It might seem obvious that children in Royal Family would attend one or other of the most prestigious schools in the country. That, after all, is how aristocrats tend to do it. Today there is mounting speculation that nine-year-old Prince George will eventually go to Eton. Yet until comparatively recent …
Read More »How members of the Royal Family began their careers with surprising normal jobs
It would be hard to imagine any member of the royal family scrubbing toilets, selling fish and chips from a van, or serving drinks. But for a few who had humble beginnings and married into The Firm, these very normal and not very glamorous jobs were their reality. While the Princess …
Read More »Royal hen and stag dos – from Princess Diana being ‘arrested’ to Meghan Markle’s Soho House party
It is difficult to imagine members of the Royal Family conforming to the wild traditions of the stag and hen do, with their obscene costumes and heavy drinking. But royals have enjoyed their last days of freedom with as many antics as any other bride or groom-to-be. Some young royals …
Read More »Explained: Why Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips do not have titles and are not working royals
It is a question that is often asked – why do Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips not have royal titles? They are, just as Prince William and Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, grandchildren of the late Queen. But unlike their cousins, Peter, 45, and Zara, …
Read More »A history of royal weddings and dresses – from Grace Kelly to Sarah Chatto and Queen Letizia
From Queen Victoria and Albert, Diana and Charles to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, we’ve compiled a timeline of Royal Wedding portraits from around the world. Some of the most notable include the 1840 marriage of Queen Victoria and Albert, who had a wedding cake measuring nine feet tall by 16 inches wide, …
Read More »How Royal brides spent night before their wedding – with Princess Diana almost cancelling
While it is normal for brides to feel nervous the night before the wedding, a royal bride-to-be could be excused for feeling more anxious than most knowing she is about to be watched by millions around the world. Some whisk themselves away to a exclusive hotels to calm their nerves …
Read More »This week in royal history: Queen Elizabeth II becomes first British monarch to address congress
It was a historic address to a nation which Britain had unwillingly given up in the 18th Century – under the watch of King George III. On May 16, 1991, George’s distant relative Queen Elizabeth II spoke in the US Congress, becoming the first British monarch to do so. In …
Read More »Their Royal Heightnesses! We reveal how tall the Windsors REALLY are…
Have you ever wondered how you would measure up next to the Queen or perhaps a future King? Well, look no further as The Mail’s new Royals section has compiled a list of the heights of some of the best-known figures of the British Royal Family. It’s safe to say …
Read More »Princess Royal arrives for day four of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
Red-y for action! Princess Royal looks jovial in red as she arrives for day four of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials Princess Royal, 72, was snapped attending Burghley Horse trials in Lincolnshire Anne was all decked out in red and sported a tartan skirt for the occasion Daughter Zara …
Read More »Wimbledon 2022: Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall lead royal arrivals
Zara and Mike Tindall packed on the PDA as they took in the action at Wimbledon on Tuesday. The Queen’s granddaughter, 41, shared a public kiss and she placed her hand on her husband’s cheek and leaned her head on his shoulder as they cuddled up in the stands of …
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