His grandmother Queen Elizabeth II was happily married to her ‘strength and stay’ Prince Philip for 73 years until his death in 2021 – and his sister Zara Tindall still looks just as loved-up with her husband Mike as the day they were married in 2011. But Peter Phillips certainly …
Read More »How the Royal Family’s Easter will be very different this year: From a ‘smaller than usual’ guest list for the sake of King Charles to Kate’s absence amid her cancer battle
Most families have firm traditions that they mark each year – and the British Royal Family is no different. One of the most important occasions of The Firm’s social calendar is Easter, which the late Queen Elizabeth II was said to love. The Royal Family usually celebrate the holiday at Windsor Castle, …
Read More »How Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice could be stepping up amid Royal Family health troubles – and throwing their weight behind causes championed by King Charles and Kate Middleton
The Princess of Wales’s video – in which she candidly revealed her cancer diagnosis – sent shockwaves across the world. And with both herself and King Charles III in recovery and treatment, the public has seen a number of senior royals – including Queen Camilla, Princess Anne as well as …
Read More »Which relative moved Prince Williams to tears when he watched her on TV? A look back at one heartwarming Royal relationship
Their special bond has been evident from the earliest days – and captured in dozens of photos down the years. Even so, royal watchers were surprised by William’s strength of feeling when he told a podcast that his cousin Zara’s victory in equestrian eventing was the only occasion he’d been …
Read More »Captain Mark Phillips turns 75 today. Who is he, and what was his part in the scandal that brought sadness to the heart of the royal family?
When Princess Anne married Captain Mark Philips at Westminster Abbey – on colour TV! – they set the template for many royal marriages to come, and the public lapped it up. Anne, then 23, was at the height of her glamour while 25-year-old Mark Phillips, was every inch the dashing …
Read More »Where did the royal children go to school?
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, …
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