British Royal Family

Just eight months after his mother’s tragic death, Prince William, then 15, was forced to meet the woman who had caused Diana years of heartbreak — Camilla Parker Bowles. Charles had told his young sons that he was in love with Camilla — who Diana nicknamed “The Rottweiler” — two months before their mother died […]

Princess Diana was “mentally unstable” and a bad mother who permanently damaged her sons, a controversial new book has claimed. In life, Diana was praised for her devotion to William and Harry, but author Penny Junor says the young princess was actually a manipulative and damaging mother. Junor details Diana’s terrible treatment of her little […]

Monaco’s Princess Charlene cried throughout her wedding day, and if French magazine Voici is to be believed, things haven’t improved in the months since. Charlene, 33, is reportedly “depressed” because she hasn’t fallen pregnant as quickly as she had hoped. “Charlene has made the subject of pregnancy a taboo topic around the royal palace,” Voici […]

They might be the future king and queen of England, but Prince William and Catherine have no airs and graces, spending their first wedding anniversary in a country inn. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent the day before their anniversary at the wedding of a close friend. When the festivities wrapped up, the couple […]

A year after their own spectacular wedding, Prince William and Kate Middleton walked up the aisle again on Saturday at the nuptials of their friends. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge travelled to St Andrews Church in Wingfield, England, to attend the wedding of close friends Hannah Gillingham and Robert Carter. In pictures: William and […]

One year ago, blushing bride Kate Middleton walked up the aisle at London’s Westminster Abbey, completing her transformation from commoner to Duchess. It has been a whirlwind first year of marriage for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, including tours to Canada and the US and dozens of official engagements in the UK. But that […]

The Duchess of Cambridge might be able to make people buy dresses, but only Queen Elizabeth could sell an entire shipment of $380 teapots in seconds. The ornate teapots were the fastest-selling of the 26 special souvenirs released to mark the queen’s Diamond Jubilee, alongside a $380 bowl and a $145 plate. The most expensive […]

Ladies, get your tissues – Prince Harry has reportedly fallen “head over heels” in love with a British pop star. Harry, 27, is said to be “completely smitten” with Mollie King, 24, from UK girl band The Saturdays. Harry and Mollie have been friends for two years, but their relationship turned romantic when Mollie split […]

Royal rebel Prince Harry has broken the rules once again, shunning traditional family Easter celebrations to catch a budget flight to Transylvania to spend the weekend with a mysterious count. Instead of staying in England to attend the usual church service with his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, Harry flew to Romania with Hungary’s budget air carrier […]

Wax figures don’t always look like the people they’re modeled on, but the team at London’s Madame Tussauds got Prince William and Kate Middleton spot-on. The waxworks – which were unveiled yesterday – cost more than $230,000 each and took a team of artist four months to complete. Kate’s hair alone took six weeks and […]

Prince William and Kate Middleton might be royalty, but it appears they still appreciate a bargain, choosing a budget airline to fly home from their ski trip on Sunday. Passengers on an easyJet flight from Geneva to Manchester were stunned when they boarded their plane and found the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sitting in […]

Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall and Crown Princess Mary were in fits of laughter playing with guns in Denmark yesterday – but they aren’t the only royals who enjoy being armed. The entire British royal family spends two weeks each year shooting pheasants, Queen Elizabeth wields a ceremonial sword every other week and Harry has […]

Prince William has surprised Kate Middleton with a romantic Swiss ski holiday to make up for missing Valentine’s Day. The Duke of Cambridge arrived back in the UK last Wednesday after seven weeks in the Falkland Islands. It was the longest the couple have been apart since their brief split in 2007 and an “emotional” […]

Queen Elizabeth is usually well-versed in matters of etiquette, but she didn’t seem to mind showing up uninvited to a stranger’s wedding on Friday. The 85-year-old monarch was visiting Manchester Town Hall when she was told that local couple John and Frances Canning had just exchanged vows inside. Related: William and Kate’s romantic ski break […]

Prince William and Kate Middleton had an emotional reunion yesterday after seven weeks apart. William returned to the UK after a seven-week tour of duty in the Falkland Islands and was met at the airfield by an excited Kate. In pictures: Kate Middleton steps out in her mother’s dress It was the longest time the […]

Prince Charles is not known for his charm, but he turned it on for Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary yesterday. Charles, 63, stared into Mary’s eyes as he slowly smooched her right hand, leaving the princess looking more than a little uncomfortable. Hand kissing is a royal tradition that goes back centuries, but Charles is one […]

