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Janet Street-Porter has branded her Loose Women co-star Denise Welch “selfish” during a debate about emigrating live on the ITV daytime show alongside Ruth Langsford and Coleen Nolan

Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter clashed with co-star Denise Welch live on air during the latest instalment of the ITV daytime show.

Host Ruth Langsford was back on the panel alongside Janet, Denise and Coleen Nolan as they famous foursome discussed the latest topics making the news..

During a debate on “have you considered emigrating?”, Janet branded Denise “selfish” as the former Coronation Street actress shared her opinion on the matter.

Janet said: “That’s so selfish.” Denise asked: “Why is it selfish? The journalist added: “If you don’t like the country you are in, do something about it yourself”, with Denise replying: “I’m trying to.”

Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter clashed with co-star Denise Welch live on air

Janet continued: “Then go to another like Dubai..” Denise interrupted saying: “You pay no tax and it’s safe. In this country we respect the country’s human rights more than the victim’s human rights.”

Elsewhere in the show, Ruth issued an urgent plea to viewers as she shared a health update with viewers. As the panel discussed whether your skin could be hiding a secret health scare that you would have never thought to get checked, Ruth went on to say: “We will be talking about skin today.

Denise and Janet butted heads during a segment on emigrating
“Are you taking care of it? Any change of your condition on your skin could be an indication that there is something else going on in your body.”

She continued: “Dermatologists are warning we are all guilty of not taking enough time to really look at our skin and therefore look after ourselves.”

Ruth took the opportunity to open up about her own health scare after recently having a her moles checked on her body but she confirmed that “it is nothing to worry about.”

Ruth Langsford shared a health update with viewersShe started off by saying: “When I was younger, you kind of ignored things and you never thought about it. But definitely as I’ve gotten older – I’ve been twice this week – I go twice a year to get my moles checked.

“When we were young, we didn’t know the dangers of sunbathing and my dad’s in the army so we were abroad a lot running around in the sun. I remember sunscreen being around but not smothering it on.”

Pointing at her skin, Ruth then revealed: “I’ve just had a little thing done here this week but it’s nothing to worry about because it’s been checked.”

Co-star Coleen pointed out: “Didn’t you go green earlier” to which Ruth replied: “I did go green but it’s gone now. I don’t know what that was, maybe because it was early morning.”

Loose Women airs weekdays from 12.30 on ITV and ITVX

Fox host Rachel Campos-Duffy says her Down Syndrome daughter teaches her eight other kids patience as she urges mothers not to abort babies diagnosed with the condition

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy says her youngest daughter who has Down Syndrome teaches her eight other kids patience.

The 52-year-old appeared on Fox & Friends with four-year-old Valentina StellaMaris Duffy to raise awareness on National Down Syndrome day.

‘So many of children with Downs are being exterminated in the womb and I think that when people get to meet them and see how wonderful they are we are going to see less of that,’ Campos-Duffy told the show.

Valentina was seen playing with Ainsley Earhardt and showing off the pilates skills she learnt in physical therapy.

Campos-Duffy shares eight other children with her husband former congressman Sean Duffy and she said her family is better off because of Valentina.

Rachel Campos-Duffy appeared on Fox & Friends with four-year-old Valentina StellaMaris Duffy to raise awareness on National Down Syndrome day

 Valentina was seen playing with Ainsley Earhardt and showing off the pilates skills she learnt in physical therapy.

Campos-Duffy shares eight other children with her husband former congressman Sean Duffy and she said her family is better off because of Valentina

Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Campos-Duffy and her daughter were introduced to show where Valentina waved and said ‘hi’.

‘I think it’s really important to raise awareness because actually, a lot of women get this diagnoses, a lot of them, and they will get fearful,’ Campos-Duffy said.

‘There’s a lot of fear around it. Even the medical community can make people scared and say, well, you have options.

‘I think when people realize that they are just like any other child, they have a few little challenges, sometimes medical.

‘Some them are prone to heart conditions, maybe some thyroid stuff. But all of that is very treatable.’

She praised Valentina and said she has helped her family become more tolerant and patient.

‘She is as lovely, as precious, as joyful, as any other child,’ Campos-Duffy said.

‘In fact, I would say our family is better because of her. I think our kids have learned tolerance and patience. They’ve learned to be helpful.

