The Royal Collection Trust has unveiled its Christmas gift collection, and there are some stunning items available. The gifts are available online or at the Royal Mews Christmas Shop near Buckingham Palace, which will be open from November 13, 2026 to January 4, 2027. The shop is returning for its second year following a successful run in 2025. The gift shop will transform the historic stables into a cosy and festive boutique while the Mews is closed to the public for the winter.

The seasonal shop will bring together official royal gifts, food and drink from the Royal Collection Trust in a space that will blend the elegance of the royal residences with a warm, seasonal atmosphere.

Across the royal residences and online, visitors from around the world will be able to browse gift ideas for collectors of royal decorations, plush toys and British-made chinaware, or stock up on party food and drink for an indulgent and memorable Christmas. Among the items is also one item which has strong connections to Queen Elizabeth II and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

After Prince Harry received one of his most embarrassing blows since returning to the UK, critics have weighed in on what it means for the Duke of Sussex and his future in Britain. Prince Harry attended a rugby game on Friday evening, and appeared to be happy to be there as he drank a beer and watched Leicester Tigers as they faced Gloucester at Welford Road. However, things were not all good for the avid rugby fan on Friday night as videos show the Prince getting booed by other attendees when he appeared on the big screen. The development is seen as a blow for Harry, whose public image has been a constant point of conversation over the last few years, and even more so since he and Meghan returned to the UK at the end of the summer.

While he didn’t seem too bothered by the jeers from the crowd, some of Prince Harry‘s most vocal critics have weighed in and given their thoughts on what it tells us about his public image and future in the UK. One of them is Mark Dolan, who appeared on Talk TV recently to discuss the incident.

The Prince of Wales revealed the name he uses in public while making a personal donation to a Royal Marine. Prince William gave £5,000 to Dave “Dinger” Bell, who is raising money for Armed Forces charity Rock2Recovery by taking part in the Dinger Cross Pacific and Indian Ocean Row. The rowing expedition was tipped to be the “longest ocean row of all time”, spanning a whopping 14,500 nautical miles in 327 days.

On Dinger’s SpotsGiving page, there is a donation of £5,000 by “William Wales” from October 5. It is accompanied by the message: “An extraordinary achievement. Huge congratulations to Dinger for completing this incredible challenge in support of a brilliant cause. Well done!”

He signed the message with his initial, “W”. The Royal Marine later thanked the heir, with a message on social media saying: “Thank you for all the donations. I’m recovering well.

Prince William made a donation (Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor reportedly feels like Prince Harry is being treated more “leniently” than he is, a source has claimed. The former Duke of York, who had his royal titles stripped from him last year after years of public fury surrounding his friendship with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has essentially disappeared from any public aspect of royal life. Andrew has repeatedly and vehemently denied any wrongdoing regarding his friendship with Epstein.

Since earlier this year, the former prince has lived at a small home on the Sandringham Estate.Andrew was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He has been under investigation since he was released from custody on the same day as his arrest. Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing and the accusations against him.

While it is believed King Charles would like his brother to keep a low profile, this has not been the case. Instead, Andrew has recently put himself back in the headlines after he won a High Court battle over police raids on his two homes earlier this year.

King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William are all heading to Wales later this month to mark the 60th anniversary of the disaster at the village of Aberfan, which killed 144 people, of whom 116 were children. The royals will visit the Aberfan Memorial Garden and the Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Community Centre on October 21, before William visits a primary school to unveil the Aberfan Memorial Tree.

The trio will join survivors, bereaved parents and members of the community to pay tribute to the 144 people who lost their lives in the Aberfan disaster when a coal tip collapsed onto the village on October 21, 1966. They will begin their visit to South Wales by spending time in the Aberfan Memorial Garden, which stands on the site of former Pantglas Primary School, where 109 children and five teachers died in the collapse, just as lessons had begun.

A short prayer and a moment of silence will be held, during which the King and Prince will lay wreaths, and the Queen will place a posy in memory of those who died. They will then take a short walk from the memorial garden to Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Community Centre, meeting local residents along the route.

The trio will head to Wales (Image: Aaron Chown – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

King Charles and the Royal Family have been reportedly left “completely on the ropes” by Earl Spencer’s explosive new memoir – and insiders have warned that Sarah Ferguson could cause even more “chaos” if she releases a tell-all of her own. The former Duchess of York, 66, is reportedly viewing the fallout from Swan Song: Diana, My Sister as a powerful reminder of the power she could wield if she decided to pen her own story. Princess Diana’s brother, 62, sent shockwaves through Buckingham Palace after alleging Charles made cold remarks following Diana’s death, prompting the Palace to release a statement which said “fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory”.