When you’ve watched someone from afar for so long, it’s always bizarre to hear them speak and Kate Middleton is no exception. We’ve seen thousands of pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge over the years, but she hasn’t spoken publicly since becoming a royal — until now. In pictures: Kate Middleton borrows her mother’s dress […]

Kate Middleton made her first public speech yesterday but it was her outfit that made the headlines. Instead of buying a new dress for the momentous occasion, the Duchess of Cambridge donned a blue Reiss frock last seen on her 57-year-old mother Carole in 2010. Kate, 30, is famous for recycling her favourite outfits, and […]

She was just 26 years old, mourning the death of her father and about to be crowned Queen of England, but in this previously unseen portrait, Elizabeth II exudes calm and dignity. The image is one of 35 official photos taken in March 1952 by Kenneth Clayton. Clayton was allowed to keep the snaps as […]

They were bitter love rivals for two decades so it’s not hard to imagine how Princess Diana would feel about Camilla wearing her favourite jewels. The Duchess of Cornwall wore Diana’s beloved diamond and emerald brooch to the races in Cheltenham yesterday. The Queen Mother gave Diana the brooch when she married Prince Charles in […]

The miserable life of fashion assistants was immortalised in The Devil Wears Prada but even that wasn't enough to stop Princess Beatrice becoming one.

It’s hard to believe, but one day this baby will be queen of Sweden. Princess Estelle – the first child of Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel – was born in Stockholm on February 23. Estelle slept through her first photo shoot, but still managed to look adorable. Her full title is Princess […]

The prospect of a day alone with the in-laws leaves most women in a cold sweat, but Kate Middleton didn’t seem to mind spending a day with her royal relations. The Duchess of Cambridge went out for tea with her grandmother-in-law Queen Elizabeth and mother-in-law Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. The royal trio visited London’s […]

Princess Mary has spoken about the “strain” of having four children, but says she wouldn’t swap family life for anything. Mary has four children — Christian, six, Isabella, four, and one-year-old twins Vincent and Josephine — with Crown Prince Frederik. The family’s Copenhagen palace comes with a live-in staff, but Mary says she still struggles […]

Kate Middleton travelled to Oxford yesterday to give some budding young artists a helping hand. The Duchess of Cambridge visited The Art Room, an organisation that helps disadvantaged children increase their self-esteem, self-confidence and independence through art. Kate is a patron to the programme and seemed to enjoy her first official visit. As usual, her […]

Crown Princess Mary has been praised for her grace under pressure but even she wasn’t sure what to do when she caught the husband of a visiting dignitary staring at her cleavage. Mary was at a state dinner in Copenhagen on Wednesday when she turned to her left just in time to see Pentti Arajarvi […]

Prince William was 12,000km away from Kate Middleton on Valentine’s Day and one little boy took full advantage of his absence – by trying to woo his wife. Eight-year-old Jaqson Johnston-Lynch presented the Duchess of Cambridge with red roses, a card and a cupcake iced with the words “Jaqson loves Kate”. Jaqson told Kate he […]

Prince Harry has graduated from ‘Top Gun’ flight school at the top of his class. The 27-year-old royal maverick was presented with a special award for excellence at a dinner on Wednesday night. In pictures: The evolution of Prince Harry It was one of just two prizes awarded to Harry’s class of more than 20 […]

Naomi Watts has signed on to play Princess Diana in a new film about the tragic royal. Naomi, 43, will star in upcoming biopic Caught In Flight, which focuses on the last two years of Diana’s life. Film critics have expressed doubt about Naomi’s casting in the project, but the actress says she is up […]

Kate Middleton might be missing Prince William, but she didn’t let it show last night. The Duchess of Cambridge carried out her first solo public engagement since joining the royal family, attending a preview of the new Lucian Freud exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery. Kate – who studied history of art at university – […]

Kate Middleton is facing a lonely Valentine’s Day 12,000km away from Prince William. The Duke of Cambridge flew to the Falklands on Wednesday for a six-week deployment with his RAF Search and Rescue Unit. Kate is planning to keep busy while her new husband is away, undertaking her first solo public engagements since she joined […]

On Tuesday night I was lucky enough to see our very own Princess Mary in the flesh. I was invited to the fifth annual ECCO Walk In Style awards in Copenhagen, Denmark, held at the city’s beautiful and historic City Hall. At 7.35pm the 300-strong crowd was upstanding for the Crown Princess’ extremely punctual arrival. […]

Princess Mary will celebrate her 40th birthday on February 5 – and what a life she has had so far. When Mary met Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik in a Sydney bar in 2000, she was a pretty but otherwise unremarkable commoner. Twelve years later Mary is a bona-fide princess with four beautiful children and a […]

