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A businesswoman who embroidered two royal wedding gowns fears losing her home after receiving little Government help. Chloe Savage's business has been devastated by coronavirus lockdowns and she has vowed to never vote Tory again. The expert needleworker embroidered wedding dresses for both Meghan Markle 's wedding to Prince Harry and Kate Middleton's nuptials with Prince William. The wedding industry has been in despair as ceremonies were cancelled during the year of restrictions. Ms Savage, 43, worked on the Duchesses' wedding gowns -  including Kate’s blue silk and white lace garter. She says she fears losing her home after being given almost no support from the Government since the start of the pandemic. The needleworker, who was recently admitted to hospital with Covid, said she had received only a £1,000 Government grant in November. Follow the latest Budget 2021 news and updates live here The amount barely covered her business running costs for two … [Read more...] about Budget 2021: Royal wedding dressmaker still fears losing home after business devastated

The Queen tonight ordered an investigation into explosive claims that the Duchess of Sussex bullied her staff during her time as a working royal. Buckingham Palace will examine allegations from former aides who accuse Meghan of “emotional cruelty and manipulation”. The probe, launched while the Duke of Edinburgh is battling illness and infection in hospital, will revisit a complaint made about Meghan in 2018 by one of her closest advisers. According to The Times, Jason Knauf, the Sussexes’ then communications secretary, claimed Meghan “drove two personal assistants out of the household and was undermining the confidence of a third staff member”. Meghan’s lawyers hit back suggesting the newspaper was “being used by Buckingham Palace to peddle a wholly false narrative”, before the Sussexes interview with US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey is broadcast on Sunday. What is your view? Have your say in the comments section Senior palace sources said aides were “incandescent” after … [Read more...] about Royal aides ‘incandescent’ over Meghan Markle smear claims amid all-out war at Palace

After Princess Diana's tragic death, her butler and  close friend Paul Burrell was among a small group tasked with going through her belongings. Her Kensington Palace apartment was filled with beautiful dresses, expensive jewellery and her handwritten letters. But the princess' mum and sister were keen to destroy some of the items and ripped up much her correspondence - which Paul disagreed with. He believed everything should be saved for Princes William and Harry to go through when they were older. Diana's family didn't agree, but he decided to do it anyway - taking some of her things back to his Cheshire home and storing them in the loft. However in June 1998, 10 months after Diana's death, a police offer saw him pulling up at Kensington Palace at 3.30am, going inside, and coming out carrying two dresses and a wooden box. Three years later, an investigation was launched into the sale of some of Diana's private items being sold in the US. Police raided his Cheshire … [Read more...] about Queen saved man from jail by intervening in court case to share vital piece of evidence

The Duchess of Cambridge "saved" Prince William after his "dysfunctional" upbringing and has now dedicated her life to making him happy, a royal expert has claimed. Kate met her future husband at university and they were good friends before romance blossomed, and she is said to have been a huge support when he stepped into royal life. Speaking on True Royalty TV 's Royal Beat, Angela Levin,author of Harry: Biography of a Prince, explains that William was going through a difficult time when he met Kate. She explains: "I think that Kate has helped save William. I think it was very difficult for him coming out of a dysfunctional family, losing his mum so young and I think he was in a very difficult place." Angela believes that since their wedding, Kate has worked hard to support William in his royal work but also helped him work out his own identity. She said: "She has really encouraged him. "Her whole life is to make him happy, I think. She found things that really make … [Read more...] about Kate Middleton ‘saved’ Prince William and ‘spends whole life making him happy’

MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry's Oprah interview "will be cancelled by ITV if Prince Philip's health worsens." The bombshell tell-all interview is set to air in the US on Sunday - but the broadcast may be pulled off air in the UK due to Prince Philip’s ill health , sources claim. With the Duke of Edinburgh in hospital, aged 99, it is thought ITV is ready to pull the plug should Prince Philip deteriorate, reports Birmingham Mail . Sources say the mood at Buckingham Palace has "shifted" after the Duke was transferred to a new hospital earlier this week. One insider told the Daily Express : “I don’t imagine CBS will care but ITV won’t be able to broadcast it.” The 99-year-old royal is now battling an infection and a pre-existing heart condition at London's St Bartholomew's hospital. Public relations and crisis consultant Mark Borkowski warned that Harry and Meghan are at risk of a "real reputational mess" if they go ahead with the broadcast. Mr Borkowski said … [Read more...] about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Oprah interview ‘will be cancelled by ITV if Prince Philip’s health worsens’