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Richard Palmer

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Richard Palmer

@RoyalReporter

Royal Correspondent with 20 years’ experience of covering the House of Windsor around the UK and overseas. All views my own.

London

Joined March 2009

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Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Mar 21
One of the biggest myths about the UK’s Royal Family is that the Crown Estate pays for the monarchy. It doesn’t. The Crown Estate profits are simply used as a benchmark for taxpayer funding. Here’s the then Chancellor, George Osborne, explaining to Parliament.
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Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Jul 17, 2020
The Queen knights Sir Tom
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Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Sep 15, 2022
Prince William told a woman sympathising with him at Sandringham that the procession yesterday had been “very difficult” and had reminded him of walking behind his mother’s coffin. He told another woman: “Don’t cry now, you’ll start me.”
Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Jan 8, 2022
The Duchess of Cambridge’s 40th birthday photographs, taken at Kew Gardens in November 2021 by photographer Paolo Roversi. The portraits will enter the permanent Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, of which the Duchess is Patron.
Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Dec 2, 2022
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway for the Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony,
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Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Dec 15, 2022
Prince George and Princess Charlotte are with their parents at this evening’s carol service at Westminster Abbey. Pictures by @ianvogler
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Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
May 8, 2023
Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis have joined their parents on the Big Help Out, volunteering to renovate a scout hut in Slough. The palace says it counts as Louis’ first official royal engagement.
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Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
May 27, 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge keeps her promise to five-year-old cancer patient Mila Sneddon, who wanted to meet a princess wearing pink.
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Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
May 22, 2018
First duty as a married couple
Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Jun 3, 2022
The wider Royal Family, essentially everyone apart from the Sussexes, are at a reception at the Guildhall.
Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Dec 5, 2022
Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary faces accusations of using highly misleading images to give the false impression that they were constantly stalked by British press photographers. Not for the first time, the Sussexes have been found to be economical with the truth.
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@RobertDJobson
Dec 5, 2022
This photograph used by @netflix and Harry and Meghan to suggest intrusion by the press is a complete travesty. It was taken from a accredited pool at Archbishop Tutu’s residence in Cape Town. Only 3 people were in the accredited position. H & M agreed the position. I was there.
Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Sep 9, 2022
The King had made the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge Prince and Princess of Wales.
Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Dec 22, 2022
The Princess of Wales is to become Colonel of a regiment for the first time in a shake-up of military patronages by the King. Kate will take over from her husband, Prince William, as Colonel of the Irish Guards, while he becomes Colonel of the Welsh Guards.
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Richard Palmer
@RoyalReporter
Dec 16, 2022
There’s plenty of coverage, but little of it favourable, of the Sussexes’ Netflix series in the British media today. Harry confirms they offered to give up their titles and The Times urges them to do that and for Harry to ask to be removed from the line of succession.
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