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King Charles and Prince William both wish Harry a happy 40th birthday – but use photo in which Meghan is cropped out as royal sources say they are following ‘tradition’ with their public good wishes

The King and the Prince and Princess of Wales ­publicly wished Prince Harry a happy 40th birthday yesterday in what some may see as a carefully co-ordinated peace offering. Both Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace posted on their social media channels within hours of each other, as the Duke of …

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King Edward VIII and the coins that never were: As exhibition reveals monarch’s portrait and scrapped coinage, historian IAN LLOYD tells how ‘vain’ monarch fell out with the Royal Mint over his desire to sit looking left

King Edward VIII was famed for his vanity.  As a young man he flouted tradition by wearing the latest fashions, especially flannel trousers with sports coats, ‘turn-ups’ on his trousers and plus-fours for golf.  His distinctive way of fixing his necktie has gone down in the history books as the …

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A hatful of style! How Princess Anne has rocked stylish headwear at dozens of events – including the Paris Olympics where she has been seen wearing a £23 Adidas Team GB bucket hat on her return to royal duties after horse accident

She was recently out of action after being hit on the head by a horse at her Gatcombe Park estate. But when Princess Anne got back to royal duties last month, there was little sign of the injuries she received. The Princess Royal, 73, has been following Great Britain in the …

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Cost of Royal family engagements over the last year increases by £300,000 to £4.2m despite appearances being scaled back after the King and Princess of Wales’ cancer diagnosis

The royals cut back on engagements last year amid the illness of the King and the Princess of Wales – but the cost of them went up by £300,000, official accounts reveal. Royal engagements racked up a £4.2million bill despite there being nearly 400 fewer visits and less foreign travel. …

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