Senior members of the Windsor family will have to shuffle a little further away from the throne after Princess Eugenie announced the birth of her second baby today. The Duke of York’s youngest daughter, 32, and her husband Jack Brooksbank, who are already parents to two-year-old August, welcomed their son …
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 »How Royal brides spent night before their wedding – with Princess Diana almost cancelling
While it is normal for brides to feel nervous the night before the wedding, a royal bride-to-be could be excused for feeling more anxious than most knowing she is about to be watched by millions around the world. Some whisk themselves away to a exclusive hotels to calm their nerves …
Read More »Remembering Royal visits to the Chelsea Flower Show down the years
They’ve been as much a fixture as the plants themselves (well, almost…) From King George VI to Charles III, we remember Royal visits to the Chelsea Flower Show down the years By Ffion Haf Published: 07:51 EDT, 23 May 2023 | Updated: 07:51 EDT, 23 May 2023 The 2023 Chelsea …
Read More »When Royal women have worn stylishly split dresses, from Kate to Princess Charlene
Elegant and stylish as Royal wardrobes might be, ‘modesty’ is normally a watchword. But there is one adventurous style that does make an appearance or two at public events – the glamorous thigh-high split. Carefully calibrated, of course. A flash of the leg was an integral part of the £3,000 …
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 »Meghan Markle’s UK connections before she met Prince Harry – including daughter of Charles’ friend
She famously claimed to have never looked up her husband Prince Harry online before their first date. But back in 2016, Meghan Markle already had several connections to the UK’s then most eligible bachelor. In the years preceding her relationship with Prince Harry, the mother-of-two, 41, appears to have befriended …
Read More »Royal fans go wild for Princess Eugenie’s son August resemblance to Lilibet
Eagle-eyed royal fans have rushed to point out the resemblance between August Philip Hawke Brooksbank and Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. Princess Eugenie yesterday took to her Instagram account to share an adorable clip of her son August, nicknamed ‘Augie’, to celebrate his second birthday. In the …
Read More »Andrew makes surprise appearance at Sandringham – but expert says he’ll ‘never be working royal’
Prince Andrew made a surprise appearance as the Royal Family enjoyed their annual Christmas walkabout at Sandringham – but a royal expert has insisted he will ‘never be the working royal he once was’. The Duke of York, 62, walked behind senior royals as crowds lined the road outside Sandringham …
Read More »