Embarrassing yourself in front of your in-laws is not uncommon, but Mike Tindall’s story may just take the crown.
The former rugby World Cup winner, who is currently appearing on the hit British TV show “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!” made a shocking revelation about one encounter with his mother-in-law, who happens to be a senior member of the royal family.
The ex-athlete, who is married to Zara Tindall, née Phillips — daughter of Princess Anne, who is the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II — recalled turning red-cheeked after “slut dropping” in front of the royal.
Speaking during Monday’s episode of the show, Tindall said the blunder happened at his wife’s 30th birthday party, which was 70s-themed.
“I was dancing on the dance floor, I had like flares on, full outfit but it was quite tight, nothing ever fits – rugby player’s bum and legs – so I was dancing with my mother-in-law and I did a slut drop in front of my mother-in-law,” he remembered.
“Ripped my trousers, straight in front of her. It happened to be that the boxers that I had on at that time said ‘nibble my nuts.’”
“As I’ve turned round, she’s gone, ‘I’d rather not.’ I’ve gone, ‘I’m going,’ and walked off,” he added.
Tindall married Zara in 2011, and they welcomed three children together: daughters Mia Grace, born in 2014, and Lena Elizabeth, who was born in 2018. Their son, Lucas Philip, was born in 2021.
Zara, the 20th in line for the British throne, was born in 1981. The equestrian is the only daughter of Anne and Captain Mark Philips.
“There seems to be no limit on their appetite for ripping on the royals to whom they owe all of their fame and literally most of their fortune,” Kelly said of the couple.
She played several clips of their infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey, during which they described their experiences as working royals.
Kelly noted that Markle has a “less than 22% approval rating” in the UK.
She also called Markle a “liar” for claiming that she never researched the royal family before marrying Harry in 2018.
Kelly then noted that during a recent episode of Markle’s “Archetypes” podcast, she refers to Prince Harry as “my husband” when she was “talking about him helping her get the kids ready in the morning.”
“We get it. You bagged the gorilla,” Kelly said of Markle marrying the British royal.
“Congratulations! You got the big bear,” Kelly continued. “You want us to know.”
Kelly made the comments during an interview with author Christopher Anderson, who is coming out with a new book about King Charles III titled “The King: The Life of Charles III.”
Prince Harry reportedly felt distrusting of his staff at Buckingham Palace and become even more “paranoid” of them once he began dating his now-wife, Meghan Markle.
Royal expert Valentine Low and author of the book “Courtiers: the Hidden Power Behind the Crown” claims that the Duke of Sussex, 38, would carry out “loyalty tests” on his employees and was “obsessed” with the press.
Low appeared on “Good Morning Britain” recently and noted how Harry’s feelings were “brewing for a long time — before Meghan.”
“Harry had this obsession with the media. He was so very unhappy,” Low said on the chat show.
In his book, the author penned how Harry would often use the phrase “the palace syndrome.”
He described it as Harry not being able to “fight the battles he wants, because [he] has been institutionalized. Giving in to the media was a key symptom of whether [he] had developed it.”
“It was a constant test of loyalty: ‘Are you going to protect me? Or have you just become one of them, who won’t fight for me?’ It was exhausting,” Low wrote. “His mistrust of the courtiers in the other households; the constant loyalty tests of his own staff: all of this was there before Meghan arrived on the scene.”
Harry’s fears were elevated once he began dating the former “Suits” actress, Low added. The father of two met Markle, 41, in 2016 on a blind date and they married in 2018.
“But after she turned up, it would get significantly worse,” Low said, also revealing that Palace staff who worked with the couple called themselves the “Sussexes Survival Club.”
“It was a very difficult experience for many of [the employees],” the author claimed. “Some people told me they were completely destroyed, they felt sick, they were shook.”
The couple moved to California in 2020 after announcing their decision to take a step back as senior members of the royal family.
In 2018, Middleton, 41, was seen crying during a bridesmaids’ dress fitting for Markle’s wedding and the latter was adamant about Buckingham Palace making a statement in order to clear the air.
“The truth is that, after the dress fitting, Meghan had become obsessed with trying to persuade the palace press office to put something out denying the story,” Low wrote.
Markle wasn’t the only one hyperfocused on her media image, either.
“Harry’s obsession with the media,” Low explained, “his sense of frustration that he wasn’t achieving everything that he could.”
King Charles III will skip the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference — also known as COP27 — in Egypt next month.
The king — widely known for his decades of environmental activism as prince — was advised by new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, against making the journey.
“It is no mystery that the King was invited to go there,” a royal source told the Times of London. “He had to think very carefully about what steps to take for his first overseas tour, and he is not going to be attending COP.”
