Armed police rush to arrest two men at Saudi Ambassador’s official London residence

Saudi Ambassador’s official UK residence ‘is targeted by arsonists who set fire to front’ of multi-million pound building in Kensington as armed police arrest two men in struggle By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 14:59 BST, 30 April 2021 | Updated: 15:06 BST, 30 April 2021 The Saudi Ambassador’s official London residence was targeted by … Read more

Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker after being caught ‘shoplifting’

Belgian ambassador’s wife SLAPS South Korean shop worker in the face after being accused of ‘shoplifting’ clothes in alleged ‘assault’ Security camera footage shows ‘slap’ after angry confrontation in clothes store  Xiang Xueqiu is the wife of Belgian ambassador Peter Lescouhier South Korean police say she is wanted for questioning over the alleged assault Xiang ‘cannot … Read more

The Queen greets foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace

The Queen was beaming as she greeted foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle for her second virtual diplomatic audience today.  Following tradition, two ambassadors greeted the monarch, 94, with sweeping bows before presenting their credentials to the monarch via a video link, staged in line with medical advice.  The royal opted to wear a … Read more

Royal blue! Beaming Queen greets foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace

The Queen was beaming as she greeted foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle for her second virtual diplomatic audience today.  Following tradition, two ambassadors greeted the monarch, 94, with sweeping bows before presenting their credentials to the monarch via a video link, staged in line with medical advice.  The royal opted to wear a … Read more

Queen greets foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace via a video call from Windsor Castle

The Queen has held her first virtual diplomatic audience today, after greeting foreign ambassadors in Buckingham Palace via video call from Windsor Castle. Following tradition, three ambassadors presented their credentials to the monarch but via a video link, staged in line with medical advice. Her Majesty, 94, has been staying with Prince Philip, 99, at … Read more

Prince William surprises teenage ambassadors from The Diana Award

The Duke of Cambridge was surrounded by snaps of George, Charlotte and Louis as he praised the efforts of young people battling online bullying with a charity promoting the legacy of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales. William said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to hear how abuse over the internet had affected the lives of the … Read more

Donald Trump wants Queen to grant 1,000-year lease on US ambassador’s Regent’s Park mansion

It was built by the famous American socialite Barbara Hutton in the 1930s. She was dubbed the ‘poor little rich girl’ because of her troubled life and lived there for a period with her husband Cary Grant. The 35-room mansion replaced a John Nash building and was named after Hutton’s grandfather Frank Winfield Woolworth, founder … Read more

Donald Trump takes home three works of art worth $750,000 from US ambassador’s residence in Paris

Donald Trump stayed in Paris with the U.S. ambassador to France, and then returned to Washington with three works of art taken from the residence, it has emerged. The president was in Paris in November 2018 as part of the commemorations for the centennial of the end of World War I. He stayed as a guest … Read more

Zara and Mike Tindall become global ambassadors for health passport firm

Zara and Mike Tindall have added to their business portfolio as they signed a deal to promote ‘digital health passports’.   The Queen’s granddaughter, 39, and her rugby ace husband, 41, have been  appointed ‘global sports ambassadors’ for VST Enterprises, which has developed a digital health passport which could allow professional athletes with a negative Covid status … Read more