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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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