Members of the Royal Family have had long links with hundreds of charities, professional bodies and organisations, as well as associations with the military. However, over recent months, there has been a crisis around patronages at the Palace.

       This has been sparked by Meghan and Harry's departure from the Firm, Prince Andrew withdrawing from royal life and the death of Prince Philip.

       However, at 95, the Queen still holds hundreds of royal roles and has never once complained about her workload.

       Now in what could be seen as a subtle dig to the Sussexes, Buckingham Palace has celebrated the work of Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

       The Palace tweeted: "#DidYouKnow The Queen is Patron of over 500 organisations and charities?

       "Among them are a number of musical institutions including @londonsymphony, @royalchoral and The Piobaireachd Society, which encourages the study of the classical music of the bagpipe!"

       They highlighted the work of Help Musicians UK, in which the Queen is the charity's patron.

       They added: "Her Majesty The Queen, the charity’s patron, has long supported musical institutions and has regularly attended events in support of musicians throughout her reign."

       Meghan and Harry's departure from the Firm means their patronages will eventually have to be handed out to other working members of the Royal Family or fall out of use entirely.

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       Following Prince Philip's death in April, his patronages will now need to be redistributed or disappear.

       Back in February, Meghan and Harry had their official patronages removed for good after they announced they would not return as official working royals.

       The Royal Family issued a statement, saying: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to Her Majesty The Queen that they will not be returning as working members of The Royal Family.

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       “Following conversations with The Duke, The Queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of The Royal Family it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service.

       "The honorary military appointments and Royal patronages held by The Duke and Duchess will therefore be returned to Her Majesty, before being redistributed among working members of The Royal Family.

       “While all are saddened by their decision, The Duke and Duchess remain much loved members of the family.”

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       11.30am update: Prince Andrew accused of taking THREE SUVs on 1,020-mile trip to Balmoral

       Prince Andrew took three SUVs from Windsor to Scotland for his holiday at Balmoral, it has been claimed.

       The Daily Mail's diary editor Richard Eden claimed the convoy of cars travelled 1,020-mile on a round trip from the Royal Lodge in Windsor, where the Duke of York lives, to Deeside in Scotland.

       All three vehicles, the commentator added, belonged to Andrew and carried his personalized number plates.

       One of the cars reportedly taken to Scotland by the Duke of York was a new petrol-powered Land Rover Defender, costing more than ￡53,000.

       The second car was a Land Rover Discovery, with a price tag higher than ￡51,000.

       11am update: Prince Charles to face key constitutional issue with Camilla when he becomes king

       Prince Charles would have to "change the law" to declare Camilla as Princess consort, rather than the traditional title of Queen consort.

       When Prince Charles succeeds the Queen to the throne, he will face an "issue" regarding the title of his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.

       Before the couple's wedding in 2005, it was announced that Camilla Parker-Bowles would be made Princess consort when her husband became king, but a royal expert has stated that this would have to become an Act through Parliament first.

       Speaking to GB News, royal expert Robert Jobson said: "It's an issue at the moment but the Prince of Wales becomes king straight away as we know, and in my opinion, the Princess isn't going to be a Princess, the Duchess will be made Queen Consort straight away.

       "Unless if you change the law in Britain and the Parliament do an Act to do that, that is what's going to happen."

       10.30am update: Princess Diana musical announcement stuns Twitter users - 'Treated like a freakshow'

       A new retelling of Princess Diana's life is to be released on Netflix in October.

       Netflix announced on Twitter it will release Diana: The Musical on October 1.

       The show was meant to hit New York's Broadway stage in March 2020, but its launch had to be put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

       Now it is expected to debut live in early November 2021 - a few weeks after the release of its filmed theatre performance on the US streaming giant.

       News of the Netflix release was shared by the official Twitter account NetflixFilm earlier this week when it listed a series of upcoming shows on the on-demand platform.

       10am update: 'Nonsense' Meghan and Harry 'contradicted themselves' - Jobson & Farage challenge Sussexes

       Royal editor Robert Jobson and GB News presenter Nigel Farage both cast doubts on the Sussexes over the "contradictions" in their Oprah Winfrey interview, with Mr Farage taking a strong dislike to the interview being so close to Prince Phillip being in hospital.

       Mr Jobson took particular offence to the suggestion the Royal Family were "racist" amid claims there were concerned conversations about baby Archie's skin colour.

       The pair did not hold back in their condemnation of the Sussexes as Mr Farage said the couple were able to exploit the situation by getting their story out first before the Royal Family could respond.

       Mr Jobson explained: “I'm getting a feeling when I'm doing a lot of work in America they genuinely believe some of this racist bunkum.”

       Mr Farage agreed and said the Sussexes had a “mover advantage” as they could get their story out first without the royals being able to respond.

       9.15am update: ‘Furious!’ Prince William upset family matters were disclosed in the Oprah interview

       Prince William was furious family matters were disclosed in public, a new book claims.

       In an updated version of Finding Freedom, authors reveal Prince William was reportedly furious ‘family matters’ were aired in public.

       The unofficial biography of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was originally released in 2020.

       In the new epilogue, the authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand say sources told them William was understood to be "furious" that private family matters were discussed in public in the interview with Oprah.

       During the interview Meghan made claims someone within the Royal Family had asked what skin colour Archie would have.

       8.45am update: ‘Just like us’: Kate Middleton’s parenting sets ‘great example’ but ‘definitely unusual’

       Kate and William will often be seen holding the children’s hands or picking them up for a cuddle.

       Previously, affection towards children would have been frowned upon within the Royal Family.

       According to one expert, protocol within the family could be “evolving” and “softening”.

       Speaking to Express.co.uk, Danielle Haig, Principal Psychologist from DH Consulting, said: “The overt affection that William and Kate show towards their children is most definitely unusual for the British Royal Family.

       “But my, how wonderful it is to see.

       “As a psychologist, it is well known that children need to feel affection, love and safety from their parents to truly thrive and be happy in life.

       “To be kept at an arm’s length and not shown affection as a child, can have all sorts of negative impacts on a child psychologically and emotionally.”

       8.10am update: ‘Stretching the imagination’ Kate and Meghan’s Netflix collaboration unlikely - expert

       Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle's possible Netflix collaboration is "stretching the imagination", a royal biographer has claimed.

       Stewart Pearce, author of Diana: The Voice of Change, spoke to US Weekly about Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s current relationship.

       However, when asked by US Weekly correspondent Joe Drake about possible rumours of Meghan and Kate working on a Netflix documentary, Mr Pearce said the roles of the pair do not “correspond”.

       He said: “I think it’s stretching the imagination.

       “What’s happening is we are seeing they both have very clearly defined roles, they do not correspond.

       “Now what I mean by that I don’t mean as women within the family. I don’t mean as the wives of these two extraordinary princes.

       “I’m talking about the statement they are making individually as women, but Kate has her own specific role, which is very different from the way Meghan has her own specific role, that’s what I said with it."

       7.35am update: ‘My idea of perfection’ Camilla stuns fans with new portrait as Duchess shares books

       Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, stunned fans with her new portrait posted by her Reading Room.

       On Sunday, Camilla's, 74, Reading Room released an image of the royal reading in the gardens at Highgrove House.

       Inspired by the popularity of her reading lists shared during the beginning of the pandemic, Camilla launched her Reading Room to share book recommendations with fans.

       "My idea of perfection is sitting in a garden on a lovely evening with a book" - HRH The Duchess of Cornwall,” the image was captioned.