British Royal Family

He’s already a prince, but William became a knight in shining armour for a drowning 16-year-old girl last week. The Duke of Cambridge was part of a team of Royal Air Force search and rescue pilots who plucked the struggling girl from the dangerous waters off the coast of Wales on Thursday. In pictures: William […]

The Duke of Edinburgh was rushed to hospital yesterday after his recent bladder infection returned. An ambulance took Philip, 91, from Balmoral to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, a distance of 80km. In pictures: Prince Philip’s best gaffes Doctors there confirmed the Duke was suffering from a recurrence of the bladder infection which saw him hospitalised during […]

Pippa Middleton’s confidence has reportedly been shattered by designer Karl Lagerfeld’s cruel comments about her looks. The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister is said to be “devastated” by Lagerfeld’s public criticism of her face, which he said should be hidden. In pictures: William can’t keep his hands off Kate But while Pippa was shocked and […]

Twenty-four hours after she won gold in the women’s omnium, British cyclist Laura Trott scored an even more enviable prize – a date with Prince Harry. Harry watched Laura, 20, ride to victory on Tuesday and was so impressed with her athleticism he asked her out the following day. The prince took Laura to the […]

The gossip mills have been working overtime, churning out rumours that the Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her first child. Pictures of Kate touching her stomach have been held up as incontrovertible proof she is expecting, and a British MP’s comments about how a royal baby would be fabulous for the economy as good […]

Royal protocol bans William and Kate from kissing or cuddling in public, but the young couple couldn’t help themselves yesterday, throwing their arms around each other as Britain won another gold medal. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watched the British men’s cycling sprint team ride to victory in the velodrome. The young royals were […]

Princess Charlene caused a major scandal last year when she was reportedly caught trying to flee Monaco just days before her lavish wedding to Prince Albert. She sobbed throughout her big day and spent her honeymoon in a different hotel from her new husband, but has repeatedly denied she is unhappy. Last month, Albert and […]

The young royals are famously tightknit and they showed it yesterday, turning out en masse to support Zara Phillips as she competed in the Olympic cross-country event. Prince William, Catherine, Prince Harry and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie all travelled to Greenwich Park to watch their cousin Zara and her horse High Kingdom ride a punishing […]

Thousands of celebrities have descended on London for the Olympic Games, but the Duchess of Cambridge is still the most stylish of them all. Kate sent photographers into a frenzy when she attended a cocktail party in Piccadilly last night dressed in a dove grey dress by Roksanda Ilincic. The Duchess teamed the frock – […]

Zara Phillips couldn’t keep the emotion from her face when she finally made her Olympic debut yesterday. The Queen’s granddaughter grinned throughout her dressage test and shed a few tears as she left the arena aboard her horse High Kingdom. But while Zara’s appearance at the Games made headlines, she’s not the first royal to […]