Aug. 1, 2025
Coldstream Guards Honour Ozzy Osbourne, Margaret Controversy, and King Charles’ Quiet Retreat
The Coldstream Guards surprise royal watchers by playing Black Sabbath’s Paranoid outside Buckingham Palace as fans honour Ozzy Osbourne. We dig into claims that Princess Margaret had fetal alcohol syndrome — and why royal friends are calling that “ridiculous.” Plus: King Charles may be hiding out at the Castle of Mey, Windsor Castle hosts an iftar, Sophie skips Diana’s funeral, Meghan Markle’s rosé returns, tsunami alerts near Montecito, and could your surname reveal royal roots?
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Calorouga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallas Intrigue Game,
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your host Mark Francis. In a striking tribute blending British
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tradition with rock history, the band of the Cold String
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Guards performed Black Sabbaths Paranoid outside Buckingham Palace, honoring the
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late Ozzy Osborne. The unexpected musical moment unfolded as thousands
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of fans laned the streets of London for the singer's
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funeral procession. Osborne, the heavy metal pane in the air,
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known globally as the Prince of Darkness, died on July
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twenty second, the age of seventy six. An emotional Sharon
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Osbourne was joined by the couple's children, Jack, Kelly and
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Amy as they paid their respects during a city center
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parade before laying floral tributes at the Black Sabbath Bridge.
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Birmingham paid tribute to its most iconic musical export by
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renaming a canal bridge the Black Sabbath Bridge in twenty nineteen,
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honoring the band's deep roots in the city where heavy
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metal was born. The bridge, located on Broad Street, now
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features the Black Sabbath Bench, a heavy metal structure etched
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with the band's likeness and the inscription Geezer Ozzie Tony
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bill made in Birmingham nineteen sixty eight, a lasting symbol
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of the city's pride and its homegrowing legends. Footage of
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the Cold String Guards, dressed in full ceremonial uniform, captured
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them performing the nineteen seventies anthem with drums, trumpets and
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horns in front of a stunned and an appreciative crowd.
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One fan is glad the scene is a unique and
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powerful tribute, adding it's incredible to see the Cold String
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Guards performed paranoid, truly a blend of tradition and a
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rock Another simply said, fantastic, thank you for honoring the
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Prince of Darkness. A former friend of Princess Margaret has
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slammed as ridiculous the claim that the later royal suffered
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from fetal alcohol syndrome. The allegation appears in a forthcoming
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biography by Poets of Prize winning author Merril Seacrest, who
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suggests Margaret may have lived with the condition due to
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heavy drinking by the queen mother during pregnancy. The book
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Princess Margaret and the Curse and Inquiry into a royal life,
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draws connections between the princesses reported struggles such as migraines,
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mood swings and difficulty learning to write, and symptoms associated
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with the condition, but the claims have provoked a swift backlash.
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A friend told The Daily Mail, it is truly bizarre
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to suggest that everything that happened to the princess can
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be put down on how much the Queen Mother drank
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while pregnant, and not just bizarre but ridiculous. Her life
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was not one long tragedy. She was an intelligent woman
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with a wide circle of interests and friends, and was
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a mother and grandmother. Critics online have echoed that sentiment.
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Biographer Christopher Wilson dismissed the theory as crazy, and one
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royal supporter called the claims disgraceful, praising Margaret as beautiful
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and elegant, witty, fun and feisty. King Charles may be
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enjoying a quiet retreat at the Castle of May in
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northern Scotland. According to a subtle clue shared on social media.
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The castle's official Instagram page posted on July twenty fourth
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that the estate and its gardens would be closed to
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the public until August eighth, just as the King made
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a nearby public appearance in Caithness on July twenty eight,
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attending a reception at Scrabster House to mark several milestones
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in the region's nuclear industry. The Castle of may Or Myde,
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located near Thurso, was originally purchased by the Queen Mother
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in nineteen fifty two after she fell in love with
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the then dilapidated property. She restored it over the years
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and spent several weeks there each August. Her grandson has
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kept up the tradition, visiting regularly over the years and
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previously serving as president of the Castle of May Trust.
