Mike Tindall recalls ripping pants during ‘slut drop’ in front of mother-in-law Princess Anne

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.

Mike Tindall poses for a photo for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Mike Tindall poses in a photo for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Mike Tindall and Princess Anne watch World Champion Gatcombe Horse Trials on Sept. 17, 2006, in Gatcombe, England.

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.

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Megyn Kelly irked by Meghan Markle calling Prince Harry ‘my husband’

An exasperated Megyn Kelly wants “TV divorcee” Meghan Markle to stop referring to Prince Harry as “my husband” on her podcast.

Kelly denigrated Markle as a “commoner” during her SiriusXM podcast on Tuesday and grew irritated at Markle’s frequent reminders on her own podcast that she married into the British royal family.

“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.

Megyn Kelly wants “TV divorcee” Meghan Markle to stop referring to Prince Harry as “my husband” on her podcast.
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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.”

Kelly has been a frequent critic of Markle. Earlier this month, Kelly referred to the duchess as a “B-list actress.” She also called Harry “think-skinned.”
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During Tuesday’s episode of her “Archetypes” podcast, Markle raved at her husband’s parenting skills.

“Oh, my husband? Oh, he’s great!” Markle gushed.

The Duchess of Sussex explained that the prince helps “get [Archie] downstairs” during their “chaotic” mornings while she cooks for the brood.

During Tuesday’s episode of her “Archetypes” podcast, Markle raved at her husband’s parenting skills.
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“I make breakfast for all three of them,” she said. “It’s very important to me. I love doing it.”

Markle made the comments when her guest, Pamela Adlon, asked whether the redheaded royal, 38, is “a good contributor to the kid time.”

Kelly has been a frequent critic of Markle. Earlier this month, Kelly hit out at the duchess as a “B-list actress” while her husband was “thin-skinned.”

Kelly also eviscerated Markle over her claim that she felt “objectified” while working as a briefcase girl on the NBC game show “Deal or No Deal.”

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Prince Harry would hold ‘loyalty tests’ on Palace staff: author

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.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met in 2016 and married in 2018.
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“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.

Elsewhere in Low’s book, he pointed out how Markle “became obsessed” with the media’s portrayal of her alleged feud with sister-in-law Kate Middleton.

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.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had a contentious relationship with members of the Firm since their exit in 2020.
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“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.”

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UK government advises King Charles III not to attend UN’s COP27

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.

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Prince Harry making amends with royal family was one of Queen’s ‘wishes’

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.”

Harry and the Queen “adored” each other and had a close relationship.
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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.

They were thrilled when the estranged brothers, along with their wives, greeted crowds gathered outside Windsor Castle, two days after the Queen’s passing.

But several missteps seemed to have perhaps put a damper on any détente.

Harry was distraught when the military uniform he was allowed to wear to stand vigil by his grandmother’s casket had her initials removed.

“He is heartbroken,” a friend told the Sunday Times of London. “To remove his grandmother’s initials feels very intentional.”

So “devastated” was he, the friend said, that the prince nearly donned a morning suit to avoid the “humiliation.”

The Duke and Duchess were also invited and then “uninvited” from a state reception for world leaders and foreign royals. Page Six exclusively reported that they learned of the disinvite after reading press reports.

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.

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Princess Charlotte wears horseshoe brooch gifted to her by Queen to funeral

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.

Princess Charlotte and Prince George rode with the Princess of Wales and Queen Consort during today’s events.
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Prince William, Prince Harry reunite at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

Estranged Princes William and Harry were once again united in grief Monday as they appeared for a final farewell to their late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

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.

Princes Harry, left, and William, right, united in grief while taking part in their grandmother’s funeral procession in London on Monday.
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Prince Harry looked somber, standing beside his estranged older brother.
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Prince Harry was not permitted to wear his uniform and donned a morning suit.
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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.

William, Prince of Wales (left) and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (right) walk behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Prince William, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex walk behind the coffin during the procession for the Lying-in State of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Prince William is seen in the first row next to his wife and children.
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Prince Harry and wife Meghan sit in the second row behind the King and his uncles.
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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.”

