The King was accompanied by his sister, Princess Anne, on a rare joint engagement at Buckingham Palace today. The siblings were together as he presented the new Sovereign’s Standard to The Blues and Royals squadron (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) of the Household Cavalry, of which Anne is Colonel. …
Read More »Charles jokes with royal fan as he struggles to place childhood photo during Yorkshire walkabout
King Charles was left perplexed this afternoon as he struggled to place one of his own childhood photos during a walkabout in Yorkshire. The King, 74, chugged into Pickering after a trip through the countryside on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. After pulling into the …
Read More »History of royal baby announcements – from easel to Instagram (and fiasco after Meghan gave birth)
The announcement of a royal birth is steeped in as much tradition and theatre as any of the most glamorous royal occasions. As soon as the baby is born, a proclamation signed by doctors who delivered the boy or girl is rushed from the ward to Buckingham Palace and stands on …
Read More »A history of royal weddings and dresses – from Grace Kelly to Sarah Chatto and Queen Letizia
From Queen Victoria and Albert, Diana and Charles to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, we’ve compiled a timeline of Royal Wedding portraits from around the world. Some of the most notable include the 1840 marriage of Queen Victoria and Albert, who had a wedding cake measuring nine feet tall by 16 inches wide, …
Read More »Princess Anne has always had a soft spot for her troubled nephew, Harry, writes KATE MANSEY.
Her famous work ethic, sustained over the course of many decades of unstinting royal duty and support for charity, has won Princess Anne plaudits across the world. Now, however, it seems the King’s only sister has earned admiration from an unlikely quarter: the Royal Family’s biggest critic, her nephew Prince …
Read More »Who’s who in official Coronation portrait: Working royal family stood alongside the King and Queen
Traditional portraits released to mark the King’s Coronation have shown a glimpse into Charles’ vision of a slimmed-down monarchy. King Charles and Queen Camilla posed with working members of the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace to mark the historic occasion this weekend. The King is pictured in full regalia, wearing …
Read More »RICHARD KAY: The Middletons are at the heart of our new royal order…
Television cameras did not linger long on the invited guests inside Westminster Abbey eagerly craning their necks to catch every historic moment of the Coronation spectacle. Spectators in row seven, however, had the best seats in the house, immediately behind the Royal Family and next to world leaders. Provided they …
Read More »Duke of Kent and Japan’s Emperor Akihito among seven royal survivors from Queen’s Coronation
Dozens of royals and hundreds of other dignitaries attended the Queen’s Coronation in 1953. Yet only seven members of the Royal Family who were there on that incredible day in Westminster Abbey nearly 70 years ago are still alive, and not all will be at King Charles’s Coronation this weekend. Besides …
Read More »Their Royal Heightnesses! We reveal how tall the Windsors REALLY are…
Have you ever wondered how you would measure up next to the Queen or perhaps a future King? Well, look no further as The Mail’s new Royals section has compiled a list of the heights of some of the best-known figures of the British Royal Family. It’s safe to say …
Read More »Who is Lady Pamela Hicks? Royal bridesmaid who cemented her place in Queen’s inner circle
She may have been in the shadow of Queen Elizabeth as her lady-in-waiting, but Lady Pamela Hicks has had a glittering life of her own as a relative of the royals. The 94-year-old has experienced adventure, immense privilege but also tragedy, including the assassination of her father Lord Louis Mountbatten. …
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