Valentina then showed off her pilates skills to Earhardt and began playing around the studio.

Campos-Duffy added that the young girl was everyone’s favorite in the family.

Valentina was born in October 2019 with two holes in her heart and needed surgery to fix it

Duffy and Campos met on The Real World in 1998, before he launched his political career

Duffy was serving in Wisconsin’s 7th District but he gave up his position in 2019

Valentina was born in October 2019 with two holes in her heart and needed surgery to fix it.

She was premature and needed to spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit until she learnt to eat on her own.

Her mother announced her birth in a heartwarming post on Facebook at the time.

She wrote: ‘Meet Valentina StellaMaris Duffy. She is the sweetest, most perfect thing we have ever seen. It’s a wonderful life!

‘When we visit with her at the hospital, the kids fight over who can hold her – I don’t blame them! She’s the sweetest, most perfect angel we have ever seen.’

Before her birth, her father announced he was resigning from his seat in Wisconsin in order to spend more time with his family.

The couple both appeared on MTV’s The Real World and married in 1999. Sean had a busy TV career before launching himself into politics.

He was serving as the Wisconsin’s 7th district representative until September, when the pair learned ahead of Valentina’s birth that she would be born with a hole in her heart. It prompted his resignation.

‘Recently, we’ve learned that our baby, due in late October, will need even more love, time, and attention due to complications, including a heart condition.

‘With much prayer, I have decided that this is the right time for me to take a break from public service in order to be the support my wife, baby and family need right now. It is not an easy decision – because I truly love being your Congressman – but it is the right decision for my family, which is my first love and responsibility,’ he said.

He was supported by President Trump – whose 2016 presidential campaign he enthusiastically backed – and a handful of other Republicans.

Duffy met his future wife on the set of MTV’s ‘Road Rules: All Stars’ in 1999.

The two had appeared separately on Real World programs for the music network. Duffy was on The Real World: Boston and Campos-Duffy was on The Real World: San Francisco.

Coleen Nolan has opened up about a health condition which has been triggered following the heartbreaking death of her older sister Linda earlier this year

Coleen Nolan opened up about a condition that she’s been experiencing on this afternoon’s Loose Women.

Coleen, 59, spoke about her health on the ITV show earlier and shared that stress has been a factor in what she’s been dealing with lately. She shared that it began over the festive period and continued as she grieved the loss of her late sister Linda Nolan, who, aged 65, passed away six weeks ago after having previously been diagnosed with cancer.The panelist revealed to her colleagues on Loose Women that she’s been experiencing eczema and said that an expert suggested it’s the result of her having been “very stressed”. Coleen added that she will be having some moles and skin tags checked amid her experience with the condition, which can cause dry and itchy skin, among other symptoms.

She brought up the condition during a discussion about dermatology after reminding that she previously sought treatment for a carcinoma on her shoulder and pre-melanomas on her face. Coleen said: “They’ve told me [the latter] is from childhood. Being burnt in childhood. It’s quite common in people of our age and above, because, like you say, back in the day, we weren’t clued up as much about skin care.”

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Coleen added: “But I also know that with stress and … I mean, my skin has gone insane.” Denise Welch said: “Well, you’ve had your fair share of stress.” Coleen said: “I’ve been covered in … I got a terrible rash all round my middle and it went up my shoulders. And it was so sore and so itchy.”

Further discussing her experience, Coleen said that she ended up visiting a dermatologist. She said: “I’m thinking ‘what is this?’ And it was all over Christmas and New Year, then obviously when Linda passed. And I went to the dermatologist and he’s like ‘yeah it’s eczema’.”

She continued by sharing on the show: “And I was like ‘I’ve never had eczema in my life’. And he said ‘no, but you’re very stressed and the first place stress shows itself, or any condition, is on your skin’.”

Discussing the future, Coleen told her co-stars: “Now I’ve got to go and have a couple of things just kinda shaved, like moles and stuff, that they’re gonna check out.” Ruth Langsford suggested: “And skin tags.” Coleen said: “And skin tags, yeah.”

The news comes just days after Coleen paid tribute to Linda on her late sister’s birthday on Sunday. Marking the occasion, she shared footage of them performing together on Instagram. She wrote in the accompanying caption: “To my beautiful sister … think of you everyday, but especially today on your birthday … I miss you so much and life won’ be the same without you.”

