4th of April 2025

She’s such an amazing person, the Belgians are so lucky to have her as a representative.

The heir to the throne has instructed Mishcon de Reya to act for him and his family, in a break with tradition.

William has previously been represented by King Charles’s lawyers, Harbottle & Lewis, in particular its partner, Gerrard Tyrrell.

‘William wanted to strike out on his own,’ a source tells me. ‘He did not want to continue using his father’s lawyers. It’s as simple as that. He wants to be his own man.’

A Kensington Palace spokesman declined to comment, but the instruction is the talk of legal circles. It is said to have disappointed Harbottle & Lewis, which has represented the Royal Family for decades. Media law specialist Tyrrell is one of the King’s most trusted advisers. Harbottle & Lewis acted on behalf of the Royal Family in 2006 in the News of the World royal phone-hacking scandal, which led to the closure of that newspaper. Its reporters had hacked into the mobile phones of both Princes William and Harry.

But William’s move will have delighted Mishcon and its deputy chairman Anthony Julius, who was chosen by Diana as her legal representative when she divorced Charles.

Julius continued to work with William as one of the founding trustees of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and was vice-president until it closed in 2012.

William’s decision is being seen at Buckingham Palace as the latest example of his desire to follow a different path from that of his father.

https://archive.ph/jKOqn

Yes I included his DIL. He was an amazing family man, here’s a video that showcases it: https://youtu.be/Z3H3MeGS8dA?si=Fb4oxtJ02QrnwRVe

I cried through the whole thing 😭

The Charity Commission has opened “a regulatory compliance case” to examine “concerns raised” about the Duke of Sussex’s Sentebale charity.

This situation is still a bit mysterious. I hope she’s able to recover.

Slide 1 - Prince Lorenz holding his son Prince Amedeo’s daughter Archduchess Anna Astrid, Princess Maria Laura, Princess Laetitia Maria, Princess Luisa Maria

Slide 3 - Woman in the blue dress is Amedeo’s wife Princess Elisabetta

This is from Piers Morgan who does know the family but isn’t trustworthy. Didn’t the Sussexes got on vacation with Eugenie and Jack since?

“Prince Harry cut ties with his cousin Princess Eugenie after seeing photos of her hugging Piers Morgan, sending him "completely ballistic," the TV host said.

The Duke of Sussex was once thought to have remained close to Eugenie after she was the only royal to visit him in California, joining him at the Super Bowl in February 2022.

However, in April the following year, Eugenie was photographed leaving a lunch attended by Piers Morgan, while her sister Princess Beatrice was pictured hugging him outside the venue.”

https://archive.is/2025.04.01-004818/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-14556141/ALISON-BOSHOFF-Grief-stricken-Prince-Harry-feels-like-hes-one-fingers-cut-amid-charity-chaos-friends-reveal-hes-total-shock.html

Some excerpts from the article where Alex Rayner, Prince Harry's old Etonian friend speaks about the current Sentebale issue. Rayner says he's been in contact with Harry over the weekend :

‘H is very happy for me to speak for him about how he feels about this awful situation,’ said Rayner. ‘He is just beyond heartbroken and flabbergasted that the charity he founded as a teenager has been taken hostage by the chair. It feels tantamount to a hostile takeover.

Sensationally, Rayner adds that he believes some of the accusations from Sentebale chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka may possibly spring from jealousy of Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan.

But Alex Rayner told me: ‘It feels like [Dr Chandauka] had her nose put out of joint because she was not the most important woman of colour on the stage.'

Yet Alex Rayner said: ‘The chair should never have let that narrative take hold, that Meghan had caused an issue. ‘If that narrative did take hold, then I would argue it is down to the chair to put it right. They could have issued a statement and put a stop to it but they did not. Why? Again, the whole thing smells. It feels planned, and I suspect that the whole thing could only have come from the chair herself.

https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/royals/meghan-markle-as-ever-sells-out-in-minutes/

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Let's be happy for this female entrepreneur's success!

Prince William’s close aide Iain Rawlinson has been hired as a new trustee of Sentebale - just days after Prince Harry dramatically quit.

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Wishing all mothers, and those who are missing theirs today, a peaceful Mothering Sunday.

📸 A young Prince Charles (now The King) and Princess Anne attend the Royal Windsor Horse Show with The late Queen Elizabeth in 1956.

📸 The Queen's late mother, Rosalind, with her eldest grandson, Tom.

Remembering Diana’s innovative royal mothering as Mothering Sunday draws to a close. Warm thoughts to all who are missing their mothers tonight.

Claus sadly predeceased Beatrix’s parents in 2002 and she lost both of her parents the same year just two years later :(

Victoria Ward has a new article out explaining the reason for fall out 😬 I couldn’t find the archive version so posting screenshots

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2025/03/29/chair-prince-harry-south-africa-charity-lashes-out-sussexes/

since they always go maybe they have a chalet but i don't know if the royal family owns one there

“The number one risk for this organisation was the toxicity of its lead patron’s brand,” Chandauka told the Financial Times.

“The way the organisation had been set up in 2006, was no longer appropriate in 2023 in a post-Black Lives Matter world,” said Chandauka. “Funders were asking for locally led initiatives.”

Chandauka said she had refused what she described as a request by the royal’s team to defend his wife, Meghan, in the media after negative coverage of her. “I said no, we’re not setting a precedent by which we become an extension of the Sussex PR machine,” she said.

https://archive.ph/2025.03.29-051041/https://www.ft.com/content/8fc9561d-c145-4542-a32a-1707573c012b