Queen Elizabeth latest news – Top royal totally BANS staff making one particular luxury dish

STAFF have been BANNED from making a particular luxury dish for a top Royal Family member over welfare concerns.

Household staff have been barred from cooking and serving Foie Gras to eco-mad Prince Charles.

There are multiple 'banned' food items at the Palace which chefs have to work around when creating their menu, both for practical and ethical reasons.

According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the heir apparent, 73, has banned the dish since 2008.

This is because of concerns for animal welfare, as the dish comes from duck or goose liver after the animal is force-fed to enlarge the organ.

Read our Royal Family live blog below for the latest updates…

  • Joseph Gamp

    Prince Andrew’s secret trips to visit the Queen

    A royal insider has claimed that Prince Andrew has been making secret visits to the Queen during the night to avoid being spotted by photographers.

    A royal insider has claimed the Duke of York has travelled repeatedly to Windsor Castle to speak to his mother.

    The royal source said that Prince Andrew has “apologised to the Queen” over the scandal.

    The source has also claimed: “Andrew has been very careful and is trying to keep out of sight.

    “He knows there are photographers in the daytime and his best chance to avoid them is after dark.

    “He knows he is meant to be keeping his head down and it’s a short trip, but he is extremely contrite and apologised to the Queen for all the trouble he has caused her.

    “He realises how serious this whole issue has been and the damage it has done to the monarchy.”

  • Joseph Gamp

    Prince Andrew has been a headache for the Queen long before we knew about Epstein

    The Queen’s third-born has been embroiled in scandal for the last few years in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.

    On a BBC’s Panorama episode, Virginia Giuffre, alleged she’d been sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein for Prince Andrew’s pleasure. He continues to deny this and that they ever met, though he settled out of court for £12million last week.

    However, for years, Prince Andrew has come under fire for being ‘creepy’ and treating staff poorly.

    Emma Guenbaum said: “He was a constant sex pest from the start.”

    The Duke’s former maid, Charlotte Briggs, has also described his behaviour saying she was reduced to tears after he yelled at her for not shutting the curtains correctly.

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    Philip’s ‘bizarre’ nickname for Queen

    In other royal news, according to a royal biographer, the late Prince Philip had a rather bizarre, yet sweet, nickname he used for his wife.

    Apparently, Philip used to call the Queen, ‘cabbage’, which some have speculated came from the French phrase “mon petit chou,” a French way of saying “my darling.

    Robert Lacey, a royal biographer, appeared to confirm the nickname in an interview with The Sunday Times, saying: “Yes, I’ve heard that is how he will sometimes refer to her.”

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    Charities to light beacons across the UK on Platinum Jubilee weekend

    National charities have said they will light community beacons to honour the Queen as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June.

    Charities including Girlguiding, Walking with the Wounded and the National Trust will take part in the Beacons event, which is set to begin on June 2.

    It will mark the extended bank holiday, which runs from June 2 to June 5, to celebrate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, making her the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.

    On February 20, The Queen tested positive for Covid-19 and Buckingham Palace has said that she is suffering from mild cold-like symptoms.

    Members of Girlguiding are to light 70 beacons, while former servicemen and women from Walking with the Wounded have said their lights will shine on top of the highest peaks of each of the four nations in the UK.

    Angela Salt, chief guide, Girlguiding, said: “Her Majesty The Queen has a long-standing personal history with Girlguiding and we are very excited to be involved in the upcoming Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

    “The Queen first joined Girlguiding as a Guide in 1937, at 11 years old alongside her sister, Princess Margaret and in 1952, the same year she succeeded to the throne became our patron.

    “On [June 2] Girlguiding members across the UK and beyond, will come together to celebrate this special occasion lighting 70 Beacons to mark each year The Queen has been on the throne.”

    More than 1,500 Platinum Jubilee Beacons are planned to be lit across the UK and Commonwealth on the evening of June 2, with a Principal Beacon set to be lit at Buckingham Palace.

  • Joseph Gamp

    Kate jokes she's 'feeling broody' as she plays on 20ft slide

    Kate Middleton beamed with joy yesterday as she whizzed down a 20ft slide and admitted she is "very broody".

