British royal family news reveals that the year 2022 could be labeled annus horribilis 2.0 for the clan. Let’s take a deep dive into the headlines that rocked the monarchy, starting with the death of its believed monarch, Queen Elizabeth who passed on September 8. Before this the family saw its share of heartache, here are some of the more shocking events the palace would like to forget.
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Royal Family News – King Charles III Was Targeted By Eggs
Two months after being named regent, Charles and his wife Camilla were the target of protesters who tried to pelt them with raw eggs. Rude.
In happened in November during an official event in northern England. Police nabbed a 23-year-old man, but then in December, another man was arrested,
“after allegedly throwing an egg at the king while the monarch was meeting with the public in Luton, 30 miles north of London.” Side note: protesters did successfully smash a pie in the face of Charles’ Madame Tussaud’s wax dummy.
Royal Family News – Prince William’s Godmother Resigned After Racism Allegations
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Lady Susan Hussey, Prince William’s godmother and a Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth was accused of racism. Lady Susan Hussey resigned after a palace guest, activist Ngozi Fulani, “claimed she was repeatedly asked racially-loaded questions about her heritage and background by the 83-year-old.” According to the Daily Mail, the Lady-in-Waiting met with Fulani to apologize for the “unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments” she made.
Royal Family News – Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Released Netflix Docuseries
Also in December, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, released an inflammatory and whiney docuseries on Netflix titled “Harry & Meghan.” Earlier in the year they got around to releasing a few Spotify podcasts. Enough said about that.
Royal Family News – Prince Charles’ Charity Fund Accepted 1Million Pounds From Usama Bin Laden’s Family
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In July, The Sunday Times exposed the fact that, “The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund accepted 1 million pounds from the family of Usama bin Laden in 2013 (some of it in paper grocery bags). Clarence House later told Fox News: “The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund has assured us that thorough due diligence was undertaken in accepting this donation. The decision to accept was taken by the charity’s Trustees alone and any attempt to characterize it otherwise is false.”
Royal Family News – Prince Andrew Is Stripped Of His Military Titles, Settles His Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
To start off the year, Andrew the Duke of York, was stripped of his military and royal patronages due to his out of court settlement with Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre. She alleged that Andrew had sex with her three times when she was a minor and the sex trafficking victim of his friend Epstein. On a side note it was also revealed that Epstein “told people” that disgraced Andrew was “a useful idiot,” according to Tina Brown’s book “The Palace Papers.”
Royal Family News – Prince Andrew, Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Kept Off Palace Balcony For Platinum Jubilee
Finally, in May, Andrew, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were banned from the palace balcony during the celebration of the queen’s 70-year Platinum Jubilee. The real royals were there, and the statement made was one that these three are persona non-grata in the monarchy. Ouch.
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