Jason Knauf, who worked at Kensington Palace, for both the Prince and Princess of Wales as well as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has spoken publicly about the bullying claims surrounding the Duchess of Sussex

A former royal aide at the centre of the Meghan Markle bullying allegations has finally broken his silence.

Jason Knauf previously worked at Kensington Palace for both Prince Harry and Meghan as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales as their communications secretary. He hit headlines when it emerged he made a bullying complaint against Meghan – emailing his concerns to Prince William’s then-private secretary, in an apparent attempt to force Buckingham Palace to protect staff. Meghan has always strenuously denied the allegations, with her team branding them a “calculated smear campaign”

And now in an interview on Australian TV, Mr Knauf has spoken about the media storm for the first time after it emerged he had raised concerns. Speaking on 60 Minutes Australia, he explained how he wouldn’t “change anything”.

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He explained: “I think it, it’s tough, but it’s probably quite good. You know someone who has been helping other people through how to deal with the public eye. You probably had to take your own medicine sometimes.

“You can’t choose just to take the fun stuff in any job. And that applies to the Prince and Princess [of Wales] as well as everyone else working for them. So I wouldn’t change anything.” When asked if he had any regrets from his time in the role, he replied: “No, it’s not what I would’ve sought, but you know, at the end of the day, you get to do an amazing job. You’ve got to take everything that comes with it.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Mr Knauf also said he wishes Harry and Meghan “the absolute best” and added: “We had lots of great times, working on their wedding was an amazing magical experience and I wish them absolutely all the best with their lovely family.”

In 2021, it emerged that several years prior, Mr Knauf sent an email to William’s then-private secretary, Simon Case, saying: “I am very concerned that the Duchess [Meghan] was able to bully two PAs out of the household in the past year. The treatment of X [name removed] was totally unacceptable.

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“The Duchess seems intent on always having someone in her sights. She is bullying Y [name removed] and seeking to undermine her confidence. We have had report after report from people who have witnessed unacceptable behaviour towards Y [name removed].”

Meghan’s lawyers said the claims were a “calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation”. An internal review into the claims was launched by Buckingham Palace but never made public.

Also in the interview, Mr Knauf revealed that William was at his ‘lowest” after Kate was diagnosed with cancer. Both the King and the Princess of Wales were treated for cancer last year. Kate is now in remission and Charles is having ongoing treatment

Describing a phone call with William about Kate’s diagnosis, which was made public in March last year, Mr Knauf said: “It was awful, absolutely awful. It’s the lowest I’ve ever seen him.”

Mr Knauf was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) in the 2023 New Year Honours List and was presented with his award by William. Before joining the royal household the American-born former corporate affairs executive worked for a range of institutions, from the office of the New Zealand prime minister to HM Treasury and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Mr Knauf led a review of the Royal Foundation’s role and structure from March 2019, before becoming its chief executive in September of that year. He oversaw the launch of the Foundation’s Earthshot Prize – William’s £50 million environmental prize, now an independent charity, which recognises solutions, ideas and technologies that “repair the planet”.

Royal fans were elated when Princess Kate and Prince William announced the birth of their second child, but their happy news was nearly revealed earlier than planned due to an awkward mishap

There was great excitement on 2 May 2015 when it was revealed that Prince William and Princess Kate had welcomed their second child together, a baby girl.

The announcement of a royal birth is always a carefully orchestrated affair. But Princess Charlotte’s happy arrival was nearly tainted by disaster, according to a former royal aide. Jason Knauf, a previous advisor to William and Kate, claims a major mishap at the time meant the news could have been leaked before the Palace planned to announce it.

As with the arrival of their first baby Prince George in 2013, William and Kate wanted some time alone with their newborn before sharing the news with the world. And while the couple enjoyed their baby bubble, Jason was tasked with drafting the official announcement, which included information on Charlotte’s birth, including her time of birth and weight.

In a new 60 Minutes Australia documentary, Jason explained: “We weren’t going to announce it for another couple of hours. And I had this piece of paper to go write this press release. I’m still out there with hundreds of journalists trying to have a game face, and then I couldn’t find the piece of paper, and I think I had dropped it somewhere on the street.”

