British Royal Family

Queen Elizabeth gave a rousing address at Parliament House this evening, praising Australian’s bravery, generosity and fortitude. The 85-year-old monarch was the picture of poise as she delivered her only public address during her stay in Canberra. In pictures: Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Australia She began by expressing her joy at being back on Australian […]

As a queen, Elizabeth II is not used to looking up to anyone — but she had to crane her neck tonight when she came face-to-face with a 7ft female basketball player The 5ft 4in monarch was visibly delighted when she bumped into Australian Opals forward Elizabeth Cambage, 20, at an official reception at Parliament […]

Queen Elizabeth beamed throughout her visit to Floriade today, and the Duke of Edinburgh seemed heartily amused with the first official engagement of the couple’s 16th Australian tour. The 85-year-old monarch and her 90-year-old husband took a barge from Government House to the annual Canberra flower show. In pictures: Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Australia After […]

The rumour mill went into overdrive yesterday when a gossip magazine claimed Prince William and Kate Middleton were expecting twins. While the world marvelled over where the super-slim Duchess of Cambridge was hiding two 12-week-old babies, and we dreamed up designs for a royal pregnancy commemorative edition, royal representatives were drafting a press statement to […]

For many years, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been more famous for their fashion faux pas than anything else. The many indiscretions of their parents Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have further damaged the girls’ public image, but one odd hat has changed everything. The hat Beatrice wore to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding […]

Despite fashion faux pas and their parents’ very public indiscretions, fun-loving Beatrice and Eugenie have come of age and are now more popular than ever, writes Katie Nicholl. Keeping up with the newest, brightest, most glamorous member of the royal family is no easy task, but Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie seem to be doing a […]

Prince Harry is famous for his cheeky charm, but it seems his charisma was too much for his lingerie model girlfriend, who reportedly dumped him because he couldn’t stop flirting with other women. The third in line to the British throne raised royal eyebrows when he started dating Florence Brudenell-Bruce in June. In pictures: The […]

Starting school can be scary, but Princess Mary’s son Christian couldn’t stop smiling when he commenced his first term on Friday. The five-year-old prince started his education at Copenhagen’s Tranegaardsskolen last week. On the morning of his first day, Christian made a brief public appearance outside the palace with his parents Mary and Crown Prince […]

Bumping into your ex-girlfriend’s new lover is never easy, particularly when that new man is richer, younger and third in line to the throne of England. But Formula One driver Jenson Button seemed to enjoy chatting to Prince Harry at the British Grand Prix on Sunday, despite the fact that Harry is rumoured to be […]

Nicole Kidman and Barbra Streisand are used to people lining up to meet them, but the tables were turned on Saturday night when they were forced to queue for the chance to chat with Prince William and Catherine. The actress and the singer were among dozens of stars who waited patiently in line to meet […]