However, sources reveal the surprise release has played directly into Fergie’s hands as she navigates her own fraught relationship with the Royal Family. “No one knew this book from Charles Spencer was coming until the last minute, so it’s taken Sarah by surprise, although for her it’s been a very good surprise because it’s got the King and everyone else within the Firm completely on the ropes,” an insider told Heatworld.

Princess Diana used to escape Kensington Palace to hand out money to sex workers and check in on the homeless at the dead of night, a former royal press secretary has claimed. The Princess felt it was a duty she “had to do,” while also passing the boredom and loneliness, according to Dickie Arbiter. He worked as her and Charles’ press secretary from 1988 until Diana’s funeral in 1997, taking them through their public separation and divorce. Now aged 86, Arbiter said that Diana was “desperate to find things to do” in the evenings. While she entertained at lunch, she was often at a loss at night, and she felt lonely because her friends had to jump through security hoops to see her, he said.

Speaking to the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential, he said: “She would try to escape, telling her protection officer: ‘I’m not going anywhere tonight. You can have the night off.’ Lo and behold, the car would come anyway and she’d drive around Paddington.

“Not just to hand money to sex workers, but to drive past and see how the homeless were coping. It was something she felt she had to do, but it was also something that she was doing out of boredom.”

Princess Diana used to drive around to check on them (Image: Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II was driven around in many fancy cars during her reign, with one of them set to go up for auction tomorrow. The late Queen, who died in 2022, was famously driven around in a handmade Bentley Mulsanne, which could reach over £340,000 at auction this week.

While an ordinary Bentley is impressive enough as it is, this Bentley up for grabs has a value unlike any other. This is because the car, sprayed in the Queen’s favourite Barnato green, was designed specifically for the comfort of Her Majesty as she was driven around.

The car, which was in royal service until 2019, was frequently pictured arriving at royal events with the late Queen in. As a security measure at the time, the vehicle even had blue flashing lights concealed behind the front grille, along with a siren and a loudspeaker. As a royal car, this Bentley also had automobile badges on the front of it and royal crests in the rails on the rear doors.

Queen Elizabeth II’s old Bentley is up for sale (Image: Getty Images)

Prince Harry refuses to discuss three specific members of the Royal Family, according to a source. The Duke of Sussex has been very vocal about his relationship with the Firm over the past couple of years, particularly in his memoir Spare, which was published in 2023. Now, according to a source, Harry has limits on who he is willing to speak about, as the tension between family members remains.

It comes as Harry recently was very open about his grief over the death of his mother, the late Princess Diana, as part of a grief mentoring MasterClass. The Duke sat down with Dr Mary Frances O’Connor, a heralded grief specialist, to create a MasterClass focused on ‘Building Resilience Through Loss’.

The source said: “Harry was willing to talk about Diana, grief and losing his mother. What he wasn’t willing to discuss was William, Catherine or Uncle Andrew. Those subjects were off-limits”.

Meghan Markle has received a brutal blow just days after her plan to start selling her As Ever goods in Britiain was unveiled. The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly planning to start selling some of her As Ever products in the UK now that she is living back in Britain.

This is a major change for her brand, which she launched last year, as her products have only ever been available for sale in the US. While not all of Meghan’s As Ever goods will be available to UK customers, reports claim that some of her key products will be.

According to The Sun, Meghan is reportedly looking into selling her £11 tins of tea and £50 scented candles here in Britain. Other items that could be sold to UK customers include a £15 limited edition bookmark.

Meghan may be considering a change for As Ever (Image: Instagram / @asever)

Prince William has been praised after an encounter on a walkabout which a royal fan described online as “confronting”. The Prince of Wales was greeted by locals during his trip to Ilminster, Somerset, earlier this month when he was put in a potentially awkward position by one fan.

William, 44, met the woman among a crowd of well-wishers and she brandished a handbag decorated with an image of his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

As William and his admirer take each other’s hands, the royal says: “Oh look. Oh wow. Amazing. Thank you. It’s very nice to see you.”

Opinion among royal fans on social media was divided over the handbag tribute being drawn to William’s attention. Some wrote in Instagram that the encounter was “so odd”, adding “poor William”. Another said, “Bit confronting”, according to Hello! magazine.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will undertake three engagements in Nottingham on Thursday, their office has revealed. The couple’s first visit will be to a youth and community charity in their first joint engagement since returning to the UK.

The Community Recording Studio (CRS) in St Ann’s, Nottingham, was originally set up to give young people access to music and recording facilities and now offers them a range of creative activities to take part in, alongside sport, mentoring and youth development. Harry visited there when he returned to the UK for a series of engagements last year.