    The Duchess of Cambridge, 40, said she loves working with babies so much she often goes home and tells husband William "let's have another one".

    Mum-of-three Kate is on a two-day tour of the Danish capital Copenhagen to learn tips from experts for her Centre for Early Childhood.

    And she delighted onlookers yesterday as she opted to take the huge slide at Lego's PlayLab rather than using the stairs.

    Walking away without a stumble — despite wearing heels — she said: "In the spirit of where I am, I had to do that." She also wore a red Zara blazer, last spotted at England's Euro 2020 win against Germany.

    She spoke with parents at the Children's Museum to hear about the Understanding Your Baby Project.

    And after meeting two eight-month-old baby boys and their parents, she joked: "It makes me very broody.

    "William always worries about me meeting under one-year-olds. I come home saying 'let's have another one'."

  • Joseph Gamp

    William left red faced by treat from Diana

    WILLIAM recalled how he was left red-faced as a teenager when Diana gathered his favourite supermodels to say hello to him.

    The duke was wracked with embarrassment, because he had pictures of Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington on his wall.

    Speaking on the ITV documentary Diana, Our Mother in 2017: “She organised, when I came home from school to have Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell waiting at the top of the stairs.

    “I was probably a 12 or 13-year-old boy who had posters of them on his wall.

    “And I went bright red and didn’t quite know what to say and sort of fumbled. I think I pretty much fell down the stairs on the way up. I was utterly sort of awestruck.

    “But that was a very funny memory that’s lived with me forever about her loving and embarrassing and being, sort of, the joker.”

  • Joseph Gamp

    Kate wields hammer to chop wood in Denmark

    The Duchess of Cambridge went back to nature on her visit to Denmark, chopping a log and taking a woodland ramble as she joined children at a forest nursery school.

    Kate embraced the outdoor life that forms the backdrop to teaching for many youngsters in the country who thrive on being given the freedom to play in the open air.

    In a wooded area on the outskirts of Copenhagen, the duchess, dressed for the bitterly cold but sunny conditions in boots, jeans, a polo-neck jumper and jacket, took on the challenge of splitting a log after watching five-year-olds complete the task.

    Surrounded by children dressed in outdoor onesies, teaching assistant Carla Bro advised Kate on her stance and grip and, laughing, the duchess struck the wood.

    Kate took just three blows to split the log and was applauded for her efforts by Ms Bro, 21, who said afterwards: "She was very good, she had the right stance with both hands on the hammer and had good focus.

    "She asked how we deal with risky play and how we keep things safe. We have safety rules and we teach the children they should not be afraid of tasks but treat them with respect."

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    Former Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross to collect to CBE today

    Former Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross, who hosted the show for more than two decades, is to collect a CBE at a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.

    The broadcaster, 73, will receive the award for services to broadcasting, charity and crime prevention.

    It comes as the Queen, who is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms after catching coronavirus, is self-isolating at the Berkshire residence.

    Ross, whose screen credits also include Sixty Minutes, Watchdog and Breakfast Time, previously said the honour was dedicated to his late colleague, Jill Dando.

    After his co-presenter, Dando, was killed in 1999, he started a campaign to commemorate her leading to the creation of the Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science at University College London, which has developed a multi-disciplinary approach to crime prevention.

    Ross also described himself as "delighted" to have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2021 and said his 50-year career had "all been a bit of a privilege".

  • Joseph Gamp

    Racing trophy awarded by Queen Victoria could fetch £30,000 at auction

    A recently rediscovered horse racing trophy awarded by Queen Victoria in 1845 could fetch £30,000 at auction next month.

    Dubbed Her Majesty's Vase, the silver piece was won by Sir John Barker-Mill at the Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall horse races and passed down through his family.

    However, the trophy was separated from its stand and the award's significance was forgotten over time.

    Both pieces were recently brought back together when Sir John's living relatives discovered the engraved base in an outbuilding.

    The trophy is expected to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000 when it goes under the hammer at Chiswick Auctions in London in March.

    It was commissioned for the races by Queen Victoria and crafted by silversmith John Samuel Hunt, and inspired by an ancient vase dating from the 2nd century AD that was found in fragments in 1770 at the bottom of a lake at Hadrian's Villa near Rome.

