Tom Sykes

Ireland

Writer at The Daily Beast

Society, Royals and Trends for @theDailyBeast. Lover of tea. And cake.

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Articles

Chaos and ‘Panic’ Break Out at the Palace Over Kate Middleton’s Health

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

A royal insider told The Daily Beast there was a “real sense of panic” at the palace Wednesday, after Kate Middleton dramatically pulled out of a scheduled appearance at the Royal Ascot horse-racing festival at the last minute. The palace has provided no on-the-record explanation for the absence.
Meghan Markle Says She Posted Dancing Video to Show How Much ‘Fun’ She Is

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tom Sykes

Jemal COUNTESS / Getty Images for TIMEMeghan Markle says she posted a video of herself dancing in a maternity suite while heavily pregnant to offer a glimpse of her “authentic” and “fun” self. In a chat with British entrepreneur Emma Grede, Meghan, who posted pictures of her children’s faces over the weekend in a break with her previous approach to social media, the Duchess of Sussex spoke about the importance of authenticity and referenced her now-viral video.
Meghan Markle Abandons Effort to Protect Kids in Desperate New PR Strategy

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

Meghan Markle posted a deeply personal video of her children Sunday night to mark Father’s Day. The clip immediately went viral on social media platforms, as did criticism of what some say is the couple’s flexible position on the family’s privacy. Method are believed to have been behind Meghan’s decision to post a throwback video of her dancing in her maternity suite, and a clip of a trip to Disneyland.
Meghan Markle Abandons Effort to Protect Kids in Desperate New PR Strategy

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tom Sykes

Meghan Markle posted a deeply personal video of her children Sunday night to mark Father’s Day. The clip immediately went viral on social media platforms, as did criticism of what some say is the couple’s flexible position on the family’s privacy.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis Are the Royal Family’s Best and Only Hope

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

The Trooping the Colour parade in London threatened to fall flat. King Charles, ailing with cancer, presided over a seriously reduced royal family, riding in a carriage rather than on horseback amid failing health on Saturday.
Harry-Shaped Hole Haunts King Charles’ Birthday Parade

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tom Sykes

King Charles III presided over Trooping the Colour, the annual celebration of the monarch’s birthday in London. Just a handful of royals were on view for the ceremony Saturday, with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their children the most notable absentees amid their bitter feud with the royal family. Charles’ failure to bring his son back into the fold is always highlighted on occasions such as these, and today’s pomp and ceremony was no different.
Another Six Staffers Depart Meghan and Harry's Employ

2 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have fired their PR guys. The couple got rid of two communications chiefs, Charlie Gipson and Kyle Boulia, after reportedly blaming them for failing to turn around routinely negative media coverage of the pair. On Friday, in the wake of the “purge,” a source told U.K. tabloid The Sun: “Meghan and Harry always blame everyone else and never themselves.
William Will Torpedo Meghan and Harry’s Plan to Keep Their Kids Royal

2 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Tom Sykes

Prince William will strip his exiled brother Prince Harry’s children of their HRH titles when he becomes king after a provocative briefing by the exiled royal “flabbergasted” royal insiders, The Royalist has learned.
William Torpedoes Meghan and Harry’s Plan to Keep Their Kids Royal

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tom Sykes

1 day agoHurry—it's already selling out. Meghan Markle is far more than the Duchess of Sussex—she also happens to be my beauty blueprint. The multihyphenate consistently looks fresh-faced and glowy, and I’m on a mission to replicate her royal radiance. Luckily, it turns out that at least one of the secrets …
Kate Middleton Blows Off the Rules for Risky Fashion Choice

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tom Sykes

Getty ImagesVisiting a newly opened museum, Kate Middleton either didn’t get—or didn’t obey—a memo to wear flats. The Princess of Wales, 43, rocked up to the opening of the new V&A Storehouse—where visitors can ask to see whatever item they would like from the legendary institution’s gigantic storage facilities—in rather fabulous stilettos, despite the museum’s website practically begging visitors to keep it sensible, with a note reading: “We recommend wearing practical clothing and flat shoes...