THE QUEEN has been forced to 'pull out of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony', with Prince Charles being lined up to represent her.
According to the Daily Mail, senior figures around the sporting competition have said that due to The Queen's increasing frailty she is not expected to attend.
The Prince of Wales is set to stand in for his mother at the opening ceremony next month.
There is also expected to be an extensive turnout from other members of the Royal Family including Prince William and Kate.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Princess Anne will also be high-profile attendees.
The news comes as Her Majesty missed multiple events during her Platinum Jubilee due to health concerns.
Read our Royal Family blog below for the latest updates…
- Louis Allwood
George Ezra reveals REAL reason song lyrics were changed for Jubilee performance
Ezra says that appearing at the Queen’s celebration was a bigger deal than he was expecting.
“The Jubilee is a really good example of something going over my head — the magnitude of it.
"It was only when we got on stage and I saw all the flags that I realised, ‘Oh, this really is huge’.”
Ezra played megahit Shotgun and recent single Green Green Grass to the 22,000-strong crowd gathered outside and to the millions viewing at home to celebrate the 96-year-old Queen’s 70 years on the throne.
But many of Ezra’s fans were outraged that Ezra left out the end of one of his lines that referred to “dying”.
The lyric: “Green green grass, blue blue sky, you better throw a party on the day that I die” was changed to not cause offence.
And fans took to social media to complain.
Ezra says: “I think the reaction to it has kind of worked in our favour to say it was unnecessary.
"My gut instinct was that you don’t need to change it.
“I don’t know if it came from the royals or the producers of the show, but it’s pretty obvious that if you’re playing for the Royal Family and the powers that be say, ‘We don’t want you to sing that lyric,’ then you’re not going to argue.”
- Louis Allwood
Will and Kate share glimpse inside Jubilee celebrations
PRINCE William and Kate Middleton have shared a glimpse inside their Jubilee celebration on Instagram – saying the family had a great time.
Prince William and Kate Middleton took to their official Instagram page today to share a number of photographs from events across the Platinum Jubilee weekend.
Their snaps have offered royal fans a behind-the-scenes look at their 'fantastic' weekend online.
In one caption, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hinted at the fun they'd had as a family, writing: 'We all had an incredible time, especially Louis…'.
Four-year-old Prince Louis stole the show at a number of royal events over the weekend.
Royal expert Phil Dampier revealed the appearance of the children was 'very significant'.
Meanwhile he revealed: "The appearances of George Charlotte and Louis were clearly very significant and marked their debut on the public stage."
He continued: "All the other children were very much family members enjoying a special occasion.
"It was wonderful to see them and the children of both Peter and Zara Phillips are tremendous characters. They were clearly enjoying every moment of it and why not?"
- Louis Allwood
Queen and Royal Family mark Philip milestone
The Royal Family gathered over the four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend to celebrate the Queen's incredible reign.
The royals will mark a heartbreaking milestone today and remember their beloved late patriarch Prince Philip.
The Royal Family and the nation will remember the late Duke of Edinburgh on what would have been his 101st birthday.
- Louis Allwood
Princess Anee's husband leaves crowd in stitches
Princess Anne's husband left the crowd in stitches as he joked about filling in for his wife at an event.
Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence attended Founder's Day, the highlight in the Royal Hospital Chelsea's calendar.
He said: "Asking me to stand in for my wife at an event like this is a bit like asking Mrs Harry Kane to lead the England football team out. Or, possibly, to take a penalty for England as her husband did the night before last.
"I don't know Mrs Kane, and for all I know she may well have a very strong right foot, but in any case I'm sure she'd do her best, and so will I."
- Louis Allwood
Prince William put me to shame, says veteran vendor
A BIG Issue vendor says he was delighted to see Prince William outselling him — because his card payment reader was used by the royal.
Wills, 39, shifted “piles” of the magazine — which helps homeless people — with insiders saying it may be a record.
Veteran vendor Dave Martin, 60, who joined him on the streets, told The Sun: “William sold more than me. That was to be expected.
“But he was using my card machine so it didn’t matter. So all those sales are recorded as mine anyway. He was a great guy.”
