Royal Family

Australia backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Australian government has formally declared its support for a proposal to strip Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor, the estranged brother of King Charles III, of his place in the line of succession to the British throne, signalling an unprecedented stance by a Commonwealth realm on the future of the monarchy. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese conveyed the position in a letter to UK...

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Queen says speechless after meeting Gisèle Pelicot over powerful memoir

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Gisèle Pelicot, the 73‑year‑old French woman whose memoir recounts decades of extreme abuse and her extraordinary path to justice, was personally welcomed at Clarence House in London on 23 February 2026 by Queen Camilla, who told her the book left her “speechless” after reading it. The meeting marked the culmination of Pelicot’s UK book‑tour promotion for A Hymn to Life:...

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‘We’ve been paying for happy endings for Andrew for years’: inside the royal disgrace, biographer says

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A new biography by Andrew Lownie, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, delivers a comprehensive and critical account of Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor — the former Duke of York — portraying decades of alleged personal and institutional failings that have culminated in a dramatic fall from grace for one of Britain’s most controversial royals. The book,...

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