British Royal Family

We’ve barely seen a glimpse of her since she announced her pregnancy two weeks ago, but Duchess of Cambridge stepped back into the spotlight last night in a stunning floor-length green gown. Kate has been forced to cancel four engagements in the past 14 days, staying in bed fighting hyperemesis gravidarum, a rare type of […]

She was the first ‘commoner’ to marry a future monarch in 350 years, but new research has revealed the Duchess of Cambridge has blue blood in her veins. An Australian school teacher has unearthed a previously-unknown branch of the Middleton family tree, which links Kate to a former British Prime Minister, as well as countesses […]

Queen Elizabeth generally shies away from ostentatious shows of wealth, but she couldn’t help grinning as she inspected her gold bullion reserves yesterday. The monarch and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh visited the Bank of England’s underground vault, which contains gold bars worth an estimated $240 billion. Though the fortune does not personally belong […]

Prince William cut a lonely figure at the Hobbit premiere last night, walking the green carpet alone as Kate’s lingering illness forced her to cancel a fourth engagement. The Duke of Cambridge arrived at London’s Leicester Square late and looking rather sombre in an unusual black tuxedo. Related: Pregnant Kate suffers relapse forcing William to […]

She said she was “feeling better” when she checked out of hospital last week, but the Duchess of Cambridge was bedridden again yesterday when her acute morning sickness returned. Kate fell ill on Sunday morning, forcing Prince William to cancel an engagement to stay by her side. Related: Nurse involved in royal prank call found […]

2Day FM DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian have spoken for the first time about the prank call that was supposed to be simple and harmless, but ended in tragedy and controversy.

Royal tours aren’t always fun for the visiting prince or princess, but Mary and Frederik seemed love every minute of their child-free trip to China. Denmark’s Crown Prince and Princess spent four days in Asia while their four children stayed at home with nannies. The royal couple seemed to relish the opportunity for some rare […]

The British royals have again proved they are a modern family with the Queen’s annual Christmas message to be broadcast for the first time in 3D. The monarch will cap off her Diamond Jubilee year with an address reflecting on the year’s celebrations and the Olympic Games, and viewers with a 3D TV set and […]

The Duchess of Cambridge has appeared in public for the first time since announcing her pregnancy, and despite her severe morning sickness, she couldn’t stop smiling. Kate was discharged from London’s King Edward VII hospital late yesterday morning UK time, and grinned broadly as she stepped out onto the street accompanied by her husband William. […]

It’s been a tense few days for the Duke of Cambridge, but he couldn’t help smiling last night as he confirmed Kate was “feeling better”. William emerged from London’s King Edward VII hospital looking extremely relieved after spending a second day by his wife’s bedside. Related: ‘I’ve been where Kate is, and it’s a living […]