- Louis Allwood
Prince Andrew’s £17m Swiss chalet ‘cleared out’
Removal vans have arrived to clear out Prince Andrew’s controversial £17m Swiss chalet.
He is believed to have flogged the beloved property to help settle his multi million pound settlement with sex accuser Virginia Giuffre.
Photos showed a large distinctive blue van from London-based firm Abels was outside the property in Verbier this week, reports MailOnline.
And locals said that boxes have been packed up and taken from inside into the vehicle as the property appears to being "cleared".
Chalet Helora – which has an indoor pool and sauna – had been on the market for 22million Swiss Francs (£17.6m).
Andrew has been lying low since agreeing an undisclosed settlement with Virginia.
- Milica Cosic
Royals to be guarded at Ascot races
THE Royal Family will be guarded by an armed police presence and drones as part of a massive security operation at Ascot.
It looks unlikely The Queen, 96, will attend any of the five days after she missed the Epsom Derby on her Platinum Jubilee weekend.
Princess Anne, 71, deputised for Her Majesty at Epsom and was at Ascot last year so could fulfill royal duties again next week.
Thames Police tactical commander Superintendent Rory Freeman said: "With the attendance of the Royal family alongside the many racegoers, our planning with Ascot Racecourse Limited to ensure the safety of all those attending has been extensive, carefully considered and underway for some time.
"If you plan to be in Ascot during the event period, you will see many of our officers from a number of teams including mounted, firearms and roads policing as well as many out patrolling on foot.
"Many of our security measures will not be as obvious such as our drone unit who will be keeping a watchful eye over proceedings but please be reassured that all of our officers and additional measures are in place to keep you safe.
"Whilst we have many officers in the area, you will always have a unique perspective from what you can see and hear first hand.
"I encourage you to call out inappropriate behaviour of friends against women and girls and report it.
"Please remain vigilant for anything that seems suspicious.
"If something doesn’t seem right, it probably isn’t so please tell an officer or a member of racecourse staff so that we can look into it."
- Milica Cosic
Charles to consider name change when he becomes King
A royal commentator has claimed that Prince Charles could follow a "great tradition" where King's changing their names upon accession to the throne.
Andrew Pierce, a conservative British journalist, told the Jeremy Vine Show that he predicted 10 years ago Prince Charles would change his name upon becoming King.
Jeremy Vine said: “Is he going to be King Charles or did I read somewhere that he’s going to be King George?”
Andrew Pierce said: “Well I wrote that 10 years ago. He would be King George VII, or he could be King Phillip because there’s a great tradition of Kings changing their names.
“So George VI was called Bertie. His brother, who abdicated, Edward VIII, was actually called David. They changed their names; it’s just tradition.”
- Milica Cosic
Prince Charles hails potential of Commonwealth
The Prince of Wales has hailed the potential of the Commonwealth to make a difference ahead of a summit in Africa.
Charles will represent the Queen, when prime ministers and presidents gather in Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) later this month.
He said he has “learned a great deal” from the Commonwealth and been “struck time, and again, by how many common threads there are between us”.
The future king continued: “As two out of three Commonwealth citizens are under the age of 30 there is a pressing need to find opportunities for our young people.
“Taking shared responsibility to solve problems like these means the Commonwealth has the potential to make a profound difference in the lives of its citizens – and, in so doing, to be an unparalleled force for good in our world.”
- Milica Cosic
Michael Owen ‘mortified’ after getting ‘b*****ked by Queen’
MICHAEL OWEN has revealed he was “b*****ked” by the QUEEN for squeezing into a packed lift with her. The football legend was left “mortified” after his blunder at Royal Ascot.
Detailing the awkward encounter in his book, he wrote: “When she [the Queen] walked into the royal lift there were perhaps 15 of us outside.
“‘Come on,’ she said, ‘We can all squeeze in’.
“I obeyed – taking my hat off as I thought that correct etiquette.
“‘If you’d put your hat back on,’ she said, voice raised, ‘we might all fit in!’
“I sheepishly put my hat on. I was mortified. To this day I have absolutely no idea if she was joking.
“Louise was nudging me from the other side trying not to laugh because I’d been b****ked by the Queen.”
The Liverpool and England legend, who also played for Real Madrid and Manchester United and owns horses himself, also told how he tried to make sure his manners were impeccable during a pre-race meal at Windsor Castle.
