British Royal Family

Peter, the man who keeps the turf in the mounting yard clean and tidy, reckons there are 101,000 at Flemington today. And certainly scanning the ground from the perfect vantage point of the yard, this place looks packed to bursting. Whether it’s the royal patronage or just the glamour of an impressive international field for […]

The famous horses failed to impress on the track at Flemington today, but thankfully the same wasn’t true for the human celebrities. Stars from Australia and overseas wowed in an array of colourful frocks and dazzling hats as they partied the day away in the Melbourne Cup’s marquees. Notable fashion highlights were Camilla who looked […]

Leaving the Duchess getting ready for an afternoon of racing at Flemington, Prince Charles is busy out and about in Melbourne on day two of the royal tour of Australia. Temperatures are a little more comfortable — 23 rather than the 38 degrees the royal couple experienced in outback Queensland yesterday for their “bonza barbie” […]

After the uproarious welcome Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall received in Papua New Guinea the pressure is on for Longreach in outback Queensland to deliver. It’s certainly a dramatic and inspired choice of venue for the royal couple to kick off their six-day, five states and one territory, tour of Australia, immediately setting […]

The Duchess of Cornwall might not be everyone’s favourite royal, but she got a rock star’s reception in Papua New Guinea. Camilla and her husband Prince Charles arrived in the nation’s capital Port Moresby on Saturday evening and were met by a large crowd of cheering locals. The royal couple have spent the past two […]

Prince Charles and Camilla have arrived in Port Moresby, kicking off their 13-day of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall landed at Jackson’s International Airport in Post Moresby this evening. They were met by Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, other senior dignitaries and a crowd of […]

She has been linked to Prince Harry and Earl Percy but Pippa Middleton has reportedly spurned them both in favour of a wealthy 37-year-old investment banker. Pippa, 29, has been dating financier James Matthews — whose brother Spencer stars in hit UK reality showMade in Chelsea— for several weeks. Related: Private Pippa’s publishing debut Friends […]

Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary had a scare last week when she collided with a cyclist while driving her children across Copenhagen. Mary, 40, was driving two of her four kids through the Osterbro district of the Danish capital when a woman on a bike rode straight into the passenger side of the car. The royal […]

Sweden’s Princess Madeleine has announced her engagement to her banker boyfriend Christopher O’Neill. Christopher — who is 38, British-born and US-based — proposed to Madeleine, 30, earlier this month but her father King Carl XVI Gustaf had to have the union approved by the Swedish government before the engagement could be announced. In pictures: Meet […]

In advance of their official tour of Australia, The Weekly’s Deputy Editor, Juliet Rieden, spent a week with Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, and soon discovered there’s a lot more to their exhausting schedule of duties than shaking hands and drinking bubbly. One thing you could never say about the royal family is […]