As we were off-air for nearly three days at the start of the week, I thought we might do a quick catchup on Royal news we may have missed.

Prince William laid a wreath at the Cenotaph on Sunday in memory of British servicemen and women lost in active service for their country.

He certainly looked the part and performed his duty well. On the balconies, Kate Middleton was absent, although many Royal ladies were there. While we think she may well be at the Prince of Wales’s Clarence House party for the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on Monday, it now seems unlikely she will accompany William to the Diamond Wedding service at Westminster Abbey.

We’re also hearing that Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly will be married at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor in May. Prince William will be Peter’s supporter (best man). The Queen is said to have offered the blushing bridegroom a title, but he refused. We haven’t been able to confirm this story, but it sounds authentic.

The Chelsy / Harry saga continues, with go-betweens enlisted to achieve a reconciliation. A “senior Clarence House source”, however, suggested that “it’s over”. Maybe the fat lady has already sung for this one.

Princess Elizabeth and Philip on honeymoon at Broadlands

With the big Diamond Wedding celebrations due next week, it should be a busy one. The longstandingly happy couple will spend the actual anniversary on the island of Malta where the then Princess Elizabeth lived as a Naval wife in the early days of her marriage. She is said to have enjoyed the normality of life away from the Buckingham Palace spotlight.

Sixty years on, the Queen and Prince Philip at Royal Ascot

Let’s hope Her Majesty’s anniversary is equally relaxed, before the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Uganda, which immediately follows it.

Cockups don’t come much bigger than this. Palace officials apparently forgot about the small matter of a State visit to Uganda when booking a fabulous diamond-themed party at The Ritz to celebrate the Queen and Prince Philip’s Diamond Wedding anniversary. The party has now been postponed until March, long after the event.

A source described as a Palace mole by the MoS’s Katie Nicholl said, “A fabulous party at The Ritz was planned for November to commemorate the Queen and Prince Philip’s diamond wedding anniversary, but it would have clashed with the Queen’s official trip to Uganda where she will be on a State visit following a brief trip to Malta.

“The Queen is very unhappy that there has been such an oversight. The party has now been moved to next March as it is the only time all the extended family and friends can get together. The Queen loves The Ritz and decided she wanted to throw something special for Philip. She asked her aides to oversee the party but for some inexplicable reason her long-standing commitment to visit Uganda was not taken into account and there was a mess-up over the dates.

“The Ritz has been informed of the date change and it has now all been sorted.”

Other events planned include a service at Westminster Abbey on Monday, November 19 to which 150 guests have already been invited. The Prince of Wales has also arranged a private party at Clarence House for immediate family the weekend before the anniversary.

As for putting on The Ritz, will heads roll over this shambles? Facilities at the Tower of London should at least be dusted off just in case.

There’s virtually no information available at present about the upcoming Diamond Wedding Anniversary of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. At least they’ve got a logo for it (pictured left).

The official website of the British Monarchy is showing zero search results for the occasion, except for a visitor’s question about the £5 commemorative coin struck by the Royal Mint.

In fact, the coin is the only sign that anything is happening at all around this event. It seems certain, though, that a service will take place in Westminster Abbey during November — but no details yet.

It occurs to my investigatory mind that the Royal Household may just be aware of another big event scheduled to take place within this timeframe.

Now I wonder what that could be?