Read the article in full here.
- Milica Cosic
Netflix bosses to be ‘dismayed’ by Harry & Meghan’s failure
A royal expert has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have left Netflix ‘dismayed’ with their Jubilee ‘failure’.
Prince Harry’s biographer Angela Levin told GB News she’d heard the streaming-giant was desperate for the pair to secure images them with other royals and The Queen as part of the series they are filming.
Speaking to GB News, Ms Levin, said this image would have been ‘very, very valuable’, adding: “They would have used it for Netflix. It would give them a kudos that they had her with her great grandmother, you know.”
She continued: “Harry and Meghan wanted to see the Queen as soon as possible so she saw them on the first day.
“She went in, and then they asked if they brought their own photographer and they asked if he could take a picture of the two Lilibets and she said ‘no, absolutely not possible’.
“Because they would have sold it. It would be very valuable, very valuable to them.
‘”Actually the palace was so clever and cunning that they never had a chance to be photographed with any of the senior Royals.
“I heard Netflix wanted these pictures of them with the royals, but they were sitting on the right hand side and the rest of them, Camilla, Charles, Catherine and William, on the other side.”
- Milica Cosic
Monarch ‘forced to pull out’ of ENTIRE Commonwealth Games
THE Queen has been forced to pull out of the entire Commonwealth Games due to health issues, sources have claimed.
Her Majesty, 96, will be reportedly be replaced by members of her family despite only missing a handful of events over the last seven decades.
She has been forced to drop out of a string of events due to "episodic mobility problems".
It comes as the monarch last week missed two days of Jubilee revelries after suffering "discomfort".
The 2022 Commonwealth Games is being held in Birmingham between July 28 and August 8.
Senior figures from the sporting competition have claimed The Prince of Wales will step up to stand in for his mother, reports The Daily Mail.
And the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Princess Anne will also attend on several days.
- Milica Cosic
Louis' Jubilee antics due to 'sugar rush'
According to Mike Tindall, Prince Louis ate "lots of sweets" during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, which helped him and the other royal children get through the "long outing".
Speaking on his podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby, the former rugby player revealed what went on in the royal box during the celebrations last weekend.
The 43-year-old said: “Louis, he was just wanting to have fun. And my two are always mischievous so it’s trying to keep a lid on.
“There were a lot of sweets out back though, so there was a real sugar high.”
He admitted it had been “tough” for the younger members of the family to keep still and quiet, but added: “They're all young… it's a long time. But as any parent knows you just do whatever needs to be done.”
- Milica Cosic
Princess Beatrice 'lucky' to have Queen as grandmother
Princess Beatrice paid a touching compliment to her grandmother the Queen as she was overheard having a sweet interaction with a member of the public during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations last weekend.
The Princess attended the Big Jubilee Lunch in London with her sister Princess Eugenie.
The lovely moment was shared on TikTok by user royalfamilyfanpage5 and has been viewed over 2.2 million times.
In the video the woman asks Beatrice: “Who are you?”
Beatrice then responds: “My name’s Beatrice and the Queen is my granny.”
The woman then continues: “You’re one of the royalties? Which relation are you?”
Beatrice takes the woman by the hand while she answers: “Yes, she’s my granny.”
When asked “Oh, aren’t you lucky?”, the Princess replies, “yes, she’s my granny. I’m very very lucky.”
- Milica Cosic
Inspiring pic shows Prince William selling Big Issue
Prince William donned a red seller's vest and hat as he quietly sold the Big Issue in central London – before taking a spot in Rochester Row, Westminster to sell the magazine.
He was only noticed when a passing Londoner spotted a "celebrity" – and went in for a closer look.
Retired Met Police chief superintendent Matthew Gardner shared photos of William on his Linkedin account. He said: "My brother-in-law was in London today and saw a celebrity, so he took a photo at a distance.
"The celebrity saw the ‘covert surveillance’ effort and crossed the road to investigate further.
"What an honour to have a private moment with our future king who was humble and working quietly in the background, helping the most needy.
"These ‘silent gestures’ often go unrecognised."
The Duke of Cambridge has been working on homeless projects since his mother Princess Diana took him to see London rough sleepers when he was a boy.
