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‘The most progressive royal portrait in a very long time:’ Art dealer hails Jonathan Yeo’s red, fiery painting of King Charles as ‘extraordinary’

An art dealer has hailed King Charles’ new fiery red painting as ‘extraordinary’, describing it as the ‘most progressive royal portrait in a very long time’. The King today unveiled the first completed official portrait of himself since the Coronation at Buckingham Palace. The painting, by the renowned artist Jonathan …

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Did Prince Harry try to upstage his family by making royal-style visit to charity that helps bereaved children of military parents in London – as brother Prince William and father King Charles carried out official visits elsewhere?

Prince Harry made a surprise visit to a charity event in London today – as his father King Charles and brother Prince William undertook official royal visits elsewhere.  The Duke of Sussex, 39, was pictured chatting and playing games with bereaved military children as he made an unexpected visit to Scotty’s …

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King Charles waves to royal fans as he returns to Clarence House after trip to Scotland with Queen Camilla to celebrate their anniversary

King Charles cheerfully waved to royal fans and tourists today as he left Clarence House after returning from a short trip to Scotland with Queen Camilla where they celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary.  Pulling out of his central London home in his maroon state Bentley limousine the monarch, who was diagnosed …

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REBECCA ENGLISH: How Queen Camilla went from one of the most unpopular women in Britain to the monarchy’s leading lady who’s now keeping the royal show on the road during King Charles’s cancer battle

The transformation of Queen Camilla from understudy to centre-stage star will, no doubt, continue to be discussed by historians many decades from now. When she married the King almost 19 years ago, royal aides were at pains to stress that the then Duchess of Cornwall very much saw herself as …

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Annus Horribilis 2024: How Kate Middleton cancer announcement is Royal Family’s latest blow this year after King Charles’s diagnosis and Prince Harry’s ongoing estrangement – 32 years after Queen Elizabeth II’s famous speech

Back in 1992, Queen Elizabeth II endured the lowest point of her reign after a year of royal scandal and turmoil which she famously dubbed her ‘annus horribilis’. Charles was at war with Diana, Andrew separated from Sarah, Anne divorced, Windsor Castle went up in flames and public opinion turned …

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Harry ‘will be devastated’ that Kate Middleton has cancer: Prince and Meghan’s message to the Princess of Wales was ‘lovely’ but it would be ‘a distraction’ if he returned to UK, say royal experts

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘lovely’ message to the Princess of Wales should give ‘hope’ that their rift could be mended in future – but a visit to the UK would be a ‘distraction’ from Kate’s recovery, a royal expert said today. Commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said he believes Harry will be …

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Philip’s battle against his viciously snobby Royal in-laws: They sneered at him for being ‘rough and uneducated’ as well as ‘rather Germanic’, reveals ALEXANDER LARMAN’s new book. But, despite being humiliated in a kilt, his love for Elizabeth won the day

As newlyweds, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip had what their courtiers regarded as a thoroughly modern marriage. In July 1949, two years after their wedding, they moved into Clarence House, which had been refurbished with the extravagant gadgetry and luxuries that the Duke of Edinburgh desired. These included everything from …

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