A number of Sunday’s papers lead on accusations aimed at the Duke of Sussex by the chairwoman of Sentebale, an African charity he co-founded. Dr Sophie Chandauka has spoken to the Financial Times and Sky News, calling Prince Harry’s brand “toxic”. Prince Harry resigned from the charity earlier this week after a row between the charity’s trustees and Dr Chandauka. A source close to the former trustees and patrons told the BBC they “fully expected this publicity stunt” and they “remain firm in their resignation”.
Dr Sophie Chandauka’s claims about Prince Harry also lead The Sunday Telegraph. The broadsheet reports Dr Chandauka has also told the Financial Times that she was asked to publicly defend Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and that she had refused to “become and extension of the Sussex PR machine”.
Diplomats are urging Sir Keir Starmer to “fight back strongly” if Donald Trump imposes blanket 25% tariffs on British exports. The former UK ambassador to Washington, Lord Kim Darroch, told the paper that the government should “be wary of giving Trump wins”. Lord Darroch said Starmer should consider the example of Mark Carney, the leader of Canada’s Liberal party who has shot up in the polls after issuing a defiant response to Trump’s threats.
A plea from supporters of the assisted dying bill splashes the Sunday Express. Campaigners are calling for MPs to back the bill as it goes through parliament, and Sarah Wootton, of Dignity in Dying, told the paper that MPs should think of terminally ill patients and their families “who suffer under the status quo and are calling out for choice”.
The Sun on Sunday splashes with an exclusive story about the expenses of Labour MP Taiwo Owatemi.
“Help us find our missing children” is the a plea on the front page of the Sunday Mirror. Four mothers of missing children share their stories with the paper as it launches it’s ‘Missed’ campaign to highlight the plight of when loved ones go missing.
The Sunday Times reports on a police raid at a Quaker meeting house where six women, who met to discuss climate change and Gaza, were arrested. The paper says the meeting was for ‘Youth Demand’ who call themselves a non-violent protest group. The Metropolitan Police said the women were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance after the group previously stated their intention to “shut down London”.
“Party like it’s 1945” splashes Sunday People, in reference to upcoming VE Day celebrations marking its 70th anniversary.
“Any bright ideas?”, asks the Daily Star on Sunday as it reports that over a fifth of British people have used AI to help them change a lightbulb. The stats were revealed in a poll by HomeServe who asked 2,000 people if they needed help from AI for household tasks.
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