He continued: “Oh my God. Which we managed to get through, but not announce it. But somewhere on that street the entire time was a piece of paper that said there had been a little princess born, what time and how much she weighed. It was one of those things, like, heart in mouth until we got to the announcement, and I got through it.”

When asked if he had ever found the slip, Jason responded: “No, I never found it and neither did any of the media though. So that’s all that really mattered.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Jason opened up about Kate’s cancer diagnosis, revealing why the family didn’t share the news with the general public immediately. “They didn’t want to say yet that she had cancer because they hadn’t told the children and they were still working through how to tell the children,” the couple’s former royal aide said.

Jason also talked about Prince William’s heartbreaking reaction to the devastating news, telling the programme: “It was awful, absolutely awful…It’s the lowest I’ve ever seen him.” He continued: “Within a couple of weeks, if you’re Prince William, you find out that both your wife and your father have cancer. I couldn’t believe it.”

Princess Kate, 43, first announced that she was undergoing cancer treatment in March 2024. A few months later, in September, she shared that she had completed chemotherapy. In January 2025, Kate revealed that she was in “remission” and focused on recovery. King Charles’ cancer diagnosis was announced in February 2024, a month before the Princess of Wales ‘ diagnosis was publicly shared.

Jason Knauf, who was previously the chief executive of the Prince and Princess of Waleses’ Royal Foundation has revealed how he talked to Prince William on the phone following Kate’s cancer diagnosis

Prince William’s former royal aide has described him as being at his ‘lowest’ after his wife the Princess of Wales was diagnosed with cancer.

Jason Knauf was formerly chief executive of William and Kate’s Royal Foundation, stepping down at the end of 2021, and also previously worked for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Both the King and the Princess of Wales were treated for cancer last year. Kate is now in remission and Charles is having ongoing treatment.

In an interview with 60 Minutes Australia, Mr Knauf said: “Within a couple of weeks, if you’re Prince William, you find out that both your wife and your father have cancer. I couldn’t believe it.”

The Princess of Wales revealed last March she had received a cancer diagnosis
Describing a devastating phone call with William about Kate’s diagnosis, which was made public in March last year, Mr Knauf said: “It was awful, absolutely awful. It’s the lowest I’ve ever seen him. But the problem was that all this crazy conspiracy theory stuff kicked off in the background, online. ‘Was she really ill?’.

“But they didn’t want to say yet that she had cancer because they hadn’t told the children and they were still working through how to tell the children.” Mr Knauf said what he used to talk about the ‘most’ in the past with William was “how he and the princess were going to prepare their children for life in the public eye”.

He added: “His childhood in front of the media was quite difficult at times, and he knew that he was going to be raising his kids to deal with social media and mobile phones and all of that stuff.”

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In October 2018, while working for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as their communications secretary, Mr Knauf made a bullying complaint against Meghan – emailing his concerns to William’s then-private secretary, in an apparent attempt to force Buckingham Palace to protect staff. The duchess’s legal team strenuously denied the allegation.

Discussing William’s relationship with Harry, Mr Knauf said: “It’s very difficult to have this stuff play out in the public eye, but he’s chosen to keep his thoughts on it private, and I think all of us who know him really have to respect that we should do the same. But I will say, of course, it’s been hard and sad, especially for all of us who know both of them.”

Mr Knauf was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) in the 2023 New Year Honours List. Before joining the royal household the American-born former corporate affairs executive worked for a range of institutions, from the office of the New Zealand prime minister to HM Treasury and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

The former aide led a review of the Royal Foundation’s role and structure from March 2019, before becoming its chief executive in September of that year. He also oversaw the launch of the Foundation’s Earthshot Prize – William’s £50 million environmental prize, now an independent charity, which recognises solutions, ideas and technologies that “repair the planet”.

Meghan Markle has shared new content on her Instagram account – including one short clip in which she seems to pay tribute to Prince Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana

Meghan Markle has seemingly paid tribute to Princess Diana in a new video shared on her Instagram stories.

The Duchess of Sussex filmed herself in a series of clips walking around the garden her and Prince Harry’s Montecito mansion. And in one snippet, she can be seen wearing the purple Northwestern sweater made famous by the late royal.

