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Matt Wilkinson


Royal Editor

Matt Wilkinson has covered the Royal Family for The Sun since March 2020. He has a string of royal world exclusives including revealing Harry and Meghan were evicted from Frogmore Cottage in move dubbed Frogxit, broke the news that the Queen was secretly in hospital, revealed Kate's shock Windsor Farmshop appearance and video, Harry's secret trip to his uncle's funeral and Prince Andrew losing his security at Royal Lodge.  He has produced royal exclusives ranging from the bizarre, such as Prince Andrew's obsession with teddy bears and Prince William whizzing around Windsor on an e-scooter, to the serious including revealing Sarah Ferguson had breast cancer and then skin cancer. He has provided behind the scenes scoops on Harry's relationship with his father, revealed the facts behind King Charles's cancer struggle and his secret cancer meeting with Kate. He has travelled with William and Kate on their Caribbean tour, and with the King and Queen on official trips to France, Germany, Rwanda and Kenya. Matt has also reported from Harry's Invictus Games in the Hague and Dusseldorf. He exclusively revealed that Meghan had accused two royals of racism and helped break the news Harry's memoir Spare was on bookshelves . He was the first to reveal Queen Elizabeth II was too ill to leave Balmoral and he attended her State funeral just weeks later.  He also reported from inside Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King Charles III, and has traveled to Ukraine border to report on Prince William's visit. He has reported on Megxit, Prince Andrew’s sex abuse case, the deaths of Prince Philip and the Queen and the Platinum Jubilee. Matt also hosts The Sun's television show which has more than 30 million views for its first 25 episodes. He has been a journalist at The Sun for more than a decade and is also regular royal expert on and Channel 5 royal documentaries.