The 27th annual conference would have been Charles’ first overseas trip as Britain’s sovereign, according to the paper.
The king was reportedly anticipating attending the conference and will likely be “personally disappointed” that he’s had to call off the trip.
The source added that the government pushed for Charles to remain at home “in the spirit of being ever-mindful as King that he acts on government advice.”
Charles, 73, has been involved in environmental causes since the 1970s and has emerged as one of the world leaders at the forefront of climate change issues, earning him some support from younger generations despite being labeled “out of touch” due to his age.
At the World Economic Forum at Davos in 2020, the then-prince told the Times that “global warming, climate change and the devastating loss of biodiversity” is “the greatest threats humanity has ever faced.” The same day, he praised Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, calling her “remarkable.”
Last year, Queen Elizabeth II attended COP26, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she praised the environmental efforts of Charles and his son, Prince William.
“I, for one, hope that this conference will be one of those rare occasions where everyone will have the chance to rise above the politics of the moment, and achieve true statesmanship,” she said at the time.
Queen Elizabeth II never gave up hope that Prince Harry would reconcile with his family.
“The Queen adored Harry right to the end, and Harry adored her,” royal author Robert Hardman told People in an article published on Friday. “I think she was one of the conduits between Windsor and California and it would have been one of her dearest wishes that they patch things up.”
As many know, Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have been distant from the family since they announced in January 2020 that they no longer wanted to be working royals. They went on to settle in Montecito, Calif.
Harry’s frayed relationship with his family hit a new low in March 2021 when he and Markle sat down for an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey. In it, Harry, 38, criticized the way his father raised him and expressed pity that his father and brother, Prince William, were “trapped” in their royal roles.
In the same interview, Markle tearfully claimed that she had contemplated suicide while pregnant with their son, Archie, due to the pressure of dealing with life as a royal and her treatment at the hands of the British media.
The Duchess says she went to a senior member of the Palace for help and was rebuffed.
The “Suits” alum, 41, also recently gave another controversial interview in which she claimed that “just by existing,” she and Harry were “upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been in Europe for several charitable events when Queen Elizabeth died at age 96 on Sept. 8. The California-based couple stayed in the U.K. for the ceremonies that proceeded and flew out the day after the funeral.
Royal watchers had hoped the days between the Queen’s death and her funeral would help heal fractured relationships.
The couple was also snubbed in the seating arrangement at the funeral, where they did not sit in the front row with the King and William, 40, but rather in the corner of the second row next to his cousin, Princess Beatrice.
“You’d think that all members of the family would unite and support the King, especially,” a source close to King Charles said. “Perhaps some wounds can be healed in the process.”
“She knew that conflicts were a part of life, and she didn’t hold grudges. Most of all, she wanted to see her family happy,” the insider added.
Princess Charlotte paid a sweet tribute to her “Gan Gan” at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral today.
The 7-year-old royal — who is said to share the late monarch’s love of horses — sported a diamond brooch in the shape of a horseshoe, a piece which was reportedly a gift from Queen Elizabeth, according to People.
The late monarch, who died on September 8 at the age of 96, was famous for her love of horses and rode well into her nineties.
It was a glimpse into the future of the young princess’ style and was the first time we’ve seen Charlotte wear a brooch or a significant piece of jewelry.
Princess Charlotte, who joined her brother Prince George for the funeral service, looked grown-up in an elegant black boater by Jane Taylor topped with a bow at the back.
She added a black coat by Spanish childrenswear label Ancar, black tights and black buckled dress shoes.
Charlotte walked down the aisle of Westminster Abbey with her parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton, who were recently given the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales following Queen Elizabeth’s death.
While the young royal chose a diamond brooch to honor the late sovereign, her mother chose Queen Elizabeth’s pearls and a black Alexander McQueen coat dress for the occasion — a black version of the same coat she wore for the Platinum Jubilee this summer — along with a dramatic black veiled hat.
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Following today’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey, Princess Charlotte will attend the committal ceremony at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, where Queen Elizabeth will be buried alongside her parents, King George VI and the Queen Mother, her sister Princess Margaret and husband Prince Philip.
The once-tight brothers put their feud behind them as they walked behind their father, King Charles III, and their aunt and uncles, in a solemn procession conveying the monarch’s flag-draped coffin to Westminster Abbey.
However, new heir apparent William, 40, and his woke California-based brother Harry, 38, avoided eye contact as they stood next to one another looking stone-faced.
The Prince of Wales was wearing his uniform, while his brother was forced to don a morning suit after being denied the privilege of wearing military garb because of his decision to step back from being a working member of the royal family.
