British Royal Family

A new portrait of Queen Elizabeth has been branded a “hideous cartoon” by art critics. The expressionist-style painting by Daniel Llywelyn Hall — who at 32 is the youngest person ever to paint the Queen — was unveiled at the Millennium Stadium in Wales yesterday. It has been widely condemned by critics, with Steve Beauchamp […]

Royalty from around the world flocked to Amsterdam yesterday to celebrate the coronation of the Netherlands’ new king. Glamorous guests including Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Monaco’s Prince Albert, and Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria gathered to see Willem-Alexander, 46, and his wife Maxima crowned King and Queen […]

The Duchess of Cambridge missed out on spending her second wedding anniversary with husband Prince William, but she was still showered with gifts on her visit to Naomi House Children’s Hospice, of which she is patron. A very pregnant Kate glowed and seemed quite clucky as she greeted children and toured the hospice’s facilities, and […]

She’s 24 years old, nearly 6ft tall and is so beautiful she’s been declared the second coming of Cindy Crawford — now US supermodel Kendra Spears is set to become a bona fide princess. Kendra got engaged to 42-year-old Prince Rahim Aga Khan — the eldest son of His Highness Aga Khan IV, millionaire racehorse […]

The Duchess of Cambridge delighted fans in Manchester yesterday, looking obviously pregnant for the first time. Until this week, Kate’s baby bump could just as easily have been the product of a big lunch and not the unborn heir to the British throne but there’s no mistaking her state now. Kate looked absolutely lovely in […]

What do you get the little girl who has everything on the occasion of her sixth birthday? Her own photo shoot of course! That’s exactly what Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary got their eldest daughter Princess Isabella this week. The tiny and very adorable royal posed for a playful series of images in […]

The Queen and Prince Philip were among 2300 guests who gathered in St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday for the funeral of Britain’s first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Two of the most powerful women in history, Queen Elizabeth II and Baroness Thatcher didn’t always get along — the Queen very witty in private and Thatcher […]

Prince Harry is ready to strap on his snow boots and head south for the winter, joining a group of wounded soldiers on a charity trek in the South Pole. The 28-year-old prince is yet to speak publicly about the event, but The Daily Mail reports he is anticipated to announce he will be taking […]

After months of speculation the royal baby will be named Diana, a new name has become the bookmakers’ favourite: Alexandra. A suspected “royal leak” has caused betting companies to slash the odds on William and Kate’s first born being a girl named Princess Alexandra. British bookmaker Ladbrokes has seen a “flurry” of bets in the […]

Prince Harry is tipped to wed socialite Cressida Bonas, a 24-year-old high-society beauty from a well-connected and privileged background, but his love life, it has emerged, started with humbler beginnings. One of the first girls to catch Harry’s eye, a grocery store assistant named Margaret, has revealed details of a secret date with the Prince […]