He became royal patron of initiative the Passage, in Victoria, in February 2019, and early last year visited the site to pack up lunches for those in need.
He also took over as patron of Centrepoint homeless charity.
- Milica Cosic
Kate Middleton hints she misses having a newborn
Kate Middleton hinted that she misses having a newborn baby during a public engagement yesterday.
The Duchess of Cambridge, 40, visited Little Village’s hub in Brent, north-east London and was quick to spot two babies at the event.
The mum-of-three was chatting to the charity’s staff and volunteers when she heard a baby crying from a pram.
Kate asked the mum: “Can I meet your kiddies?”
After the woman replied “yes of course”, the duchess went over and began to talk to the 18-month-old toddler sitting in the front of the pram.
Seemingly picking up a toy the tot had dropped, Kate playfully asked: “Who is this?” and added “very sweet.”
The royal lit up when saw the three-month-old baby lying in the back of the pram and was quick to coo over him.
She said: “So sweet, hello.
“You forget how tiny they are, when you see their little shoes and things like that.
“I keep thinking Louis is my baby but he’s a proper boy now.”
- Milica Cosic
Royal bling belonging to the late Princess Margaret could auction for THOUSANDS
The ring belonged to the Queen’s sister and dates back to the 18th century.
It is thought the gold ring could auction for a whopping £15,000.
The antique piece is being auctioned at Elmwood’s in West London.
The 18th-century Georgian enamel and rock crystal mourning ring is in yellow gold and comprises a hair work compartment covered by hexagonal Stuart crystal.
It features a black enamel band, reading ‘E.Lowes ob:5 May 1760 aet 70’ and is engraved with the Princess’s ownership mark – the monogram ‘M’, surmounted by the Princess Margaret’s coronet.
- Milica Cosic
Netflix bosses to be 'dismayed' by Harry & Meghan's failure
A royal expert has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have left Netflix 'dismayed' with their Jubilee 'failure'.
Prince Harry's biographer Angela Levin told GB News she'd heard the streaming-giant was desperate for the pair to secure images them with other royals and The Queen as part of the series they are filming.
Speaking to GB News, Ms Levin, said this image would have been 'very, very valuable', adding: "They would have used it for Netflix. It would give them a kudos that they had her with her great grandmother, you know."
She continued: "Harry and Meghan wanted to see the Queen as soon as possible so she saw them on the first day.
"She went in, and then they asked if they brought their own photographer and they asked if he could take a picture of the two Lilibets and she said 'no, absolutely not possible'.
"Because they would have sold it. It would be very valuable, very valuable to them.
'"Actually the palace was so clever and cunning that they never had a chance to be photographed with any of the senior Royals.
"I heard Netflix wanted these pictures of them with the royals, but they were sitting on the right hand side and the rest of them, Camilla, Charles, Catherine and William, on the other side."
- Milica Cosic
Prince Charles hails potential of Commonwealth
The Prince of Wales has hailed the potential of the Commonwealth to make a difference ahead of a summit in Africa.
Charles will represent the Queen, when prime ministers and presidents gather in Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) later this month.
He said he has "learned a great deal" from the Commonwealth and been "struck time, and again, by how many common threads there are between us".
The future king continued: "As two out of three Commonwealth citizens are under the age of 30 there is a pressing need to find opportunities for our young people.
"Taking shared responsibility to solve problems like these means the Commonwealth has the potential to make a profound difference in the lives of its citizens – and, in so doing, to be an unparalleled force for good in our world."
- Milica Cosic
Michael Owen ‘mortified’ after getting ‘b*****ked by Queen’
MICHAEL OWEN has revealed he was "b*****ked" by the QUEEN for squeezing into a packed lift with her. The football legend was left "mortified" after his blunder at Royal Ascot.
Detailing the awkward encounter in his book, he wrote: "When she [the Queen] walked into the royal lift there were perhaps 15 of us outside.
“‘Come on,’ she said, ‘We can all squeeze in’.
“I obeyed – taking my hat off as I thought that correct etiquette.
“‘If you’d put your hat back on,’ she said, voice raised, ‘we might all fit in!’
“I sheepishly put my hat on. I was mortified. To this day I have absolutely no idea if she was joking.
