Royal family

After almost three weeks of tedium, the press pack stationed outside the Lindo Wing at the Paddington hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth will jump at anything. On Friday afternoon the eager royal baby watch crowd were given a practice run when William and Kate lookalikes entered the front door […]

Okay, okay. So we’ve been asking that question for a while now. Since the beginning of the month and particularly since the Duchess’ reported July 13 due date passed with no sign of the heir’s arrival, royal baby watchers have been on high alert. But now The Daily Telegraph seems to think we had it […]

It’s one of the world’s most vibrant cities but right now there are only two things happening in London: the royal family’s wait for it’s newest member and the Ashes. The two collided today as the Queen greeted Australian and British cricketers at Lord’s ahead of the series’ second test. Play was delayed by 15 […]

The royal baby is expected to bring with it a boost to the British economy and local businesses are already starting to cash in on the Prince or Princess’s impending arrival with celebrations ranging between tasteful and tacky. Apart from the question of when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child will arrive, the […]

The wait for the most anticipated arrival of the year continues to lengthen and even the Queen’s patience is wearing thin in the wait for the royal baby. On a visit to Cumbria, the Queen revealed today that, like the rest of the world, she hopes her great-grandchild will arrive soon, because she is “going […]

The Duchess of Cornwall has given the strongest indication yet that the birth of the royal baby is imminent, letting slip that she expects the newest royal by “the end of the week”. Camilla told well-wishers in Cornwall that she and Charles were on high alert and waiting for William to call and let them […]

They’ve been dating for just over a year and Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas are already talking about marriage. Friends say the party prince, 28, is convinced the blonde dancer, 24, is “the one” and isn’t afraid to let anyone see how “head over heels” in love with her he is. “They are definitely more […]

No matter how much you read and how many classes you attend, nothing can prepare you for the birth of your first child. Zoe Arnold offers some wise words for the world’s most famous mother-to-be Kate. Dearest Duchess, It’s probably not decorous for one of your subjects to be offering advice, but I thought I’d […]

Princess Charlene has broken her silence on rumours she tried to run away in the lead-up to her 2011 wedding, branding the gossip “categorical lies”. In a rare interview, the 35-year-old former Olympic swimmer finally spoke out about reports she was caught trying to flee Monaco and her soon-to-be husband Prince Albert several times in […]

Images of three-months-pregnant Zara competing at the Brightling Park International Horse Trials in the UK over the weekend have roused worldwide concern. As we await the arrival of William and Kate’s first-born, Zara Phillips and her rugby union-playing husband Mike Tindall last week confirmed that they too are expecting their first baby. Not only does […]