  • Milica Cosic

    Online searches for Kate's 'red blazer' skyrocket

    Analysis of Google search data reveals that online searches for “red blazer” skyrocketed 367% in the UK on the 23rd of February, after Kate Middleton wore one on her arrival to Copenhagen for her solo royal trip.

    The Duchess touched down at the airport in a £59.99 red double-breasted blazer from Zara paired with some black wide leg trousers and a blag Aspinal bag to complete the chic look.

    The finding was conducted by online gaming review expert Lucky Creek.

    The Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to the CIMPH Understanding Your Baby Project at Bornemuseet, The Children's Museum in Frederiksberg, CopenhagenCredit: PA
  • Milica Cosic

    Queen 'facing toughest challenge yet'

    The Queen is facing her 'toughest challenge yet' after being tested positive for Coronavirus on Sunday.

    Last year really took a toll on her Her Majesty as she spent a night in hospital in October 2021, after being examined by specialists, and was forced to cancel many of her scheduled events.

    Back in April 2021, she also suffered the biggest loss of her longtime as husband Prince Philip passed away at the age of 99.

    And now it seems, according to People, that Queen Elizabeth is facing one of the toughest times of her life.

    "It's a drip-feed of negativity for the monarchy," a palace insider tells the outlet. "I've not known such a tumultuous time as this. It just feels to be one thing after another for the Queen. It's going to take a toll."

  • Milica Cosic

    Prince Charles steps up

    As the Queen self isolates with 'cold-like' Covid symptoms, Prince Charles has stepped up and is continuing royal duties – with a visit to Hereford Cathedral.

    During his visit the Duke discussed the history of the 11th-century building with Hereford Cathedral archivist Elizabeth Semper O'Keefe and librarian Rosemary Firman.  

    He was seen discussing potential works within the Cathedral Nave with Glyn Morgan of the Perpetual Trust and Cathedral Architect Robert Kilgour.  

    Prince Charles, 73, emerged from isolation on Friday, but is the second time Charles, who is triple jabbed, tested positive for Covid after contracting the virus in March 2020.

    The Prince of Wales has continued his royal duties with a visit to Hereford CathedralCredit: PA
    Charles was seen discussing potential works within the CathedralCredit: PA
  • Milica Cosic

    Camilla set for major ‘difficulty’ at Charles’ coronation

    A constitutional expert has told the Express that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall is set for a major “difficulty” at Prince Charles’ coronation.

    Professor Vernon Bogdanor at King’s College London claimed to Express.co.uk that Camilla may face a difficulty at the coronation.

    He said last year: “One difficulty I think is that, at the coronation, the wife of the King is crowned with the King. That is not statutory.

    “There was a case when it wasn’t as long ago as 1821 when George IV, in order to separate from his wife, Queen Caroline, sort of locked the door of Westminster Abbey so she couldn’t get in.

    “It is not required, but it has been the custom. If Camilla is not crowned Queen with the King, it may look to some as if she is not quite up to the first class.

    “Therefore, I think this is a difficulty. I think the Church’s rules on divorce are much more liberal now and she would be crowned Queen [with Charles].

    “My own personal view is she should be, but it depends on public opinion really.”

  • Milica Cosic

    98% of donations go to royal charity’s staff

    Royal charity that has gone into partnership with Prince Harry paid out 98 per cent of its donations to its own staff.

    A Royal charity that has partnered with Prince Harry’s life coaching firm paid its staff 98 per cent of the money it raised in a year, it has emerged.

    The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) brought in £796,106 from donors but paid out £787,314 in staff costs to its ten employees in the year up to March 2021.

    More than half of the cash went to its five most senior executives who earned £420,000 between them, Charity Commission accounts show.

    Chris Kelly, the QCT chief executive, earns at least £140,000 – a similar salary to the boss of the RSPCA, despite the animal charity raising some £130million in donations and employing nearly 2,000 staff.

    The QCT, which has the Queen as its Patron and is based close to Buckingham Palace in London, was launched in 2018 to provide funding and other types of support to young Commonwealth leaders.

    Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, were the original QCT President and Vice President, but they lost their positions when they moved to the USA to pursue commercial and media careers.