Diana was photographed wearing the distinctive jumper back in 1996; she was gifted it during a visit to Northwestern’s Evanston campus one year prior. And Meghan has now worn an identical version in new content for her social media channel.

Meghan has her own strong ties to the university. She studied for a double major in theatre and international studies at Northwestern in Illinois, before graduating in 2003.

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Princess Diana famously wore the same sweatshirt back in 1996

After leaving the college she moved back to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actress, landing various movie and small screen roles such as Deal or No Deal before getting her big break on Suits after being cast as Rachel Zane. But her acting career came to an end when she met and fell in love with Harry.

Meghan’s latest stories show glimpses of family life at the Sussexes’ California home, and were captioned: “A small break from work to soak in the weekend sunshine.”

Harry, meanwhile, has compared Meghan to his late mother on a number of occasions. In the first episode of the Netflix series, Harry and Meghan, the Duke of Sussex said: “So much of what Meghan is, and how she is, is so similar to my mum. She has the same compassion, she has the same empathy, she has the same confidence. She has this warmth about her.”

As he spoke, clips of Meghan and Diana were interspersed with one another, including one video of Diana holding a young Harry on her hip as she walked behind Prince William, followed by a clip showing Meghan and the couple’s son Archie, holding hands and running in a garden.

Another video showed Meghan holding Archie in her arms and rubbing her nose against his as he holds her face. It was followed by a clip of Diana holding Harry in a similar way, with his face close to hers.

Over a video of one of Harry and Meghan’s children babbling at a photo of Diana, a voiceover by Harry said: “I accept that there’ll be people around the world who fundamentally disagree with what I’ve done and how I’ve done it, but I knew that I had to do everything I could to protect my family. Especially after what happened to my mum. You know, I didn’t want history to repeat itself,” he added.

Diana died in a car accident in Paris in 1997, when she was 36-years-old. Harry was just 12 at the time of her death and Prince William was 15.

Jason Knauf, a former royal aide, who worked for the Prince and Princess of Wales as well as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has given an explosive TV interview

The former royal aide who made a bullying complaint against Meghan Markle has given a bombshell TV interview, and he hasn’t held back.

Jason Knauf worked for both Prince Harry and Meghan as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales during his time at Kensington Palace. The former communications secretary then went on to become chief executive of William and Kate’s Royal Foundation and was also honoured by William for his work in 2023.

And in an extraordinary chat with Australian TV, Mr Knauf, who is still close to Prince William, lifts the lid on life behind palace walls, speaking publicly for the first time about the Meghan bullying allegations as well as the true toll Kate’s cancer diagnosis has had on William. Here we break down his biggest bombshells…

Meghan claims

Mr Knauf hit headlines in 2021 when it emerged he made a bullying complaint against Meghan – emailing his concerns to Prince William’s then-private secretary, in an apparent attempt to force Buckingham Palace to protect staff. Meghan has always strenuously denied the allegations, with her team branding them a “calculated smear campaign”.

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And in his new interview with 60 Minutes Australia, he speaks about the media storm for the first time after it emerged he had raised concerns – saying he wouldn’t “change anything”.

He explained: “I think it, it’s tough, but it’s probably quite good. You know someone who has been helping other people through how to deal with the public eye. You probably had to take your own medicine sometimes.

“You can’t choose just to take the fun stuff in any job. And that applies to the Prince and Princess [of Wales] as well as everyone else working for them. So I wouldn’t change anything.” When asked if he had any regrets from his time in the role, he replied: “No, it’s not what I would’ve sought, but you know, at the end of the day, you get to do an amazing job. You’ve got to take everything that comes with it.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Mr Knauf also said he wishes Harry and Meghan “the absolute best” and added: “We had lots of great times, working on their wedding was an amazing magical experience and I wish them absolutely all the best with their lovely family.”

Devastating phone call

Although Mr Knauf no longer works for the Prince and Princess of Wales, he is still a close confidant. And in his interview, he talks about how he received the shock news that Kate had received a cancer diagnosis – and a heartbreaking phone call he had with William.

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He revealed: “Within a couple of weeks if you’re Prince William, you find out that both your wife and your father have cancer. I couldn’t believe it.” Describing a devastating phone call with William about Kate’s diagnosis, which was made public in March last year, Mr Knauf said: “It was awful, absolutely awful. It’s the lowest I’ve ever seen him.”