Harry was also banned from saluting during the procession to Westminster Abbey – standing out while other royals including the new monarch, his brother and Princess Anne all performed the gesture.
The feuding siblings’ reunion came two days after they took part in a vigil for their grandmother at Westminster Hall, where Harry wore his uniform by a special permission of the King.
After entering the Abbey ahead of the funeral service, Prince William took his seat in the front row along with his wife and their two oldest children, George, 9, and Charlotte, 7, while Prince Harry settled into the second row on the other side of the aisle behind his father and other senior royals.
For many royal watchers, seeing them in funeral events painfully evokes 1997, when the brothers — then just 15 and 12 — walked behind the casket of their mother, Princess Diana, after her car-crash death.
That includes future king William, who admitted that events for his grandmother “brought back memories” of his mother’s funeral.
The queen’s death has also forced together the brothers, who stopped talking after Harry quit the UK and life as a senior royal, joining wife Meghan Markle, 41, in a series of damning interviews accusing his family of bullying and even racism.
The estrangement continued right up to the queen’s death, when William made no plans to see his brother even though he was staying just a short walk from him during a rare UK visit.
The brothers also made their separate ways to Scotland to try to see the dying queen, with Harry forced to go alone without Markle — and first to leave the next morning, reportedly without seeing his brother and father.
It made it all the more surprising when the brothers and their wives — Markle and new Princess of Wales Kate Middleton, 40 — went on a walkabout together Sunday last week to view tributes left at Windsor Castle.
Body language experts noted clear tensions between the group, however, with royal watchers questioning if it is a genuine attempt at healing their shattered relationship or just a show of unity in honor of the queen.
The same applies to Harry and his father, King Charles III, 73, whom he accused of passing on the “pain and suffering” that forced him to quit royal life.
But in one of his first acts as king, Charles made a concession to his youngest son, allowing him to wear his military uniform at events for his grandmother — despite being stripped of the right after quitting his royal duties.
Harry, meanwhile, insisted that he would “now honor my father in his new role as King Charles III.”
King Charles III boasts a bloodied family tree thanks to an infamous distance relative.
The newly appointed monarch is a descendent Vlad the Impaler, the 15th century ruler of the Romanian region of Wallachia, famous for his namesake torture method.
Vlad was known to kill his enemies by impaling them on wooden stakes, initiating an excruciating death that could sometimes take up to three days. His brutal actions made him the assumed inspiration for Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.”
According to Romania Tour Store, Charles, 73, is the great-grandson 16-times removed of Vlad, through the consort of George V, Queen Mary.
In fact, the new British king has a longtime love for Romania, especially Transylvania, which he first visited in 1998.
Since then, he bought and restored an 18th-century cottage in the village of Viscri.
He’s also done charity work in the region through the Prince of Wales Foundation, including farming systems, sustainable development, and conservation endeavors.
In 2017, the mayor of the city of Alba Iulia claimed they invited Charles to accept the honorary title of Prince of Transylvania for his love and commitment to the region.
Love is in the air for the royal family of Jordan.
The Middle Eastern kingdom, wedged between Israel and Iraq, is celebrating a trio of weddings and engagements as several senior family members are saying“I do.”
The Crown Prince, 28, is set to marry Rajwa Khaled Bin Musaed Bin Saif Bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, 28, next summer. The Saudi stunner is the daughter of Khalid bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif— CEO of the privately owned Al Saif Group — and his wife, Azza bint Nayef Abdulaziz Ahmed Al Sudairi.
While the couple clearly appear besotted, Middle East observers suggest that regional diplomacy is as much behind the royal match as old-fashioned romance.
“Rajwa is Saudi has a good impact on Jordanians who see it as an opening for better relations with Saudi Arabia,” said Randa Habib, Jordanian journalist and author of the book “Hussein and Abdullah: inside the Jordanian Royal Family.”
She also presents a more contemporary, forward-thinking image of Saudi Arabia, which remains deeply conservative, especially when it comes to women’s rights. “The family of Rawja are … more modern than expected and modest in their behaviors,” Habib said.
After attending high school in Saudi Arabia, Al Saif moved to New York and studied architecture at Syracuse University. The soon-to-be princess — and future queen – also attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles and worked at an architecture firm there before moving back home to Riyadh, where she is employed at the Designlab Experience design studio.
Prince Hussein, who was named heir to the throne in 2009, also traveled abroad for his education. He graduated from both Georgetown University in 2016 and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom in 2017. He is now a Captain in the Jordanian Armed Forces.