    Now, however, the QCT is promoting online coaching company BetterUp, which employs Prince Harry as its Chief Impact Officer of an undisclosed salary.

  • Milica Cosic

    Royal news you may have missed

    • Andrew is reportedly making secret visits to see his mother late at night
    • And the embattled Duke of York is facing a new storm after the jail cell suicide of Jeffrey Epstein’s paedo pal Jean-Luc Brunel
    • Meanwhile, the city of York is moving to cut ties with him after his court settlement this week
    • Elsewhere, lawyers for Harry have argued he should get police protection on visits to the UK as he’s in “immediate” line to the throne
    • And Piers Morgan has come out in support of Eugenie, Beatrice and Fergie after a difficult week for the women
    • Milica Cosic

      William and Kate to attend England vs Wales six nations match at Twickenham

      The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be in direct competition this weekend as they attend England’s Six Nations match against Wales.

      Saturday’s match at Twickenham Stadium will be the first Kate has attended since becoming patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU).

      William, who has been patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) since 2016, and Kate, are known for their rivalry during sporting engagements, with the fixture putting them in direct competition.

      They will meet Jeff Blackett, president of the RFU, and Gerald Davies, president of the WRU, prior to kick-off and speak with volunteers and council members of the RFU.

      The duchess, known for her love of sport and competitive nature, said earlier this month she was “very proud” to become the RFU’s figurehead, a role that used to belong to the Duke of Sussex.

      Kate, 40, grew up watching England rugby games with the Middletons, and the family would plan their weekends around international matches.

    • Milica Cosic

      Explained: Kate’s title when William becomes king?

      Since it was announced earlier this week that the Queen tested positive for COVID, many have been wondering about our future monarchs.

      In particular, the questions are around Kate Middleton’s title and what it will be.

      Currently Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, once he is king, his title will be King William and he will take on many of the titles and responsibilities the Queen, his grandmother, currently has.

      Will Kate remain a Duchess? The answer is she will become Queen Consort to the King.

    • Milica Cosic

      Will King Charles find a way to remove Harry and Meghan for good?

      For now, as Prince Charles and first in line to the throne, he poses little threat to to the Sussexes but perhaps that will change once he’s monarch.

      It wasn’t clear who Harry and Meghan were alluding to in their interview when they spoke of racism, but were adamant it wasn’t the Queen.

      Suggestions began to flood social media with Charles seeming a likely culprit.

      With the likelihood of Charles having a long reign being slim, it may be that he would rather it was as smooth as possible.

      If so, he may be happier with his youngest son remaining in the US.

    • Milica Cosic

      Kate enjoys helter-skelter ride in Denmark

      The Duchess of Cambridge embraced her inner child and slid down a helter-skelter ride yesterday after joining Danish students using play to develop their teaching skills.

      Screaming with laughter after emerging from the slide, she joked with the press saying “you stood far enough away!” adding “In the spirit of where I am, I had to do it.”

      The duchess clearly enjoyed her visit to the Lego Foundation PlayLab at University College Copenhagen where students training to be early years professionals are encouraged to play.

      Kate has flown to Copenhagen for a whistle-stop tour meeting health workers and academics at the forefront of Denmark’s world-leading approach to early childhood development, and the families that benefit.

      After chatting to parents with their babies at Copenhagen’s Children’s Museum, the duchess confessed she felt “broody” and joked husband William worries about her working with under one-year-olds because she returns home wanting “another one”.

      The duchess was tempted to take the slide after meeting the team leading a national programme training students to help children use play to develop skills for life.

    • Milica Cosic

      What is the Royal Family’s portfolio worth?

      The Queen also has a private property portfolio, known as the Duchy of Lancaster.

      This was established for the reigning monarch in 1399, as a way to provide independent income to the Sovereign.

      It’s one of two royal duchies.

      The other is the Duchy of Cornwall, which provides Prince Charles with independent income.

      His private residences include Gloucestershire’s Highgrove House, Tamarisk House – which is on the Isles of Scilly – and Llwynywermod in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

      Overall, the Royal Family’s property portfolio is worth an estimated £13billion.