During their visit, the duke and duchess are set to get a first-hand look at the organisation, which aims to help young people facing poverty, instability, exploitation or violence build confidence and develop practical skills.

They will also visit two further charitable initiatives that day. Nottingham holds fonds memories for the couple, as they made their first joint appearance there after announcing their engagement in 2017.

Harry and Meghan will step out together on Thursday (Image: Getty Images)

Princess Eugenie has shared a new video of her two-month-old daughter as she celebrates her eight wedding anniversary. The Princess posted the video of her daughter Adelaide on Instagram to mark the occasion, thanking him for being the “best Dada and partner”.

Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank welcomed their third child, Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank, on August 3 in Lisbon, Portugal. In the video posted on social media Jack can be seen holding the newborn in his arms and rubbing her head as he rocked her from side to side.

The 36-year-old captioned the Instagram video: “Happy 8 years married my love. What you can’t hear in this video is Jack asking our daughter if she likes her head being massaged that way… so thoughtful, caring, and best Dada there is to our 3. Couldn’t have wished for a better partner”.

The couple got married at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in October 2018. Adelaide is a younger sibling to the couple’s two sons August, five, and Ernest, three, known as Augie and Ernie.

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Prince Harry is reportedly concerned that the recent security review measures announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood could delay a decision on his own risk assessment.

The Duke of Sussex lost a legal battle against the Home Office over the security arrangements for him and his family while in the UK, after his level of protection changed when he stopped being a working royal in 2020.

On Monday, Ms Mahmood announced that security arrangements for high-profile public figures, including politicians and royals, will be reviewed urgently after the killing of Ann Widdecombe and other recent events.

Prince Harry is worried about his security review (Image: Getty)

Meghan Markle has reportedly rejected a role from Prince Harry following their return to the UK in August.

A source has revealed the Duchess of Sussex has her own priorities moving forward and does not wish to follow her husband around “like some Stepford wife”.

The couple have moved into a private, non-royal home in the Cotswolds after coming back to Britain, with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, now enrolled in a local school.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry returned to the UK in August (Image: Getty)

Prince William has brought London’s The Mall to a standstill this morning as cricketing stars from the UK and India come together for an informal game right outside Buckingham Palace.

The future king is hosting the event ahead of this year’s Earthshot Prize, to be held in India next month, to celebrate the deep and enduring ties between the two nations and our shared passion for cricket.

Prince William is playing cricket on The Mall (Image: Getty)

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are “fighting to hang on” inside the Royal Family as Christmas approaches, a source has claimed.

The sisters’ standing was under the spotlight after their mother, Sarah Ferguson, and father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, hit the headlines over their connection to the paedophile financier, Jeffrey Epstein, and the former Duke of York was arrested on suspicion of misconduct, an allegation he strongly denies.

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are ‘fighting to hang on’, a source claims (Image: Getty)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will undertake three engagements in Nottingham on Thursday, their office has revealed.

The couple’s first visit will be to a youth and community charity in their first joint engagement since returning to the UK.

The Community Recording Studio (CRS) in St Ann’s, Nottingham, was originally set up to give young people access to music and recording facilities and now offers them a range of creative activities to take part in, alongside sport, mentoring and youth development.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will spend the day in Nottingham on Thursday (Image: Getty)

Meghan Markle was brutally mocked by fans after her latest social media post.

The Duchess of Sussex took to her official Instagram account on Sunday to announce the release of a new jumper in collaboration with Moms Offering More.

The proceeds would go towards organisations supporting mothers.

Meghan Markle launched a new jumper (Image: Moms Offering More)

Meghan Markle’s latest media blitz is proof that she is “back and means business,” according to a royal commentator, who warned that the Royal Family need to be cautious with their next move.

The Duchess of Sussex returned to the UK in August, in a bombshell U-turn six years after leaving the country for a new life in the US with Prince Harry.

Now, former MP and columnist Nadine Dorries claimed that Meghan “knows how to snatch the spotlight” and Princess Catherine needs to step up her game to win this “media war”.

Meghan Markle has started a ‘media war’ claims commentator (Image: Getty)

By Chris Riches

COMMENT: “Prince William and Princess Catherine’s three young children have already proven inspiring, joyous, dutiful and impressive.

“But they have also subtly shown the way to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, about how a royal’s childhood need not be black-out convoys and swathes of security teams on the primary school run.”

Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince Louis (Image: Getty)

Princess Eugenie has shared a new video of her two-month-old daughter as she celebrates her eighth wedding anniversary. 

The Princess posted the video of her daughter Adelaide on Instagram to mark the occasion, thanking him for being the “best Dada and partner”.

Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank welcomed their third child, Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank, on August 3 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Princess Eugenie shared the post on her anniversary (Image: Getty)