DARK SECRETS: 35 - The Real Truth

How much are the Crown Jewels worth and does King Charles have the Queen’s same set?

The Crown Jewels are the centrepiece of the Royal Family’s collection of fine jewels and artefacts.

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2022

Former Central Coast mayor and homelessness advocate Laurie Maher awaits verdict in child sex abuse trial

Former Central Coast Mayor and homelessness advocate Laurie Mayor is on trial for the alleged historical sexual abuse of four boys at a juvenile justice facility near Gosford.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

Coming home to Windsor: Queen Elizabeth II joins her husband, sister and parents for eternity

Ten days after the world learned Queen Elizabeth II had died, her family lays the longest-reigning monarch to rest at home in Windsor Castle.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

Commentary: The monarchy is Britain’s most successful (re)invention

All week, a river of mourners has queued for hours alongside the banks of the Thames in London to pay their respects to their longest-reigning monarch as she lies in state in Westminster Hall. Tens of thousands also lined the narrow streets of Edinburgh to gaze on the hearse bearing…

Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022

How much money does the royal family bring in tourism?

Each year, millions of tourists travel to the UK to visit its many historical royal landmarks

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

House of the Dragon season one, episode 5 recap: Weddings and bedding arrangements

Tensions built to a bloody climax in this mid-season finale

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2022

Lawyer for Buxton fatal crash driver Tyrell Edwards seeks expedited bail hearing over mental health concerns

A lawyer for the teenager charged over a crash at Buxton which claimed five lives seeks a second bail hearing at the "earliest possible date" due to concerns about her client's mental health, a court hears.

ABC News · Sep 19, 2022

'Deeply touched' King Charles thanks Brits in poignant message before Queen's funeral

The King says that as we say a 'last farewell' to his mother Queen Elizabeth II, the Royal Family have been thankful for the outpouring of emotion from the public since her death

Daily Mirror · Sep 18, 2022

The true power of the royals is in the faces of the crowd

Royal rituals are carefully stage-managed and steeped in history, but their real source of meaning and power is hiding in plain sight.

ABC News · Sep 18, 2022

Queen didn't want 'boring' funeral as ex-archbishop says service will be uplifting

Lord Sentamu said the poignant service will be an 'uplifting' joyous occasion with angelic singing and the English language at its best and words from William Shakespeare

Daily Mirror · Sep 18, 2022