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Behind the scenes of Queen Elizabeth’s last ever Buckingham Palace balcony appearance: Royal experts reveal how the moment was planned – and King Charles’ touching reason for encouraging his mother to take part

The late Queen’s final Buckingham Palace balcony appearance demonstrated the monarch’s commitment to duty above all else, royal experts have said – and showed a sweet insight into her relationship with her son. Speaking on Channel 5’s Secrets of the Royal Palaces, broadcaster and historian Wesley Kerr said that Elizabeth …

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Annus Horribilis 2024: How Kate Middleton cancer announcement is Royal Family’s latest blow this year after King Charles’s diagnosis and Prince Harry’s ongoing estrangement – 32 years after Queen Elizabeth II’s famous speech

Back in 1992, Queen Elizabeth II endured the lowest point of her reign after a year of royal scandal and turmoil which she famously dubbed her ‘annus horribilis’. Charles was at war with Diana, Andrew separated from Sarah, Anne divorced, Windsor Castle went up in flames and public opinion turned …

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Prince Harry isn’t ‘up for writing another book’ after he ‘damaged his relationship with the King’ when attacking Queen Camilla in his memoir Spare, royal expert claims

Prince Harry isn’t ‘up for writing another book’ after he ‘damaged his relationship with the King’ when attacking Queen Camilla in his memoir Spare, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke of Sussex, 39, previously revealed he has enough material to publish a second tell-all and had cut almost half of the …

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Kate Middleton’s sweet Mother’s Day photo suffers an awkward editing fail as Charlotte’s arm appears disconnected from her sleeve

The Princess of Wales’ Mother’s Day photo has suffered an awkward editing fail. The picture, showing Kate Middleton, 42, alongside her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. But eagled-eyed fans spotted that the sleeve of Princess Charlotte’s arm didn’t line-up. It comes after the royals’ Christmas card also …

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‘This is the dark side of the Royal Family…’ The young royal who rebelled 30 YEARS before Megxit, lashed out against the Monarchy – and posed for pictures in a rubber jumpsuit (and a crown…)

If the late Queen Elizabeth seemed outwardly unmoved by the turmoil of Megxit and her grandson’s criticisms of the Royal Family, perhaps that should have been no surprise. The Queen had seen it all before – as Ingrid Seward explains in her new biography of Elizabeth and King Charles III. …

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Philip’s battle against his viciously snobby Royal in-laws: They sneered at him for being ‘rough and uneducated’ as well as ‘rather Germanic’, reveals ALEXANDER LARMAN’s new book. But, despite being humiliated in a kilt, his love for Elizabeth won the day

As newlyweds, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip had what their courtiers regarded as a thoroughly modern marriage. In July 1949, two years after their wedding, they moved into Clarence House, which had been refurbished with the extravagant gadgetry and luxuries that the Duke of Edinburgh desired. These included everything from …

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Think you know who inspired Prince WILLIAM’S name? Then you’re probably WRONG says CHRISTOPHER WILSON.  It’s a tribute to a swashbuckling royal cousin – friend, role model and hero to King Charles who was killed in a tragic plane crash in 1972…

When finally he’s crowned King William V, most people assume, the current Prince of Wales will be titled after the four British kings previously bearing that name.  Not so – his choice of name comes from a little-known British prince who died in a plane crash 51 years ago. Prince …

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Iconic brands who pocket millions of extra pounds thanks to the Royal Warrant fear they could lose King Charles’ lucrative seal of approval if they don’t prove their green credentials

Some of the UK’s most iconic brands fear they could face losing millions of pounds and King Charles’ seal of approval if they don’t prove their green credentials. Hundreds of firms granted a Royal Warrant under Queen Elizabeth II will have to show eco-conscious King Charles III that they have …

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Netflix sparks row over Princess Diana ghost scenes: Experts say William and Harry will be ‘appalled’ by ‘profoundly tasteless’ depiction of their mother as a ghost in The Crown’s final season

Netflix’s decision to allow Princess Diana’s ghost to appear in front of her ex-husband Prince Charles and the late Queen in The Crown has been slammed by royal experts as ‘profoundly tasteless’ and ‘absolutely deplorable’. Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki, will have an emotional reconciliation with a grieving Charles, played …

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