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He has held a lifelong passion for the natural world and efforts to protect it. Now, King Charles’ love of conservation and the environment have been immortalised in eight new coins unveiled by the Royal Mint which feature animals, flora and fauna that can be found in the UK. The …

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 …

‘No elegance is possible without perfume,’ said Coco Chanel. ‘It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory.’ Royal women seem to agree – choosing from a range of leading scent manufacturers to complete their individual ‘look’. Most keep to the average of £100-£120 for upmarket perfume such as Chanel no 5. …

With so much attention on the immediate members of the Royal Family and dignitaries from around the world it was easy to miss the discreet figure of Lady Davina Windsor stepping the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. As the eldest daughter of the late Queen’s first cousin, the Duke …

The Scottish Government has avoided a dispute with thousands of emergency services workers after reversing a decision not to fund a royal medal. King Charles announced plans to give the award to all frontline workers across the UK as a thank you for their service and to mark his coronation. …

It was a decade quite like any other for the Windsors. There had been difficult times before, not least the abdication crisis of 1937 and the dark war time years of the 1940s. But the 1990s brought a new problem to the fore – the breakdown, often very public, of …

Since ascending the throne last September, King Charles’ fingers have gained an unexpected amount of attention. In fact, his puffy digits – which he has previously described as ‘sausage fingers’ – have gone viral, and were at one point seventh on Google’s most searched list.  The King has been pictured with …

They are the royals who were kept at arm’s length, albeit for starkly different reasons. Katherine and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon, severely disabled cousins of the late Queen, were cared for in an asylum and listed as dead from 1963, even though they were very much alive. Prince John, the youngest child …

King Charles may put off late Queen’s biography because of the ‘difficult aspects’ of relationship with his mother – including tension over Diana and Camilla and the controversy surrounding Prince Andrew, claims royal insider  Royal historians say the biography may not be published in Charles’ lifetime  By Rhiannon James Published: …

The Prince and Princess of Wales are said to have formed a strong bond with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh over recent months, it has been claimed. The past year has been particularly challenging for William and Kate, both 41, who have mourned the loss of Queen Elizabeth II …