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How did a would-be assassin of Queen Victoria avoid the death penalty and become an Australian journalist? New Mail podcast follows the long history of deadly plots against Britain’s most famous monarch

On the latest episode of the Mail’s ‘Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things’ podcast, Royal biographer Robert Hardman and historian Kate Williams look back at the 7 assassination attempts survived by Queen Victoria, the most of any monarch in history. Prince Albert, Victoria’s husband, once asked of his often-targeted wife: ‘What’s …

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How Queen Letizia’s wedding dress became one of the most expensive in royal history – and cost even more than Kate Middleton’s £250,000 gown

Today marks the 21st wedding anniversary of Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain. The royal couple tied the knot on May 22, 2004, in a glittering ceremony at Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral, where then-Crown Prince Felipe married news anchor Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano. Letizia captivated the crowd as she walked …

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Meghan Markle stood back from royal duties while working as unpaid guest editor of notorious Vogue issue, according to royal expert

Meghan Markle’s notorious Vogue cover raised eyebrows for her ‘snubbing’ of the late Queen and apparent ‘dig’ at Kate Middleton. The Duchess of Sussex guest-edited the September 2019 Forces for Change issue of British Vogue which featured 15 ‘trailblazing change makers’ on its cover. It became the fastest-selling issue in the magazine’s 104-year …

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Meghan soundtracks her gushing anniversary post with a song removed from King’s Coronation playlist over band’s ‘anti-monarchy’ views

Meghan Markle’s choice of soundtrack to accompany her wedding anniversary tribute is a tune that was controversially removed from the King’s Coronation in 2023.  The Duchess of Sussex, 43, thanked Prince Harry for giving her a ‘lifetime of stories’ as she published a pin-board image full of sweet snaps of the …

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