35 h. ago AMANDA PLATELL: Everyone is saying the same thing about pampered Princess Beatrice and her latest PR stunt. She is making a grave mistake

I am not the only one who thinks Princess Beatrice should be lying low right now, rather than putting her head above the parapet, writes AMANDA PLATELL.

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4 d. ago AMANDA PLATELL: How can Adam Peaty be so cruel to a loving mum who made him a champion?

How heartbreaking for Adam Peaty's mother Caroline that she has been 'banned' from his wedding to chef Gordon Ramsay's daughter Holly.It is a decision the lad will regret for the rest of his life.

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7 d. ago The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles

The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy, child harm and foreign political interference. Deregulation plans are misguidedEurope is hurtling toward digital vassalage. Under Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, EU laws to tackle tech giants have been either not applied or delayed, for fear of offending Donald Trump. Now leaked documents reveal that the European Commission plans to gut a central part of Europe’s digital rulebook. This will hurt Europe’s innovators and hand the future of Europe’s tech sovereignty to US firms.Once Europe’s most hyped law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now on the chopping block. Powerful forces within the European Commission, supported by the German government, hope that deregulation will boost Europe’s tech sector, particularly AI. This is a grave mistake.Johnny Ryan is director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. Georg Riekeles is the associate director of the European Policy ...

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8 d. ago AMANDA PLATELL: William, your subjects want ONE thing from you. It's time to stop being so oblivious

It should have been an unmissable event in William's diary and his absence is a worrying indication of what royal duties now take precedence in his life.

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9 d. ago AMANDA PLATELL: It's time the royals stripped Beatrice and Eugenie of their titles. It sounds cruel but these pictures show it's the only course of action

I say this not just because it is crucial for the very survival of the monarchy, which is only just starting to recover from those humiliating revelations about their parents.

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1 week ago AMANDA PLATELL: After mutters of what Andrew's said to have done to her, I'm not surprised Kate's ousted him. She's a tigress... her next move's so delicious

As the dust settles on the exile of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, King Charles should be applauded for insisting they are chucked out of Royal Lodge.

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1 week ago AMANDA PLATELL: Ruthless Kate has now conquered Meghan, Harry, Andrew and Fergie

As the dust settles on the exile of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, King Charles should be applauded for insisting they are chucked out of Royal Lodge.

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2 w. ago AMANDA PLATELL: Fergie's delusions have reached a new low. I can't believe Beatrice and Eugenie are egging her on. But that's not the TRULY jaw

Barely days after Andrew and Fergie were banished, stripped of their titles, their homes, their dignity and all credibility, Fergie is said to be plotting her comeback with a complete rebrand.

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2 w. ago AMANDA PLATELL: King Charles will rue the day he humiliated Fergie. All the winning cards are now in her hands. I know her next move

After spending much of her adult life indulging her lust for money and position on the back of her royal status, what now for the exiled Sarah Ferguson?

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3 w. ago AMANDA PLATELL: Fergie's up to her neck in the mire. Prince Philip's damning words were so true. Sometimes I think she's worse than Andrew... and here's why

This is the woman who sent an email to Jeffrey Epstein describing him as a 'supreme friend' - three years after he had been jailed for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

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4 w. ago AMANDA PLATELL: The awkward questions about Beatrice and Eugenie's part in the Andrew saga are starting to stink. No one seems to want to talk about them

After Andrew and, by association, Fergie gave up their royal titles last week, the King and Prince William made it clear Beatrice and Eugenie will continue to be princesses. I am flabbergasted.

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