Fears for children

News of Kate’s cancer diagnosis last year came after cruel conspiracy theories ran rife on social media about her whereabouts. And Mr Knauf has now revealed the true toll that this had on the Waleses.

He said: “The problem was that all this crazy conspiracy theory stuff kicked off in the background, online. ‘Was she really ill?’.

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“But they didn’t want to say yet that she had cancer because they hadn’t told the children and they were still working through how to tell the children.” Mr Knauf said what he used to talk about the ‘most’ in the past with William was “how he and the princess were going to prepare their children for life in the public eye”.

He added: “His childhood in front of the media was quite difficult at times, and he knew that he was going to be raising his kids to deal with social media and mobile phones and all of that stuff.”

Harry rift

As Mr Knauf worked for both William and Harry, he knows both brothers, who are embroiled in a bitter rift, well. And when asked about their estrangement, he described the situation as “hard and sad”.

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POOL/AFP via Getty Images)He explained: “It’s very difficult to have this stuff play out in the public eye, but he’s chosen to keep his thoughts on it private, and I think all of us who know him really have to respect that we should do the same.

“But I will say, of course, it’s been hard and sad, especially for all of us who know both of them.”

Charlotte birth blunder

The interview did contain some lighter moments, with Mr Knauf also revealing how he also committed a major faux pas when it came to announcing the birth of Princess Charlotte in 2015.

As with the arrival of their first baby Prince George in 2013, William and Kate wanted some time alone with their newborn before sharing the news with the world. And while the couple enjoyed their baby bubble, Jason was tasked with drafting the official announcement, which included information on Charlotte’s birth, including her time of birth and weight.

William and Kate with Princess Charlotte shortly after her birth ( 
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PA)But chaos nearly ensued, as Mr Knauf explained: “We weren’t going to announce it for another couple of hours. And I had this piece of paper to go write this press release. I’m still out there with hundreds of journalists trying to have a game face, and then I couldn’t find the piece of paper, and I think I had dropped it somewhere on the street.”

He continued: “Oh my God. Which we managed to get through, but not announce it. But somewhere on that street the entire time was a piece of paper that said there had been a little princess born, what time and how much she weighed. It was one of those things, like, heart in mouth until we got to the announcement, and I got through it.”

When asked if he had ever found the slip, Jason responded: “No, I never found it and neither did any of the media though. So that’s all that really mattered.”

William’s beard

In another cheery moment, Mr Knauf is also asked about a new feature when it comes to William – his beard.

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When asked his opinion on the facial hair, he said: “I love it, I think it’s great, but I’ve talked to him about it or tried to talk to him about and he’s like ‘It’s here, I have a beard, no further conversation’.’ When probed whether wife Kate was also a fan, he quickly replied: “If she didn’t like it, it wouldn’t be there. I can tell you that!”

Meanwhile, Mr Knauf was also pressed on what kind of King Prince William would make. He revealed: “The thing I have heard from Prince William is you’re going to do this in your own way. Every generation of the Royal Family has to reinvent the role for the generation that they serve.”

He also revealed that there are no formal lessons on how to do the top job and that “private family conversations, learning by doing” is the key to preparations. When asked if Harry’s role could change once William is King, he cryptically replied: “I can’t speculate on the future. They achieved a lot together and none of that can ever be taken away.

“This may be an extraordinary family that everyone gets to talk about and write about and see, be interviewed and all that sort of stuff. But at the end of the day, it’s a family.”

Andrew Lownie, who has spent four years digging into Prince Andrew’s life. claims far less attention has been paid to how the duke has been able to finance his extravagant lifestyle.

A controversial new book claims Prince Andrew’s financial affairs are present an immediate issue to the Queen’s son, according to its author who has spent four years digging into the duke’s life.

Andrew Lownie claims the King’s brother’s association with alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo has raised questions about his finances. The author not only scrutinises Andrew’s business activities but also that of his ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York, along with their daughters Princess Beatrice, 36, and Princess Eugenie, 34.

His book, The Lives of the Duke and Duchess of York, is not released until later this year, but in an interview in The Sunday Times, Mr Lownie claims the public narrative about Andrew is that he spends a lonely life trapped in Royal Lodge, going for horse rides in Windsor Great Park and playing video games and golf – but he alleges the reality is quite different.

