NEW: Prince William has personally given @bowelbabe her Damehood this afternoon.
He travelled to the family home in Surrey where Deborah James is receiving hospice care.
Her family have released these photos.
Deborah said: “Prince William actually came to our family house today!! I am utterly honoured that he joined us for afternoon tea and champagne, where he not only spent a generous amount of time talking to my whole family but also honoured me with my Damehood.”
The message from @bowelbabe went on: “It’s quite surreal having a royal pop in at home, and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale - but it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all at ease.”
Breaking news from New York: Prince Andrew WILL face a civil sex case trial.
US judge - Lewis Kaplan - dismissed a motion by Prince Andrew's legal team to have the lawsuit thrown out in a legal technicality.
It now moves to the next stage #princeandrew
Prince Andrew had tried to have the case thrown out saying he was covered by the settlement his accuser Virginia Giuffre signed with Jeffrey Epstein in 2009.
However, lawsuit moves to next stage: usually deposition.
The alternatives for Prince Andrew are to settle or default.
Judge Lewis A Kaplan in New York denies defendant’s (Prince Andrew) motion to dismiss the lawsuit “in all respects” 👇
Image: @KlasfeldReports
NEW: Harry and Meghan's former Communications Secretary says Meghan DID write that "private" letter to her father Thomas Markle, in the full knowledge that it could well be leaked by him (as did happen).
The Mail on Sunday is appealing after it lost its court case with Meghan
A letter from Jason Knauf, who used to work for the Sussexes, was made public by the Court of Appeal.
Knauf wrote: Meghan "asked me to review the text of the letter, saying 'obviously everything I have drafted is with the understanding that it could be leaked'"
The Duchess of Sussex's former Communications chief quoted Meghan saying she had been "meticulous in my word choice" because she knew her estranged father may leak the letter she wrote to the press.
NEW: The Queen has addressed the world leaders at @cop26 in a recorded video message.
She said: “we none of us will live forever” and “the time for words has now moved to the time for action.” #cop26
Queen to @cop26: “Of course, the benefits of such actions will not be there to enjoy for all of us here today: we none of us will live forever. But we are doing this not for ourselves but for our children and our children’s children, and those who will follow in their footsteps”.
Queen urged politicians to make history: “It is the hope of many that the legacy of this summit – written in history books yet to be printed – will describe you as the leaders who did not pass up the opportunity; and that you answered the call of those future generations.” #cop26
It’s entirely possibly that the accreditation queue for @cop26 will take longer than the train journey to Scotland 🤦🏼♂️
The Glaswegian north-westerly wind has already proved too much for the @cop26 banner on the banks of the River Clyde 💨
(Hopefully not a metaphor for the conference 😬)
It might not be long for the world that @COP26 banner.
Another tether has given up 😬 #bannerwatch
WATCH: The @COP26 summit is the 'last chance saloon' to 'set aside our differences' and save the planet, says Prince Charles as he is invited to speak to world leaders at @g20org in Rome 🌍
Prince of Wales said: “We must now translate fine words into still finer actions…the future of humanity and Nature herself are at stake, it is surely time to set aside our differences and grasp this unique opportunity to launch a substantial green recovery… & save our planet”🌍
Full story on Prince Charles’ warning to world leaders at the G20 summit in Rome that “humanity and Nature are at stake” and that we are all in a last chance saloon to “save our planet”, click below 👇 itv.com/news/2021-10-3…