provide more than enough entertainment and space for little ones to play and roam safety way from the gaze of the public, and press, but the couple can't keep Archie and Lili cooped up at home forever."
Archie and Lilibet now 'valuable prey' in US
Australian royal writer Daniela Elser warned Meghan Markle and Prince Harry left themselves open to being snapped by paparazzi than if they were in the UK.
Writing for NZ Herald, Ms Elser said: “Harry and Meghan might not be enjoying Beyonce-levels of popularity (the most recent polling shows that less than half of Americans view them favourably) but there is no end to the fascination with the nation's very own branch of the Royal Family.
“The whole family is, in short, valuable prey for anyone who might come across the family out and about.
“What will it mean for Archie and his little sister Lilibet to grow up in a country where there is a ready market for iPhone snaps of them?
“The Sussex family might live on a seven-acre estate but the minute they set foot outside those gates, they are unprotected from the glare of lenses, both professional and amateur.”
Win for Prince Harry during libel claim
The Prince sued Associated Newspapers Limited over libel in an article written earlier this year.
In the article written about his security arrangement dispute with the Home Office, it is claimed that he tried to manipulate the public.
Harry's barrister claims this is false and has caused ongoing damage to the Prince's reputation.
So far, the judge has ruled that parts of the article are indeed defamatory.
Has a King or Queen dissolved Parliament before?
The Queen must give her permission for an election to take place, and she has the power to refuse such a request if it breaches certain constitutional conventions.
The last dissolution of Parliament was in November 2019 to make way for the general election, which Boris Johnson won.
Parliament is dissolved 25 days before the general election, which happens every five years.
The Prime Minister visits the monarch and asks them to dissolve Parliament to allow for campaigning and the public to vote.
In 1979, Labour PM James Callaghan lost a vote of no confidence, leading to the Queen dissolving parliament, therefore giving the public the right to vote in the next Government.
However, the Queen can refuse a request to dissolve Parliament.
Can the Queen dissolve Parliament?
Historically, the monarch is able to dissolve Parliament and does so at the end of each term.
This usually happens every five years but can be brought forward by royal proclamation.
When the Queen dissolves Parliament, all Members of Parliament are dismissed and a general election is called.
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 meant an election could only be called outside the five-year Parliamentary cycle by one of two scenarios - if two-thirds of the House of Commons voted in favour of one, or if the Government lost a vote of no confidence.
But the power to call a snap election was reinstated by the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022.
Helpless Prince Harry being ‘dragged around like a performing seal’
Prince Harry was being dragged "around like a royal performing seal" within just four months of meeting his wife Meghan Markle, Ingrid Seward has claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex began dating in July 2016, according to news agency Reuters.
The BBC reports that after just two dates, the "already-smitten royal" decided to whisk the American actress off to Botswana - a country which has placed a central role in their fairytale romance.
The pair enjoyed five nights camping under the African stars, and Prince Harry later told the broadcaster he believed the "stars were aligned" when he met her.
And according to the royal biographer, when the couple went public on Halloween, Meghan "moved at the speed of lightning."
She claims that "mesmerised" Prince Harry doted on his wife throughout their "whirlwind courtship" and is "obsessed."
Not again – Meghan Markle’s potential new Oprah interview
Meghan and Harry could “play the victim” and have another Oprah interview, a royal expert has claimed.
GeoTV reports that according to Duncan Larcombe, if a report from Buckingham Palace reveals that the Sussexes bullied members of staff, then they could have another bombshell interview to explain their side of the story.
He says: “For Jason Knauff to take that risk of reporting to Prince William, his ultimate boss, concerns he had about his staff and the treatment of them at the hands of one of the members of the Royal Family.
“That is not only unusual, but within the Queen’s reign this is absolutely unprecedented.”
“I think the reason they are not publishing any of this is because the Palace is running scared of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
“I think they know that if they publish the report, the next thing that will happen potentially is for Harry and Meghan to play the victim and go on Oprah and cause another world of pain.”
