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Viewers were left stunned after Mary Berry asked Kate Middleton if she wanted to have a ‘squirt on a cake’ as they appeared together on A Berry Royal Christmas tonight.  The festive BBC special saw the baking legend shadow the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as they attended royal engagements with their …

Christmas is almost upon us – and so is Royal Mail’s postal deadline. Royal Mail has issued its recommended postal dates for Christmas 2019 – and their second class and second class signed for is only days away. If you’re yet to post your Christmas cards and parcels, and you’re …

Prince William has revealed that Prince George and Princess Charlotte ask him about the homeless people they see on the way to school and wonder ‘why can’t they go home?’.    The Duke of Cambridge, 37, was speaking to Mary Berry for her Christmas special A Berry Royal Christmas, which will air …

MoD investigates after a soldier blacked up as a Zulu and another dressed as paedophile Jimmy Savile at an Army fancy dress Christmas lunch Men from 12 Regiment Royal Artillery were at Christmas lunch in West Sussex One was dressed as Zulu, another Jimmy Savile and a third as an Arab  …

Kate Middleton has revealed that one of Prince Louis’s first words was ‘Mary’ because the Royal household is stocked with Mary Berry’s cook books.  During a Christmas special with Mary Berry, the Duchess of Cambridge, 37, candidly discusses how her 19-month-old son had conjured the words of The Great British Bake Off …

‘I did have to tell Prince William off for cheating during a roulade competition,’ laughs Mary Berry as she recounts the ‘magical’ moments of cooking with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during a special BBC programme to provide a festive feast for charity workers. A Berry Royal Christmas gives …

The Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty is one of the world’s most lavish – and challenging – productions. So what does it take to stage this showstopping Christmas spectacular? Hannah Betts is given an exclusive peek behind the scenes. First soloist Anna Rose O’sullivan gets ready to make one of ballet’s …

The first recorded evidence of a British child’s letter to Santa Claus has emerged in time for Christmas. A newspaper cutting shows that the Post Office was able to “communicate” with Father Christmas in 1895 on behalf of a little girl who had asked for a box of paints. It …

Alexa, you’re banned from the bedroom! Privacy expert reveals why she only keeps smart microphones downstairs Dr Hannah Fry revealed she keeps Amazon’s Alexa in downstairs rooms only Follows revelations that Amazon has eavesdropped on homes across Britain Whistleblowers said people working for Amazon had tapped into conversations By Victoria Allen …

Christmas angels! Spain’s Princess Leonor, 14, and Princess Sofia, 12, smile in a sweet family snap on the front of the royals’ festive card (and they even signed their own names) The Spanish royal family have released their sophisticated Christmas cards  King Felipe and Queen Letizia chose a family photo …