Jasmine Carey

Jasmine Carey is a royal reporter for the Daily Express, covering the modern royal family through opinion-led columns and entertainment-focused news features. Her work concentrates on how public controversies, family tensions and media narratives affect senior royals’ reputations and relationships rather than on institutional procedure. She brings a tabloid front-page sensibility to royal coverage, combining strongly voiced commentary with stories that are frequently picked up and republished by other outlets.

Royal opinion and analysis on Prince William

Carey’s writing on Prince William is defined by close attention to the emotional strain and reputational damage created by recurring family crises.

In an analysis piece on William’s latest difficulties, she frames his situation as a “tough week” shaped by unresolved tensions with his uncle and the legacy of past scandals, positioning him as a figure struggling to manage competing loyalties. She has co-written coverage of William being confronted about Earl Spencer’s memoir on Princess Diana, using that cinema encounter to explore how published accounts of Diana’s vulnerabilities continue to force William back into painful memories. In features such as “I worked for the royals and this is what Prince William is really like,” she draws on former staff and close observers to build character-driven portraits that show how William behaves under pressure behind palace walls.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the battle for image

Carey often treats Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as case studies in how modern royals try to control their image while facing intense scrutiny. In her opinion piece arguing Meghan “shouldn’t be allowed to become a working royal ever again,” she focuses on the consequences of past decisions and public perception, casting Meghan’s ambition and missteps as central reasons for her curtailed royal role. In a co-authored feature on Meghan’s “ego” and the end of her time inside the institution, she draws on an established royal commentator’s book to show how personality, professional choices and palace expectations collided. Carey also writes entertainment-style coverage of Meghan’s media appearances, such as stories about a pre-Lilibet video that “left fans speechless,” and about Meghan’s planned return to the UK where she reports that Meghan “won’t hide away” and instead has a defined “game plan.”

Her reporting on Harry’s relationship with King Charles has been distilled elsewhere as identifying a single “sole option for reconciliation,” underscoring how she reduces complex family dynamics to a sharp, memorable thesis.

Prince Andrew and the cost to his family

A recurring strand of Carey’s coverage follows the fallout from Prince Andrew’s scandals and the collateral damage for his daughters. In a piece described as exploring how Andrew has become “harder to forgive” for Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, she highlights the “very high price” they pay for their father’s actions, focusing on emotional burden rather than legal detail. Another column, later summarised as “Andrew faces a nightmare,” centres on his potential relocation from Royal Lodge and the risk that new material from Jeffrey Epstein-related files could further erode his standing and strain family ties. Carey’s language in these articles is notably stark; she talks in terms of “nightmare” scenarios and the possibility that Beatrice and Eugenie could “drift away” from their father if damaging revelations continue, making clear that her primary interest is in personal consequences and public sentiment.

This framing distinguishes her coverage from straight news reporting on court cases or official statements, keeping the focus on how scandal reshapes private relationships and royal futures.

Royal titles, recycled narratives and collaborative features

Carey has written about how shifts in royal titles and succession rules affect younger royals, including a piece on Princess Charlotte potentially losing access to a title after a “major change.”

That story sits within a pattern of work that revisits long-running royal narratives - such as speculative changes to styles and titles - and updates them for new audiences, sometimes drawing criticism for reworking earlier coverage. She frequently appears on multi-byline royal news pieces, including coverage of William’s encounter linked to Earl Spencer’s memoir and analysis of Meghan’s planned UK return, where she contributes royal-focused context alongside colleagues in celebrity news and politics.

Beyond the main newspaper, her royal opinion columns are amplified by entertainment and international outlets that quote her assessments of William’s “toughest weeks,” Andrew’s “nightmare” and the conditions for Harry’s reconciliation with his father. This syndication reinforces her role as a commentator whose views help shape wider discussion of the royal family.

Career path and professional focus

Carey describes herself as a Royal Reporter for The Express and notes earlier reporting work at regional news outlets, including SussexLive and The Argus. She has publicly marked milestones such as finishing her first week in the royal brief and securing her first front page for the Daily Express, signalling that her current role is focused squarely on royal coverage at a national title. On social media she regularly flags royal-themed events and media projects, such as podcast launches featuring royal commentators and former palace staff, which aligns with her beat and indicates an ongoing interest in broader royal discourse beyond her own articles.

Taken together, her body of work shows a specialist reporter who treats the royal family as a long-running entertainment story, using opinion, analysis and emotionally charged language to track how scandals, memoirs and public appearances affect the standing of individual royals.