Richard Palmer

Royal Correspondent with 20 years’ experience of covering the House of Windsor around the UK and overseas. All views my own.

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One of the biggest myths about the UK’s Royal Family is that the Crown Estate pays for the monarchy. It doesn’t. The Crown Estate profits are simply used as a benchmark for taxpayer funding. Here’s the then Chancellor, George Osborne, explaining to Parliament.

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All the latest updates on this story. https://t.co/4loMBsSVwb

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@Twinkie_Vee It’s a unit of the Metropolitan Police.

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A statement from Meghan after allegations about child sex abuse images were made against her father.

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@C_J_PhD @KingsGuardTours Don’t know sorry. I’m guessing it was the Sultan of Oman’s convoy returning from his departure from Stansted Airport.

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@SpursYid123 It’s one of the best pubs in Portsmouth for real ale, along with The Hole in the Wall and The Lawrence, and a regular stop for us on the way back from visits to the nearby QA Hospital.

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@ScottiSal I think they go on general sale on November 3. https://t.co/lNLz97zElp

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The first exhibition to explore 500 years of British royal jewellery will open at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace in June 2027. Royal Jewellery: From Coronations to Keepsakes will feature more than 300 pieces from the 16th century to now, around 2/3 displayed for 1st time.

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@royalblognl That’s how I would have described the great Michael Parkinson’s show to an international audience too.

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Prince William’s surprise appearance on a BBC chat show in which he talked about environmental issues but also his love of Christopher Nolan films and The Celebrity Traitors. Charlotte and Louis are also obsessed with the latter.

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King Charles III, Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales attend a commemoration event at Aberfan Memorial Garden, where survivors, bereaved parents and members of the community are paying tribute to the 144 people who lost their lives in the Aberfan disaster on October 21 1966.

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The King in Aberfan, 60 years on. “Today, in our nation, and across the world, thoughts will turn to you in Aberfan. Hearts, far from this valley, will ache with yours. Tears, from those who remember, and those who at the time were not yet born, will be shed with yours.”

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Prince William, Prince of Wales, speaks to members of the public lining the streets outside Aberfan Memorial Garden during a visit to mark the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The Aberfan disaster was the catastrophic collapse of a National Coal Board spoil tip on 21 October 1966 in the small Welsh mining village of Aberfan, killing 144 people, including 116 children. It remains the worst mining-related disaster in British history.

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@simonvigar5 #Flagsdujour

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Happy Trafalgar Day, @simonvigar5

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In his speech at Windsor Castle, the King pays tribute to Oman’s strategic role in the Middle East. “Oman’s noble efforts in trying to keep open one of the world’s most important shipping routes have been of great service to the whole international community…”

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The state banquet for the Sultan of Oman is just beginning.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales tonight.

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Ready for tonight’s State Banquet in Windsor.

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@SeeMeeSeeYou500 It’s been mostly lovely until this week actually. Our summer effectively lasted until early October.

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A grey, damp day in Windsor for the Omani state visit.

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@123workerbee @lovefamilywales How about posting under your real name, you coward, and not making everything about Harry and Meghan? Looking at your feed, you seem obsessed with them. I also note one of your recent posts was about it being cold and damp in your part of the former colonies. 😘