'Excited' to meet grandad King Charles – but 'don't have any concept' of their royal relatives' status

A friend of Harry and Meghan tells HELLO!: "The truth is they don’t really have any concept about who they (the royal family) are, their parents are very good at keeping them away from it all so they live as normal little kids."

Prince Harry is also said to be in "frequent" contact with his father, **HELLO!**understands. 

hellomagazine.com
u/ButIDigress79 — 23 hours ago

A message from His Majesty The King to President Trump and the American people

…as they mark 250 years of the United States Declaration of Independence.

u/ButIDigress79 — 2 days ago

Rebecca English: Palace was aware JK Rowling visit would “raise some eyebrows” and was a “calculated decision”

This quote is from the Palace Confidential Youtube show. I cleaned up the transcript a bit.

We weren't advised about this meeting in advance, and I do wonder why. I was literally up there within yards of it happening but they do hold private audiences and one of those audiences was between Queen Camila and JK Rowling.

Camila, one of the cornerstones of her public work is literacy, particularly encouraging children to read for pleasure so they don't see it as a chore. Why wouldn't she want to meet the most famous children's author in the world? But obviously and the palace I have to say were aware of this and it was a calculated decision on their behalf that she has become very involved in online debate over gender issues particular trans issues that have become quite polarizing.

They knew that would raise some eyebrows, but their attitude is that she is a children's author who's passionate about the subject and so is the queen and they wanted to go ahead with the meeting.

reddit.com
u/ButIDigress79 — 3 days ago

Royal fans divided over King Charles’ festive plan to ‘upstage’ Princess Kate

A debate on social media has erupted after The King’s Trust announced its festive plans for an end-of-year Christmas concert. The charity, which was founded by the monarch in 1976, revealed that it will host an "evening of carols at Westminster Abbey" on December 2 this year.

The festive event - organised in partnership with luxury cruise line Cunard and supported by sponsors Elemis, American Airlines, and The White Company - will mark the holiday season with traditional carols, musical performances and readings by celebrities. The event will aim to support young people across the United Kingdom, as it has done for 50 years.

mirror.co.uk
u/ButIDigress79 — 3 days ago

Japan Cabinet OKs bill to revise law for sustainable imperial family system

The bill's two pillars are to permit the imperial family to adopt males aged 15 or older and descended through the male line from emperors in 11 former branch families, and to allow female members to retain their imperial status even after marrying commoners.

english.kyodonews.net
u/ButIDigress79 — 5 days ago
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Harvest Moon 64 Recomp

HarvestMoon64Recomp: PC Port of Harvest Moon 64 made using N64: Recompiled (Windows/Linux/Mac)

Harvest Moon 64: Recompiled is a project that uses N64: Recompiled to statically recompileHarvest Moon 64 into a native port with many new features, enhancements, and extensive mod support.

Simply provide your copy of the North American version of the game in the main menu and start playing! This project will automatically load assets from the provided copy, so there is no need to go through a separate extraction step or build the game yourself. Other versions of the game may be supported in the future.

github.com
u/ButIDigress79 — 6 days ago

Andrew makes first public outing since Sandringham exile as he joins Edward

One onlooker said: “Andrew sneaked in and sneaked out and definitely didn’t want to be seen.

“But I saw Andrew leave the field at 10.30am, just after Sophie had ridden her round, then I saw Edward walking towards his car smiling shortly afterwards.”

thesun.co.uk
u/ButIDigress79 — 6 days ago

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Take Family Vacation in Europe

Prince Harry is currently on vacation in Europe with his wife, Meghan Markle and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet

people.com
u/ButIDigress79 — 8 days ago

Sarah Ferguson visited Epstein twice while he was in prison

Sarah Ferguson visited Jeffrey Epstein twice at his office for a bogus firm he set up while imprisoned on a child sex offence.

The former Duchess of York met the convicted paedophile on two occasions at the Palm Beach office of the fake company he invented to secure work release while in jail.

She also planned to meet him a third time at the headquarters of the bogus firm, the Florida Science Foundation, but her travel plans fell through at the last minute.

telegraph.co.uk
u/ButIDigress79 — 9 days ago

Natasha Archer channels Meghan in photoshoot for her new style consultancy

https://www.dailymail.com/news/royals/article-15931893/kate-former-assistant-natasha-archer-channels-meghan.html

Natasha, who recently attended Royal Ascot, said: 'One of the things I love most about my work is that it's always looking ahead.
'Whilst everyone is enjoying summer, I'm quietly beginning conversations with clients around the world about the months ahead; from seasonal wardrobes and international travel to key engagements and milestone occasions.' 
It harked back to an earlier promo for the Duchess of Sussex's lifestyle brand, as Meghan, 44, appeared in a video wearing a very similar outfit while flogging As Ever's 'sweet, comforting, and endlessly useful' set of fruit spreads. 

u/ButIDigress79 — 10 days ago

Prince William to no longer benefit from Dartmoor Prison rent

The Prince of Wales has opted to no longer personally benefit from the £1.5m in rent generated by Dartmoor Prison each year.

Prince William has asked for the sum to be removed from income he receives from the Duchy of Cornwall from 2026-27 onwards, insisting the money is spent on regenerating the local community instead.
The category C prison in Devon has been empty since July 2024 after high levels of radon were recorded in prisoners' accommodation.

William's private secretary said the closure had created "genuine uncertainty" for those living in the area and the duke felt strongly that the benefit of the income should remain in the community.

A Dispatches and Sunday Times investigation in 2024 found the duchy had signed a £37m deal in 2022 to lease Dartmoor Prison to the Ministry of Justice.

bbc.com
u/ButIDigress79 — 10 days ago