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He details how, according to one source, Andrew has continued his business activities with recent trips to the Middle East and Switzerland, adding “The King can only hope there are no further scandals to emerge and the press and public soon lose interest in his brother, on present evidence, that is very unlikely.”

Mr Lownie alleges that as many focus on the prince’s association with Jeffrey Epstein and the claims made by Virginia Giuffre, far less attention is paid to how the duke has been able to finance his extravagant lifestyle.

The Duke’s finances are a long-standing issue, with speculation about how he could afford to live in the 32-room Royal Lodge, to buy a Swiss chalet for £18 million and to acquire a collection of luxury watches as well as garage of luxury cars, including a £220,000 Bentley and a string of Range Rovers.

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UK Press via Getty Images)Mr Lownie however, says researching Andrew has been a “remarkably difficult process” claiming that although there should be “thousands of publicly available files relating to his time as special representative for the decade up to 2011”. However, he says both the Foreign Office and Department of Business and Trade claim to have nothing on record.

He claims he has asked for dozens of requests under the Freedom of Information act but has been denied again and again. Mr Lownie said: “These difficulties have been compounded by the additional protection afforded to the royal family, even though Andrew’s time as special representative was as a taxpayer-funded public servant and Buckingham Palace now claim he is no longer a royal.

The royal family is largely exempt from the Freedom of Information Act; there is a convention that parliamentary questions are not asked about the family. “Wills, even those of the most minor members, are closed, making it difficult to trace wealth.

“There was controversy after Prince Philip died when the application to ensure his will was closed for 90 years was held in a secret hearing, amid suspicion that the initially penniless prince died a rich man. We do not know what was in Queen Elizabeth’s will, including what she left her son Andrew.”

Jason Knauf worked for both the Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – and he made a telling remark when asked about the brothers’ rift

The Royal Family steadfastly maintained their silence amid a flurry of accusations from Prince Harry following his exit from the Firm.

While both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex levelled a series of claims against the monarchy, both King Charles and Prince William didn’t respond.

But now one of William’s closest former aides has broken his silence on the tensions between the warring brothers in an explosive new TV interview.

Jason Knauf, who worked for the Prince and Princess of Wales from 2015 to 2022, has filmed a segment for the Australian show 60 Minutes Australia. And he was asked about the fall-out between Harry and his family.

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Summing up William’s broken relationship with Harry, Mr Knauf said: “It’s been hard and sad.” He explained: “It’s very difficult to have this stuff play out in the public eye, but he’s [William] chosen to keep his thoughts on it private, and I think all of us who know him really have to respect that we should do the same.

The former advisor continued: “But I will say, of course, it’s been hard and sad, especially for all of us who know both of them.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Mr Knauf said William had been at his “lowest” after his wife, the Princess of Wales, was diagnosed with cancer. “It was awful, absolutely awful. It’s the lowest I’ve ever seen him,” he revealed.

“Within a couple of weeks, if you’re Prince William, you find out that both your wife and your father have cancer. I couldn’t believe it.”

Both the King and Princess Kate were treated for cancer last year. Kate is now in remission and Charles is having ongoing treatment.

Jason previously made a bullying complaint against Meghan Markle
Jason also previously worked for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. In October 2018, while working for the couple as their communications secretary, he made a bullying complaint against Meghan.

He wrote of his concerns to William’s then private secretary in an email, in an apparent attempt to force Buckingham Palace to protect staff. The duchess’s legal team strenuously denied the allegation.

Speaking about the publicity that came at the time, Jason said: “You can’t choose just to take the fun stuff in any job. And that applies to the prince and princess as well as everyone else working for them. So I wouldn’t change anything.”

He added: “You know someone who has been helping other people through how to deal with the public eye. You probably had to take your own medicine sometimes.”

Asked if he had regrets about his time in the role, Jason said, “No. It’s not what I would have sought, but, you know, at the end of the day, you get to do an amazing job. You’ve got to take everything that comes with it.”

Jason was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) in the 2023 New Year Honours List. He also helped to launch the Earthshot Prize – William’s £50 million environmental prize, which is now an independent charity.