Russian quad-jumping prodigy Alexandra Trusova could not contain her anger as the teenage star settled for Olympic silver in Beijing despite producing a historic free skate routine on Thursday. The 17-year-old Trusova became the first female skater ever to land five quadruple jumps in one program as she amassed a tally …
Read More »Queen to fund Prince Andrew’s rape case settlement – reports
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, will pay Virginia Roberts Giuffre more than £12 million ($16.3 million) following an out-of-court settlement using money from the Queen, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. The settlement, which was announced on Tuesday, means the 61-year-old will no longer face trial over allegations that he …
Read More »US journalist says Queen Elizabeth should have died instead of famous actress
A US-based journalist with bylines in several established publications has deleted her Twitter after sending shockwaves across the platform by seemingly wishing death upon Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on New Years’ Eve. Nylah Burton, a Chicago-based writer who also works as a “sexual assault prevention specialist” according to her profile at …
Read More »Outrage as Iraq War PM Blair gets knighthood from the Queen
Controversial former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II this week, sparking outrage from Brits who argued he should be in prison for his involvement in the Iraq War instead. Blair was knighted in the 2022 New Year Honours list, alongside Covid-19 response officials Chris …
Read More »Queen’s Guard filmed mowing over boy in their path
A video posted online shows the moment a guard at the Tower of London – a landmark in the UK capital – crashes into a black child while marching, knocking him to the ground In the footage, uploaded to TikTok earlier this week, two royal guards stationed at the Tower …
Read More »Crossbow-armed man threatened to ‘assassinate the Queen’
UK media outlets have linked Saturday’s arrest to a Snapchat video of a man claiming that he planned to kill the queen as revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919. Wearing a black hoodie and white mask while holding a crossbow, he said in a distorted voice, “I’m sorry, …
Read More »Armed intruder detained at Windsor Castle where queen is spending Christmas
The incident took place at around 8:30 on Christmas Day. “A 19-year-old man from Southampton has been arrested and he remains in custody at this time,” police said in a statement.The man is suspected of trespassing a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. “We do not believe there …
Read More »Epstein & Maxwell pictured lounging in Queen’s log cabin
The previously unseen image – which shows Epstein and Maxwell cuddling on a bench outside the cabin on the Queen’s Balmoral Castle estate in Scotland – was released as part of Maxwell’s trial in New York this week. The image had been seized from Epstein’s house during an FBI raid …
Read More »Barbados ditches the Queen – and it’s China’s fault?
This week is a significant one for Barbados as it removes Britain’s monarch as its head of state, having made the decision to become a republic. The Caribbean island nation was initially a creation of the British Empire and was settled as early as the 1600s. The often-unspoken part of …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth’s long-awaited public appearance cancelled
“The Queen, having sprained her back, has decided this morning with great regret that she will not be able to attend today’s Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “Her Majesty is disappointed that she will miss the service,” the statement read. ITV News Royal …
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