Harry to launch ANOTHER lawsuit
Prince Harry is preparing to launch another lawsuit after details were revealed regarding “significant tensions” between the Duke and one of the Queen’s closest aides.
Express Online reports that Harry’s lawyer stated that he had experienced “significant tensions” with a top aide to the Queen involved in downgrading his security.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had not been informed.
Sir Edward Young, the Queen’s private secretary, played a role, they suggest.
Harry is now contemplating a new lawsuit after the Palace didn’t inform the Home Office he’d pay for police security.
Meghan Markle and Andrew are LEAST popular royals
Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew are now two of the least popular members of the Royal Family, claims a recent poll.
Express Online reports on YouGov’s polling data which found that out of 15 royals, Andrew came last with an 11 percent popularity rating.
Meghan landed at number 14, with a 25 percent popularity rating.
Prince Harry and Meghan security spotted drone above their Los Angeles show
It is reported that the incident happened in 2020, and their security had to remove the drone from their premisis.
An LA based photographer was shockingly caught flying a drone over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Montecito home.
The Daily Star reported that the photographer was flying it over the roof of their mansion.
Mark Karloff, the retired photographer who caught the paparazzo flying the drone, told the publication it could have been a “big problem”.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrated 4 July with an old friend
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrated American Independence Day with friends and family.
They headed to Jackson Hole in Wyoming for the parade and celebrations.
Meghan had invited her old friend Heather Dorak, who is the founder of Pilates Platinum.
Heather also used to write for Meghan’s now closed blog, The Tig.
Prince Harry’s libel claim supported by the court
It has been found that some words used by the Mail on Sunday were indeed defamatory.
The article was published in February this year, about Prince Harry wanting to keep his court case against the Home Office private.
During the trial it has been found that some words used were in fact defamatory in the context that they were written.
Prince Harry and Meghan’s now deleted 4 July pictures branded ‘unremarkable’
A royal writer has compared most recent the photographs captured of Meghan and Harry to his brother Prince William and wife Kate.
Daniela Elser, said the photographs, which have now been deleted off social media, were “unremarkable”.
She wrote for the New Zealand Herald: “The shots in and of themselves are not that remarkable – a very cute little boy sucking a lollipop while watching a parade, Meghan casually but chicly dressed and Harry doing his usual impression of a hirsute thundercloud.
“But it’s the fact that the shots themselves were even taken that is significant here.
“Ask yourself this: Have you ever seen similar images crop up of William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children?”
Drawing comparison to the Cambridge children she said: “They are not housebound nor kept squirrelled away permanently behind six-foot walls.
“Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis all go to school, tennis lessons at the Hurlingham Club and have been seen shopping with Kate.
“And yet how often do we ever really see photos on social media, snapped of the kids taken unawares?”
Daniela went on to analyse the Cambridge children’s public appearance, explaining how despite in five years of living in central London, just one kilometre away from the Daily Mail HQ, they have been left mostly alone to grow up in peace.
The writer suggests that the Cambridge children have more privacy living in the thick of it all, than Archie and Lilibet, despite the two Sussex children being hidden away.
Prince Harry’s libel claim supported by the court
It has been found that some words used by the Mail on Sunday were indeed defamatory.
The article was published in February this year, about Prince Harry wanting to keep his court case against the Home Office private.
During the trial it has been found that some words used were in fact defamatory in the context that they were written.
Prince Harry and Meghan celebrate 4 July in Wyoming
The family were spotted at the ski resort in Jackson Hole, with Archie holding on to the American flag.
Archie wore a red, white and blue cap and enjoyed a lolly pop.
Pictures were shared on social media, but have since been deleted.
Meghan ‘happy’ her name has been ‘cleared’ after bullying probe
A source claiming to be close to the Duchess alleged that she was glad to be cleared from defamatory claims.
The source said to Us Weekly, that Meghan is feeling “happy” to have her name cleared.
This comes after the revelations from the bullying investigation the Palace conducted have been buried.
The source told Us Weekly: “Meghan is a fair boss and never bullied anyone who worked for her at the Palace in the first place.
“She’s happy that her name has been cleared from the defamatory claims.”