Yesterday, we remembered Prince William’s link to Charles II which means when Prince William eventually ascends the throne, he will make history as the very first British monarch to be a direct descendant of King Charles II.
There’s more: Prince William is also a descendant of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. This lineage exists despite Harold's defeat and death at the Battle of Hastings against William the Conqueror in 1066.
The connection comes through Harold's daughter, Gytha of Wessex. Following the Norman Conquest, Gytha fled into exile and married Vladimir Monomakh, the Grand Prince of Kievan Rus.
Over the centuries, the Godwinson bloodline wove through various European royal houses, including the Kievan, Polish, Lithuanian, and Danish dynasties. The bloodline eventually returned to the English royal family centuries later. For example, a prominent link passes through Philippa of Hainault, who married King Edward III in 1326, making all subsequent British monarchs, including Prince William, descendants of Harold Godwinson. 👑 ♥️ 🏴 🇬🇧
Czechia v South Africa is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where a landlocked country plays a country with another landlocked country inside it.
Czechia has no coastline. South Africa completely surrounds Lesotho, which is the largest sovereign enclave on Earth.
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.
England v Croatia is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both countries have a UNESCO World Heritage Site named after a Roman emperor.
England has Hadrian’s Wall. Croatia has Diocletian’s Palace in Split.
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography(ish)-based World Cup analysis.
👏👏👏 GRAN GESTO DEL GOBIERNO DE ESTADOS UNIDOS: EL PORTERO DE CABO VERDE, QUE TAN BIEN SE DESENVOLVIÓ FRENTE A ESPAÑA, LAMENTÓ QUE POR NO PODER REUNIR EL DINERO NECESARIO, SU SEÑORA MADRE NO PUDO VIAJAR PARA VERLO JUGAR. EL GOBIERNO DE ESTADOS UNIDOS HA INVITADO A LA SEÑORA, CON TODOS LOS GASTOS PAGADOS, PARA QUE VEA A SU TALENTOSO HIJO JUGAR EN EL MUNDIAL DE FÚTBOL
🇬🇧 The Prince of Wales has arrived in Devon to visit the Apricot Centre — a carbon-negative regenerative farm & wellbeing service — which will highlight the value of regenerative, sustainable farming & the vital role of nature in supporting wellbeing. HRH maintains a ‘strong interest’ in how organisations transition to net zero &, since becoming Duke of Cornwall, has set the Duchy of Cornwall the ambitious target of becoming net zero across the estate by the end of 2032.
During his visit, Prince William will tour the farm & hear how the Apricot Centre has evolved into a financially viable & environmentally pioneering enterprise, achieving an annual turnover of £1.3 million while also becoming carbon neutral & increasing biodiversity across the site by 400 per cent.
The Prince will also visit the Centre's on-site wellbeing garden which originally featured at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show as an award-winning garden for Bowel Research UK. HRH will learn more about the organisation's work supporting mental health & wellbeing alongside its farming activities.
Set on 120 acres, the Apricot Centre uses organic & regenerative farming methods, including agroforestry, permaculture, rotational grazing, & crop rotation. Alongside producing food, the Centre supports farmers & land-based businesses, offers nature-based wellbeing therapies & training courses. The Centre also delivers hands-on educational visits for primary & secondary school pupils, giving children the opportunity to explore where their food comes from while developing a greater understanding of food sustainability, biodiversity, & emotional wellbeing.
I’m sorry??? A medical professional tries to sell the Princess of Wales PRIVATE MEDICAL INFORMATION and the ICO
"concluded that a caution was the appropriate and proportionate enforcement response".
Caution?!! They should be in prison.
https://t.co/9NdnMHVKyn
Nigel Farage is an Agent of the State and #Reform is controlled opposition.
When the cameras stopped rolling, someone knew what was coming and caught it on their mobile phone for all!
These UniParty traitors deserve only one house, the Jail House.
#RestoreBritain (SHARE 🫡🇬🇧)
Prince William arrives to the Apricot Centre, a carbon-negative farm and wellbeing service. The Apricot Centre uses organic and regenerative farming methods. The Centre also supports farmers and land-based businesses, offers nature-based wellbeing therapies and training courses.
Prince Michael of Kent attended Royal Ascot yesterday, but we didn’t spot him in the Parade Ring due to his mobility issues. He remained in the Royal Box throughout the day.
