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The protocol surrounding the death of the Queen and the state funeral that followed had been meticulously planned over decades. Codenamed ‘Operation London Bridge’, it included a massive document which detailed every possible variation of what could happen on her death.  And though Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had chosen to leave …

By CIARAN FOREMAN Published: 04:56 EDT, 17 March 2025 | Updated: 06:55 EDT, 17 March 2025 The Princess of Wales is set to make an emotional return to royal duty on St Patrick’s Day when she meets the Irish Guards during a solo engagement. Kate, who is colonel of the …

In a rare show of rivalry, the Prince and Princess of Wales cheered on different teams at last night’s Wales v England Six Nations match. Prince William, 42, was cheering on Wales, having has been patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) since 2016. Meanwhile, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, 43, …

She’d never even kissed her husband properly before they married. And so on her wedding night, Princess Marie Bonaparte was shocked by what occurred in the bedroom. ‘You took me that night in a short, brutal gesture, as if forcing yourself,’ she later wrote to her spouse, Prince George of …

Stepping out through the net curtains and on to the central balcony of Buckingham Palace has been a royal rite of passage for generations. Just three weeks after marrying Prince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex beamed as she made her balcony debut at Trooping the Colour on June 9, 2018. …

Although Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now more comfortable in California than in Britain, it wasn’t always this way. Prior to Megxit, the couple knuckled down like the rest of the Royal Family and attended regular engagements around the country. But one of these trips may have revealed that the …

For more than a century, royal women have upheld the St Patrick’s Day tradition of presenting shamrocks to the Irish Guards. Since marrying Prince William, Kate Middleton has embraced this role, regularly attending the annual parade – and establishing it as a key event in the royal calendar. The Irish …

Despite being panned by critics as ‘toe-curling’ and ‘an exercise in narcissism’, Meghan Markle’s Netflix show has been renewed for a second season. Last week, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, flung her arms in the air in her sun-soaked garden as she confirmed ‘With Love, Meghan’ had been recommissioned. During …

Princess Tatiana said she is rediscovering herself after losing a ‘layer of identity’ following her divorce with Prince Nikolaos of Greece last year. Last week, the former Greek royal shared a heart wrenching post on Instagram, where she opened up about her split with Nikolaos – who tied the knot with his …

It is a truth universally acknowledged that royal women must abide by a long list of rules and protocols when it comes to their appearance. Coats must stay on in public, skirts should not ride above the knee and hats should always be worn to formal events unless it’s after …