William thought it was just a quiet walk on the beach but it seems he also got some good news from his wife. It was a chilly afternoon on a remote beach in Wales but the Duchess of Cambridge was snug and warm, cuddling up to Prince William, while their new puppy played at their […]

What do you get the couple who has everything? Two mosquito traps and a jar of Vegemite, apparently. Clarence House has released the list of official gifts received by Prince William and Kate Middleton during their visits overseas in 2011. The Duke of Cambridge visited Australia and New Zealand alone in March, and was joined […]

On her 30th birthday, Michael Sheather looks back on the royal transformation of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. It’s been a remarkable transformation but Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has handled everything life has thrown at her with grace, style and more than a little élan since becoming romantically involved with her handsome prince. From unknown student […]

Kate Middleton kicked off her birthday celebrations in style, strutting down the red carpet in a stunning full-length black lace dress. The Duchess of Cambridge, who turned 30 on January 9, attended the UK premiere of Steven Spielberg’s Warhorse in London’s Leicester Square. Kate turned heads in a dramatic black lace gown by Alice Temperley, […]

Prince Harry is more at home in jeans and a t-shirt than a top hat and tails, but he donned a dapper black tuxedo to join his brother Prince William and Kate Middleton on the red carpet at the Sun Military Awards in London last night. Kate looked stunning at the black tie event, wearing […]

We were hoping for William and Kate, but the palace has confirmed Prince Charles and Camilla will visit Australia next year as part of the queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. To mark Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne, members of the royal family will visit every realm, Commonwealth Country, Crown Dependency and British Overseas Territory. […]

In one short year, Kate Middleton has become a fashion phenomenon. From the moment Kate announced her engagement to Prince William in November 2010, every item of clothing she wears sells out in stores worldwide within seconds. From red carpet glamour to garden party chic, the Duchess of Cambridge has the perfect dress for every […]

Pippa Middleton has been looking miserable since she split from her boyfriend earlier this month, but a new mystery man put a smile back on her face last night. ‘Her Royal Hotness’ attended the final of the ATP World Tour tennis tournament in London with two unidentified male friends. Roger Federer played a sizzling game […]

Princess Mary has ended her official tour of Australia with a bang, looking stunning in a sea green Grecian-style gown at a charity gala in Melbourne. The event was the Danish royal couple’s last official engagement for this visit, but they will remain in the country for a few more days on a private holiday. […]

Denmark’s littlest prince and princess celebrated their first birthday on Sunday with matching Eskimo cakes. Crown Princess Mary’s youngest children Vincent and Josephine spent their big day at home at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen with their older siblings Christian, six, and Isabella, four. An official photographer captured the family celebrating the occasion in a series […]

Camilla Parker Bowles might not be everyone’s favourite royal, but Kate Middleton made her affection for William’s step-mother clear yesterday. The Duchess of the Cambridge joined the Duchess of Cornwall at London’s Cenotaph for the country’s Remembrance Day ceremony. Kate and Camilla — both dressed in sombre black — made their affection for each other […]

Prince William and Kate Middleton will be forced to spend six weeks apart next year when William is posted to the Falkland Islands. The Duke of Cambridge will complete a six-week tour of duty in the South Atlantic region in February 2012. It will be the longest time William and Kate have spent apart since […]

If Kate Middleton is upset about Prince William’s posting to the Falkland Islands, she wasn’t showing it last night. The Duchess of Cambridge looked absolutely stunning in a silver Grecian-style gown as she and William hosted a charity dinner at St James’s Palace. Kate and William seemed relaxed and happy at the event, and shot […]

Prince William and Kate Middleton have chosen their first family home — a lavish four-storey 20-room apartment in London’s Kensington Palace. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will spend $1.6 million renovating Apartment 1A, which has been uninhabited since Queen Elizabeth’s sister Princess Margaret died in 2002. The royal couple are not expected to move […]

Maybe she was just hungry, but Kate Middleton’s repeated touching of her stomach in Copenhagen last week has sparked rumours she is pregnant with her first child. The 29-year-old Duchess of Cambridge rested a protective hand on her tiny belly no fewer than a dozen times during her Danish visit on Wednesday. In pictures: William […]

Australia’s two favourite princesses came face-to-face yesterday when Kate Middleton visited Princess Mary in Copenhagen. Kate looked radiant in ruby red as she and Prince William visited Denmark for their first joint humanitarian mission. They met Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary at their palace for some tea before visiting a UNICEF warehouse to […]