The Crown Prince and his fiancée are already being compared to Prince William and Kate Middleton for their proximity to the throne, as well as their poise and glamorous vibes. Fashionistas have pointed out that Rajwa’s official engagement portrait features a deep blue dress from Costarellos that is similar to the one Kate wore to announce her own betrothal in 2010.
However, a source close to the Jordanian royal family said that the comparison is only accurate in fashion, not substance.
“While it’s a new age and a new generation, the Crown Prince is highly influenced by his father and late grandfather,” the source said. In Jordan, unlike in England, the royal directly runs and rules the nation.
Queen Rania will be knee-deep in wedding planning for a while, since her eldest daughter is also tying the knot. Earlier this summer, the palace announced that Princess Iman, 25, the second child of the king and queen, will wed New York-based financier Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, 28.
Although born in Caracas, Venezuela, Thermiotis hails from a Greek family and his real first name is Dimitrios; he goes by Jimmy, which the palace “Arabicized” to Jameel (translating to “beautiful” in Arabic).
The Thermiotis family secured the Dior franchise Venezuela, and eventually moved to Miami, where Jameel studied business administration at Florida International University.
Princess Iman is relatively low key, known for her equestrian prowess and fashion style. She attended Georgetown University, but then switched to New York’s Parsons School of Design to finish her bachelor’s degree. She met Thermiotis in New York, where he worked in private equity and venture capital. Their engagement was a surprise as the relationship had been kept extremely private.
Unlike her brother, Princess Iman has chosen to spend her life with someone who is not Arab and not Muslim, which has raised some eyebrows in her home country.
“There have been mixed feelings regarding Princess Iman’s choice,” the close source acknowledged.
Still, the royal family clearly approves of the union, with the Crown Prince writing on his Instagram page: “Warmest congratulations to my dear sister Iman and her fiancé Jameel on their engagement. I wish you a lifetime of happiness together.”
“The wedding of Princess Iman is expected to happen in Jordan,” Habib noted. “As for their activities later, they could live abroad and travel to Jordan occasionally.”
The biggest wildcard has been the unexpected royal wedding that just took place between Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad, 56, and Princess Miriam of Turnovo, 59. The private ceremony at Amman’s Raghadan Palace on September 3 was attended by King Abdullah, Prince Hussein and Prince Talal Bin Muhammad — but Jordanians found out about the nuptials through the Spanish media, not via the kingdom.
It was the second marriage for both the bride and groom: In 1997, Prince Ghazi married Areej Zawawi, mother of their four children: Princess Tasneem, Prince Abdullah, Princess Jennah and Princess Salsabeel. They divorced in 2021. Prince Ghazi is 18th in line for the crown, and serves as the personal adviser to the King on religious and cultural affairs
Born to a Spanish noble family, Miriam became Princess Miriam of Turnovo when she married Bulgaria’s Prince Kardam in 1996. After having two sons, Prince Boris and Prince Beltrá, things took a tragic turn: In 2008, the couple survived a serious car accident in Madrid, but Kardam remained in a coma before passing away seven years later in 2015.
Happily, the royal gemologist and jewelry designer found love again with Prince Ghazi and turned heads in an elegant champagne-colored satin wedding gown.
King Charles will likely meet with the Duke of Norfolk, who is Earl Marshal, and is in charge of the accession of power and the funeral proceedings for Queen Elizabeth II.
As Earl Marshal, the job entitles them to make the arrangements for state functions.
A confirming time of National Mourning
The United Kingdom will then confirm the length of the national mourning period leading up to the Queen’s funeral. This will likely be 12 days, The Guardian reports.
Royal mourning period
King Charles will then select the number of days the royal family and members of the royal household will be in mourning. This court mourning is expected to last one month.
When King George VI died in February 1952, the royal family and associates spent 16 weeks of Court Mourning.
National flag status
It will be announced that the national flag of the United Kingdom will remain at half-mast until the day following The Queen’s State Funeral.
Bells across England
Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and Windsor Castle will ring their bells, along with churches across England, at noon today.
Gun Salute
96 rounds will be fired off in a gun salute at 1 pm at Hyde Park and other stations around the country to honor each year of the Queen’s life, the BBC reported.
The King’s address
King Charles will address the nation with a pre-recorded speech at around 6 pm. He will pledge his duty of service to the United Kingdom as the country’s new sovereign and pay tributes to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Service of remembrance
Following the King’s speech, the British parliament’s prime minister and senior ministers are expected to attend a public service of remembrance for the Queen at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
The service will begin at 6 pm BST, with a first-come-first-served basis for 2,000 guests, according to the BBC.
Her coffin will then be taken to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
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