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Who killed the valet of the ‘deeply unpleasant’ Duke of Cumberland? The Mail’s Robert Hardman and historian Kate Williams explore in new podcast how the hated royal was attacked – before his aide was found with his throat cut

He was disliked by his father and siblings and was unpopular with the public. So it is perhaps not surprising that, when the valet of the Duke of Cumberland was found dead in his room at St James’s Palace with his head partially severed, an element of suspicion fell on …

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Inside Prince Andrew’s lonely life as a Royal exile after controversial Newsnight interview as A Very Royal Scandal streams on Prime Video

For years, Prince Andrew has been fighting to rebuild his image, first because of his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and then after his car-crash Newsnight interview. A new Amazon Prime Video three-part series, A Very Royal Scandal, dramatising the bombshell interview, will be released tomorrow. The programme follows the …

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Grace Kelly’s granddaughter says she wasn’t ‘privileged’ growing up – despite being part of billionaire royal family

She’s the granddaughter of Grace Kelly, the niece of the reigning Prince Albert of Monaco and is worth an estimated $30million – and yet Charlotte Casiraghi has seemingly tried to distance herself from the notion that she’s lived a gilded life. Speaking to The Telegraph to promote the Literary Rendezvous she hosts …

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Why Prince Andrew needs to move out of Royal Lodge – right now: The outcast Duke of York has to protect his daughters, writes ANGELA MOLLARD

Anyone watching Prince Andrew’s interview with Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis five years ago will understand exactly why the Duke won’t move out of Royal Lodge. Not only is he pompous, self-regarding and woefully deficient in empathy, he clearly finds it challenging to see another’s point of view. Fair enough that he …

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Happy birthday, Princess Marie-Chantal! Glamorous Greek royal who worked for famed artist before launching her clothing brand celebrates milestone

She experienced ‘love at first sight’ with Prince Pavlos, heir to the Greek throne. However, Marie-Chantal of Greece’s luxurious lifestyle began long before her royal marriage. Her billionaire father, Robert Miller, is renowned for founding the Duty Free Shopping chain. She is also a successful clothing designer with a celebrity …

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Prince Harry at 40: Called Henry only when he was very naughty (quite often), how the cheeky Duke of Sussex endeared himself to millions… before marriage changed everything, writes royal expert CHARLES RAE

The Duke of Sussex was a cuddly child who was fearless and mischievous even at a young age. Prince Henry Charles Albert David – the second son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana – was born weighing 6lb 14oz, at 4.20pm on September 15, 1984. He made his first public …

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King Edward VIII and the coins that never were: As exhibition reveals monarch’s portrait and scrapped coinage, historian IAN LLOYD tells how ‘vain’ monarch fell out with the Royal Mint over his desire to sit looking left

King Edward VIII was famed for his vanity.  As a young man he flouted tradition by wearing the latest fashions, especially flannel trousers with sports coats, ‘turn-ups’ on his trousers and plus-fours for golf.  His distinctive way of fixing his necktie has gone down in the history books as the …

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