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While bal Moral may be the better known royal holiday home,
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the Castle of may holds a special personal connection for
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King Charles, and its temporary closure to tourists strongly suggests
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he may be there now enjoying the peace of the
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Scottish coast before the family's traditional summer gathering at Balmoral
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later in the season. King Charles has earned praise for
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a championing inclusion and diversity across the royal residences, with
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Windsor Castle hosting several historic firsts over the past year.
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Among the standout events was an open iftar during Ramadan,
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marking the castle's first ever celebration of the Muslim fast
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breaking tradition. Organized with the Ramadan Tan Project, the evening
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walk three hundred and fifty guests to Saint George's hall
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Omar Salha. The project's founder and CEO told the BBC,
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the King is an excellent ambassador for this cause and
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is committed to community cohesion. We are incredibly grateful for
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his support toward the British Muslim community. Earlier this year,
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Charles and Queen Camilla also marked the beginning of Ramadan
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by meeting members of the Syrian community at a London restaurant.
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The King's support for diversity extended to LGBTQ plus recognition
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as well, in a first for the King's Gallery at
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Buckingham Palace. An event in October honored LGBTQ plus History
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Month by exploring queer figures in the Royal Collection. An
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accompanying online lecture titled Queer Art and Artists in the
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Royal Collection was hosted by Alice to Quit, Assistant Curator
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of Prints and Drawings. These initiatives highlighted a new report
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by the Royal Collection Trust reflecting the growing emphasis on
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inclusion at the royal palaces. According to a new biography
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titled Sophie Saving the Royal Family, author Sean Smith claims
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that Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh chose not to attend at
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Diana's funeral in nineteen ninety seven because she looked too
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much like the late princess. She had an obvious and
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reasonable excuse. A palace source reportedly told Smith, Sophie decided
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it would be too upsetting for the crowd if she went.
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She's well aware that she looks like Princess Diana from
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a distance, and made her decision in the caring and
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thoughtful way. The royal family fully supported her. At the time,
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Sophie was still Sophie Reefs Jones, the future wife of
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Prince Edward. She was often compared to Diana due to
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their similar cropped blonde hair and striking blue eyes, a
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resemblance Sophie herself acknowledged. I don't deny that we do
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look alike, she once said in the nineteen nineties, but
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I couldn't ever compete with Diana's image. I'm not Diana.
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Sophie's absence at the time went largely unnoticed, more palace
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of Sussex has forced our hand. Today. Former podcaster and
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cooking show host has announced the return of her sold
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vintage released under her lifestyle brand as Ever. The Napa
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the swift sellout of the twenty twenty three edition earlier
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this month. Meghan shared the news via an as Ever newsletter,
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along with a warm note reflecting on summer sunshine and
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the joy of clinking classes with friends. Now it's time
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for us to fill your glass. The message read, describing
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delicate yet memorable flavor and calling it the perfect companion
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for sunset dinners barefoot or dressed to the nines. Photos
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of the brand's Instagram showed the latest bottle being poured
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on the California coast, promising a coastal spirit and eary sip.
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As Ever Originals wine launch sold out in under an
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hour megant or people earlier this year. She doesn't see
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herself as an influencer, saying I see myself as an
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entrepreneur and a female founder. If the brand ends up influential,
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then that's great. Fortunately, the Sussexes are safe after their
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home was under a tsunami warning following the huge earthquake
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in Carmachka. The west coast state of California, including Montecito,
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fell under the US National Tsunami Warning Center's tsunami advisory
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issued on Tuesday night. Could your surname hint at royal blood?
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My heritage thinks so. The genealogy platform has released a
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list of thirty five surnames that might suggest a noble
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or royal connection, encouraging curious users to trace their family
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history and perhaps uncover a link to the crown. Names
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like Windsor, Tudor, Stuart, and Planter Genet will make the
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list unsurprising given their deep ties to the British monarchy,
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but others such as Darcy, Percy, Neville and Spencer but
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also signal aristocratic ancestry. The list spans centuries and borders,
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including houses like Bourbon, Romanov, Medici, Orange, Nassau and whether
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