The Queen’s death has forced the brothers back together.
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However, he and Markle are now reportedly again “furious” at the royals after allegedly being told their children will not be made His and Her Royal Highness despite the shift in the order of succession, which leaves them sixth and seventh in line for the throne.

The royal family and their staff will remain in mourning for another seven days after Monday’s funeral, the new king has said.

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What do King Charles and ‘Dracula’ have in common?

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.

Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia.
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King Charles III leaves after the vigil in memory of Queen Elizabeth II at St Giles Cathedral on September 12 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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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.

But Charles now has his “sausage fingers” full with royal duties as he and his famous family continue to mourn the death of Elizabeth, who died on Sept. 8.

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Which country is set to see two big royal weddings next year

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.”

While the first of the three weddings took place in early September in Amman — between Jordan’s Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad, the first cousin of King Abdullah, and Princess Miriam of Turnovo — the bigger scoop surrounds upcoming nuptials for both Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Iman, his sister.

They are the children of Jordan’s King Abdullah II and his glamorous wife, Rania.

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.

Princess Iman in an official portrait honoring her engagement to Jameel Thermiotis, a businessman who was born in Venezuela but is now based in New York.
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Queen Rania (left), here with Princess Iman, is considered one of the world’s most stylish monarchs.
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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.

King Abdullah (center) attends the August wedding of his cousin, Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad to Princess Miriam of Turnovo, a Spanish jewelry designer and socialite.
Crown Prince Hussein with his new fiancée, Rajwa Al Saif. The couple will one day become King and Queen of Jordan.
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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.

For the Aug. 17 engagement, Queen Rania loaned her future daughter-in-law custom white-and-yellow diamond plumage earrings from coveted jewelry designer Stephen Webster. 

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.

King Abdullah, Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein during a White House visit with Joe and Jill Biden in July 2021. Jordan has long been one of the US’ strongest Middle Eastern allies.
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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.

The Jordanian royal family, minus Princess Iman, in 2018: (l-r) Prince Hashem, Queen Rania, Princess Salma, King Abdullah and Crown Prince Hussein.
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King Abdullah and Queen Rania drive through the streets of Amman on their wedding day in June 1993 — mere months after meeting at a dinner party.
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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.

King Abdullah and Queen Rania dazzle at the wedding of Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling in Stockholm in 2010.
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The King and Queen with Crown Prince Hussein in Washington, DC celebrating the Prince’s graduation from Georgetown University in 2016. Hussein, like his father, is directly descended from the Prophet Muhammed.
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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.” 

Crown Prince Hussein along with his parents, Queen Rania and King Abdullah, visit with Queen Elizabeth II and her daughter, Princess Anne, at Buckingham Palace in 2019. The Crown Prince completed much of his early education at England’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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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.



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Queen Elizabeth II death: Operation London Bridge: What is happening today

After Queen Elizabeth II’s death at 96 years old after 70 years of service to the United Kingdom, preparations are in motion for the transition of power and elaborate funeral proceedings for Her Majesty.

As the nation of the United Kingdom and its respective providences prepare for mourning, here’s what is expected today following her death:

The King will return to London

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla will travel to London on Friday, where the King will meet with new prime minister Liz Truss.

The King and Queen Consort have remand at Balmoral on Thursday in the wake of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, death.

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Funeral planning and royal accession

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.

King Charles III is driven through Ballater as he leaves Birkhall in Scotland and travels to London following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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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.

King Charles III and the Queen Consort drive through Ballater as they leave Birkhall in Scotland and travel to London following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.
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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.

Flowers placed to next to pictures of Queen Elizabeth are pictured outside the British Consulate-General, after she died aged 96, in Hong Kong, China September 9, 2022.
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Her coffin will then be taken to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

Queen Elizabeth II will be taken to Windsor Castle for a committal service ahead of her burial in the castle’s King George VI Memorial Chapel.

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