Man arrested in Royal Mews next to Buckingham Palace

Officers at the royal residence responded to a person climbing the wall and entering the Royal Mews at 1.25am on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said. Following a search, a man was detained outside the stables. He did not enter the palace or its gardens at any time, the force added. …

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Windsor woman organises fundraiser after escape

A woman is supporting aid efforts in Morocco after narrowly escaping the recent earthquake in the country. Rebecca Calvert, from Windsor, Berkshire, was staying in a small village in the Atlas Mountains when the disaster struck on 8 September, killing almost 3,000 people. The location was just 20 miles from …

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Edward VII had ‘special’ chair made for the Paris brothels. And Victoria pretended to be ‘Madame de la Comtesse de Balmoral’ on her private trips to France. It fooled no one! We look back at the Royal Family’s great cross-Channel love-affair

France might well be our oldest and, over time, our most implacable enemy. But the history of Anglo-French state visits is longer and warmer than might be expected, a warmth I’ve no doubt Charles will feel when he arrives in Paris later this month. For all the recent hostilities over …

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