Many thanks to @thedukeandduchessofedinburgh on Insta for sending me this screenshot after noticing him in the background of one of Zenouska’s Instagram Stories.
Prince George represents the fourth generation of the Spencer-Churchill lineage to attend Eton.🏫👨🎓
Great-Grandfather: John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer.
Great-Uncle: Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer CT Post.
Father: Prince William, heir to the throne.
So it turns out the BBC’s “Question Time immigration special from Dover” wasn’t a neutral audience at all – it was co‑produced with a migration‑lobby outfit that literally plants and coaches small‑boat migrants for TV.
Two Channel arrivals who confronted Reform’s Zia Yusuf were not random members of the public, they were identified, prepped and placed by Imix – a charity whose entire business model is “changing the narrative” to build public support for higher migration.
Imix’s own write‑up brags that Question Time gave them a chance to “test messaging” and “shape the framing of the entire programme” – and they did it on a BBC set, under the brand of impartial public service broadcasting, paid for by every household with a licence.
The BBC now admits it invited charities like Imix to help populate the audience “with people with lived experience”, while more than 1,000 viewers complained the show felt like an ambush on Reform and a piece of migration lobby propaganda.
State‑mandated funding, establishment producers, professional lobbyists gaming the format and hand‑picked activists posing as a cross‑section of the public – this isn’t a debate, it’s a managed narrative.
And when the BBC tells you again that it’s “just reflecting the country”, remember Dover: they weren’t reflecting the country, they were reflecting the talking points of a charity whose job is to make us stop worrying about illegal migration.
If Vladimir Putin changed the voting system days before an election to stop his opponents winning, every British journalist would call it what it is: rigging the rules.
Tonight, Labour rammed through a last‑minute switch in the Lords so that if Andy Burnham wins Makerfield and quits as Greater Manchester Mayor, his replacement won’t be chosen on a simple first‑past‑the‑post ballot, but on the supplementary vote system instead.
Why now?
Because Labour knows the race to replace Burnham would be a straight two‑horse fight with Reform UK – and under FPTP, the candidate with the most votes wins, no second chances, no back‑room redistributions, no “stop Reform” stitch‑ups.
Under SV, Labour gets a second bite of the cherry: if their candidate can limp into the top two, they can hoover up second preferences from every other party and magic a “majority” on the second count, even if Reform tops the poll on first preferences.
This isn’t “modernising democracy”. It’s the governing party using its Commons majority and the unelected Lords to hurriedly doctor the rules of one specific contest because it’s terrified the voters might choose someone else.
When the establishment preached to the world about “rules‑based order”, they forgot to mention one thing: in Britain, the rules are “based” on whether Labour thinks it might lose.
The Prince of Wales with The Duke of Richmond at Royal Ascot today, 17 June 2026.
The Dukedom of Richmond was originally created by King Charles II in 1675 for his son, Charles Lennox.
Prince William and the current Duke of Richmond are both direct descendants of King Charles II.
While King Charles III's lineage stems from different royal lines, William’s mum, Princess Diana, brought the blood of King Charles II back into the immediate royal family. She was descended from Charles Lennox, the 1st Duke of Richmond, through her great-grandmother, Adelaide Seymour. 
Through his mother, Prince William and the current Duke of Richmond and Gordon are distant cousins.

When Prince William eventually ascends the throne, Princess Diana's ancestry means he will make history. Prince William will become the very first British monarch to be a direct descendant of King Charles II, intertwining the lineage of the modern Royal Family with the historic house of the Dukes of Richmond. 👑🏴
Recordatorio de que en el mundial de Qatar, en el partido de Argentina que iba perdiendo añadieron 8 minutos y acabaron dando 14 hasta que empataron.
La no expulsión de Messi es solo el principio.
🚨NEW: Football legend Harry Redknapp has spoken out on areas like Green party-led Bristol council banning England flags during the World Cup
"What is wrong with these people? We are proud to be English, that is what we are. Fly your flags, be proud of your country!"
🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA
Se acaba de publicar un penalti no pitado a Francia en el Mundial de Qatar de 2022.
Esto es otra prueba más de como querían que la Argentina de Leo Messi lo ganara de forma ilegal.
🚨🗣️ Thomas Tuchel:
“I’m begging FIFA to change the photographers’ position during the national anthem. I couldn’t see my players, it ruined the experience.” 📸👀