“Louise was nudging me from the other side trying not to laugh because I’d been b****ked by the Queen.”
The Liverpool and England legend, who also played for Real Madrid and Manchester United and owns horses himself, also told how he tried to make sure his manners were impeccable during a pre-race meal at Windsor Castle.
Read the article in full here.
- Milica Cosic
Does The Queen have any horses running at Royal Ascot?
As it stands, Her Majesty will have three runners at the meeting next week.
King's Lynn for Andrew Balding is currently entered in the King's Stand on Tuesday and the Platinum Jubilee Stakes on Saturday.
Perfect Alibi is poised to run on Thursday in the Ribblesdale Stakes over a mile-and-a-half.
William Haggas the trainer for Perfect Alibi.
While Reach For The Moon is entered in the King Edward VII Stakes on Friday for John and Thady Gosden.
- Milica Cosic
Royals to be guarded at Ascot races
THE Royal Family will be guarded by an armed police presence and drones as part of a massive security operation at Ascot.
It looks unlikely The Queen, 96, will attend any of the five days after she missed the Epsom Derby on her Platinum Jubilee weekend.
Princess Anne, 71, deputised for Her Majesty at Epsom and was at Ascot last year so could fulfill royal duties again next week.
Thames Police tactical commander Superintendent Rory Freeman said: "With the attendance of the Royal family alongside the many racegoers, our planning with Ascot Racecourse Limited to ensure the safety of all those attending has been extensive, carefully considered and underway for some time.
"If you plan to be in Ascot during the event period, you will see many of our officers from a number of teams including mounted, firearms and roads policing as well as many out patrolling on foot.
"Many of our security measures will not be as obvious such as our drone unit who will be keeping a watchful eye over proceedings but please be reassured that all of our officers and additional measures are in place to keep you safe.
"Whilst we have many officers in the area, you will always have a unique perspective from what you can see and hear first hand.
"I encourage you to call out inappropriate behaviour of friends against women and girls and report it.
"Please remain vigilant for anything that seems suspicious.
"If something doesn’t seem right, it probably isn’t so please tell an officer or a member of racecourse staff so that we can look into it."
- Milica Cosic
Charles to consider name change when he becomes King
A royal commentator has claimed that Prince Charles could follow a "great tradition" where King's changing their names upon accession to the throne.
Andrew Pierce, a conservative British journalist, told the Jeremy Vine Show that he predicted 10 years ago Prince Charles would change his name upon becoming King.
Jeremy Vine said: “Is he going to be King Charles or did I read somewhere that he’s going to be King George?”
Andrew Pierce said: “Well I wrote that 10 years ago. He would be King George VII, or he could be King Phillip because there’s a great tradition of Kings changing their names.
“So George VI was called Bertie. His brother, who abdicated, Edward VIII, was actually called David. They changed their names; it’s just tradition.”
- Milica Cosic
Meghan told to apologise to UK
Meghan Markle has been urged to apologise to the UK after her "failed attacks" on the monarchy. She ahs also been advised to "think about a different career" .
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to the UK to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee last week,
It was their first public engagement with the Firm since their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey where Meghan accused the Palace of "perpetuating falsehoods".
Nile Gardiner, a former aide to Margaret Thatcher, commented: "Still waiting for Meghan Markle's apology to the Royal Family and the British people for all her failed attacks on the Monarchy.
"Judging by the massive success of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee her campaign hasn't been a great success.
"She may want to think about a different career."
- Milica Cosic
Monarch ‘forced to pull out’ of ENTIRE Commonwealth Games
THE Queen has been forced to pull out of the entire Commonwealth Games due to health issues, sources have claimed.
Her Majesty, 96, will be reportedly be replaced by members of her family despite only missing a handful of events over the last seven decades.
She has been forced to drop out of a string of events due to "episodic mobility problems".
It comes as the monarch last week missed two days of Jubilee revelries after suffering "discomfort".
The 2022 Commonwealth Games is being held in Birmingham between July 28 and August 8.
Senior figures from the sporting competition have claimed The Prince of Wales will step up to stand in for his mother, reports The Daily Mail.
And the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Princess Anne will also attend on several days.
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