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‘It’s a Royal Knockout’ put his reputation on the canvas, writes INGRID SEWARD. Yet what a turnaround we see today – as newly popular Prince Edward rises through the ranks…

It is now more than three decades since Prince Edward dramatically quit the Royal Marine training programme. Back in 1987, it had been hoped the Queen’s youngest son might be something of a royal advertisement for our armed forces. When it emerged that Edward’s father, Prince Philip, was Captain General …

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It was one of the most joyous – and most glamorous – royal visits of all time. So, can YOU tell what’s wrong with this magnificent photograph of the Queen?

It is monumental in sweep, mixing formal dignity with vast scale and, even today, unmatchable glamour. This famous black and white panorama by photographer Bert Hardy captures the young Queen Elizabeth at the Paris opera house, the Palais Garnier, on her first state visit to France in April 1957. It …

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The insider’s guide to Balmoral for those who missed out on a £100 ticket! ROBERT HARDMAN on what it’s really like inside – and what tourists won’t see as it opens its doors for the first time…

For all the portraits, busts and fine furniture, I have no doubt that it will be the personal stuff which lingers longest in the public’s memory. As in any stately home, it is the tell-tale signs of family life — a wedding photo, perhaps, or even a trampoline in a …

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Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips gives rare insight into his mother’s love of ‘home time with Tim and the family and the dogs’ – as he praises her ‘remarkable’ work ethic

Princess Anne’s son has shared a rare insight into his mother’s ‘home time’ in a new interview. Speaking to Sky News Australia, Peter Phillips fondly discussed the Princess Royal’s fondness for being with her loved ones amid a hectic schedule which sees her turning around ‘overseas trips in 24 hours’. …

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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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Inside King Charles’ close bond with Kate Middleton: Monarch thinks William’s wife is a ‘wonderful mother’ and said the Royal Family is ‘lucky to have her’ – as he pays tribute to Princess for ‘bravely’ announcing her cancer diagnosis

The Princess of Wales spoke of the ‘huge shock’ of being diagnosed with cancer in an emotional video, but if there’s one person who can relate to what she’s going through it’s her father-in-law King Charles.  The monarch, who announced his own cancer diagnosis in January, shares a close bond …

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Cheers for Prince William as he is seen for first time after his and Kate Middleton’s trip to the farm shop: Royal sources hope public sightings of couple will mean: ‘Everyone can calm down’ (but the wild conspiracy theories STILL won’t go away)

Prince William was cheered as he returned to royal duties today just hours after the first footage of Kate Middleton since her abdominal surgery emerged, putting to bed febrile conspiracy theories about her health. The Prince of Wales ploughed on with the day job in Sheffield to further his aim to help …

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‘Finally, everyone can calm down’: Palace source suggests picture of Kate Middleton smiling on farm shop trip with Prince William should stop conspiracy theorists circling

The first footage of Kate Middleton since her abdominal surgery should squash wild conspiracy theories about her health, royal sources said today.  The Princess of Wales was smiling and looked spritely in the spring sunshine with her husband Prince William in a video that will delight millions in Britain and around …

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