Queen Elizabeth looked every bit the monarch tonight, dusting off one of her most impressive crowns for a banquet in Perth. The 85-year-old monarch donned an impressive diamond and aquamarine crown to attend the Queen’s Banquet to celebrate the start of the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. In pictures: Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Australia […]

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A royal assassination attempt, an embarrassing afternoon for Prince Charles and a conversation with the queen about airplane food— it’s all just another day on the job for The Daily Mail’s royal correspondent Richard Shears. It’s downtown Dunedin in 1981 and royal correspondent Richard Shears is in the crowd of well-wishers waiting to welcome Queen […]

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip might be two of the world’s most famous people, but today they showed they are just like any other old married couple. The royals were in Brisbane’s South Bank region to open a new storm water storage facility. The queen rose to make a short speech, praising Queenslanders for their […]

When Arthur ‘Bushy’ Pembroke met a young Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in 1953, he was so overwhelmed by her beauty he wrote home to his fianc&eacutee in Australia, giddy with admiration for the royal. Yesterday, Colonel Pembroke and Her Majesty, 85, came face-to-face once again, and the war veteran says she was just as […]

Queen Elizabeth has a reputation for being frugal and she lived up to it today, recycling a favourite outfit to wear to church on the fourth day of her Australian tour. The thrifty 85-year-old monarch attended a special service at St John’s Anglican Church in Canberra wearing the same primrose yellow dress and coat she […]

Prince Philip might be 90 years old but his famous sense of humour is as sharp as ever, as he proved at a function in Canberra last night. The Duke of Edinburgh addressed a group of Commonwealth Study Conferences alumni at Government House. Philip founded the conferences more than 50 years ago and they quickly […]

When Queen Elizabeth arrived at St John’s Anglican Church in Canberra this morning the crowd erupted into cheers of ‘God save the queen’. In a country populated by people who usually only scream chants if they contain the words ‘Aussie’ and ‘Oi’ this behaviour was remarkable. But from the moment the Elizabeth and Prince Philip […]

Queen Elizabeth started the second day of her Australian tour with not one, but two, awkward bows from Julia Gillard. The monarch spent the morning in meetings with the prime minister, and, later, Opposition leader Tony Abbott. Gillard was the first to be received at Government House, greeting the queen with bows and a handshake […]

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 […]

A heavily photoshopped image of Princess Diana standing next to Kate Middleton has been published on the cover of US magazine. The front of the current issue of Newsweek features a digitally aged Diana, walking alongside a clearly adoring Kate. In pictures: The most shocking royal scandals The headline reads “Diana at 50: If she […]

Prince William and Catherine turned heads at a charity gala at Kensington Palace last night. Hundreds of people turned up to see the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at their first official engagement, the 10th annual Return for Kids dinner. Catherine looked stunning in a pale pink shimmery Jenny Packham gown, while William donned […]

Letters written by Princess Diana discussing her feelings about her new husband Prince Charles have been put up for auction in the UK. The collection of previously unseen notes was penned by then 20-year-old Diana to Margaret Hodge, an older teacher who worked alongside her at Young England Kindergarten in London’s Pimlico district. In the […]

Prince William and Catherine Middleton had the world transfixed when they married in London’s Westminster Abbey in April. Five weeks later, the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are still making headlines and this month feature on the cover of the June issues of The Australian Women’s Weekly and the British and US editions of […]

She is destined to be the next Catherine the Great. London’s leading royal expert Katie Nicholl explores the making of a future queen. When the Duchess of Cambridge took her place on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the applause from the crowds in The Mall was deafening. “We want Kate!” they chanted amid a sea […]

William and Catherine are happily married and now the spotlight turns to Prince Harry. With his on-off girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, in no hurry to wed, will “the spare”, asks William Langley, follow his heart? At the age of 26, Prince Harry, Britain’s third-in-line to the throne (although first-in-line for parties and nightclub openings) finds himself […]

The day William and Kate announced their engagement a new breed of woman was born – the 'Harry Hunters', who have one goal in mind: to meet, seduce and marry William's younger brother Prince Harry.

When Princess Diana died in 1997, 3 million people lined the streets of London to pay their final respects, while up to a billion more watched on television around the world. In the years that followed, however, it became apparent that public interest in the royal family had died with the “People’s Princess”. In pictures: […]

Princess Anne has asked her future son-in-law, Mike Tindall, to have his nose straightened before he weds her daughter, Zara Phillips, in July. The English rugby player is due to marry Queen Elizabeth’s eldest granddaughter in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 30. In pictures: Royal weddings Princess Anne is said to adore Mike but is concerned […]