    • Milica Cosic

      Charities to light beacons across the UK on Platinum Jubilee weekend

      National charities have said they will light community beacons to honour the Queen as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June.

      Charities including Girlguiding, Walking with the Wounded and the National Trust will take part in the Beacons event, which is set to begin on June 2.

      It will mark the extended bank holiday, which runs from June 2 to June 5, to celebrate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, making her the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.

      On February 20, The Queen tested positive for Covid-19 and Buckingham Palace has said that she is suffering from mild cold-like symptoms.

      Members of Girlguiding are to light 70 beacons, while former servicemen and women from Walking with the Wounded have said their lights will shine on top of the highest peaks of each of the four nations in the UK.

      Angela Salt, chief guide, Girlguiding, said: “Her Majesty The Queen has a long-standing personal history with Girlguiding and we are very excited to be involved in the upcoming Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

      “The Queen first joined Girlguiding as a Guide in 1937, at 11 years old alongside her sister, Princess Margaret and in 1952, the same year she succeeded to the throne became our patron.

      “On [June 2] Girlguiding members across the UK and beyond, will come together to celebrate this special occasion lighting 70 Beacons to mark each year The Queen has been on the throne.”

      More than 1,500 Platinum Jubilee Beacons are planned to be lit across the UK and Commonwealth on the evening of June 2, with a Principal Beacon set to be lit at Buckingham Palace.

    • Milica Cosic

      Prince Andrew has been a headache for the Queen long before we knew about Epstein

      The Queen’s third born has been embroiled in scandal for the last few years in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.

      On a BBC’s Panorama episode, Virginia Giuffre, alleged she’d been sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein for Prince Andrew’s pleasure. He continues to deny this and that they ever met, though he settled out of court for £12million last week.

      However, for years, Prince Andrew has come under fire for being ‘creepy’ and treating staff poorly.

      Emma Guenbaum said: “He was a constant sex pest from the start.”

      The Duke’s former maid, Charlotte Briggs, has also described his behaviour saying she was reduced to tears after he yelled at her for not shutting the curtains correctly.

    • Milica Cosic

      Prince Andrew’s secret trips to visit the Queen

      A royal insider has claimed that Prince Andrew has been making secret visits to the Queen during the night to avoid being spotted by photographers.

      A royal insider has claimed the Duke of York has travelled repeatedly to Windsor Castle to speak to his mother.

      The royal source said that Prince Andrew has “apologised to the Queen” over the scandal.

      The source has also claimed: “Andrew has been very careful and is trying to keep out of sight.

      “He knows there are photographers in the daytime and his best chance to avoid them is after dark.

      “He knows he is meant to be keeping his head down and it’s a short trip, but he is extremely contrite and apologised to the Queen for all the trouble he has caused her.

      “He realises how serious this whole issue has been and the damage it has done to the monarchy.”

    • Milica Cosic

      William left red faced by treat from Diana

      WILLIAM recalled how he was left red-faced as a teenager when Diana gathered his favourite supermodels to say hello to him.

      The duke was wracked with embarrassment, because he had pictures of Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington on his wall.

      Speaking on the ITV documentary Diana, Our Mother in 2017: “She organised, when I came home from school to have Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell waiting at the top of the stairs.

      “I was probably a 12 or 13-year-old boy who had posters of them on his wall.

      “And I went bright red and didn’t quite know what to say and sort of fumbled. I think I pretty much fell down the stairs on the way up. I was utterly sort of awestruck.

      “But that was a very funny memory that’s lived with me forever about her loving and embarrassing and being, sort of, the joker.”

    • Milica Cosic

      Is the Queen also counting down the days until Boris Johnson is out of office?

      Many of us have changed jobs in our lives and look forward to a little respite before starting a new one – few of us can boast of being in the same role for 70 years.

      The Queen, who will be 96 in April, celebrated her Platinum Jubilee this year.

      While Queen Elizabeth II appears to intend to work until she is physically unable to, it’s unlikely that she would take kindly to anyone making these years of her reign more difficult than necessary.

      Many of us were left feeling let down and appalled by Johnson’s lack of care and inability to read the room as we found out he partied on a number of occasions.

      Meanwhile we were unable to spend time with family and friends for almost two years.

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