Royal family

He’s known as the calm and sensible royal, but Prince William was so excited the night before his wedding that he slept for just 30 minutes. William, 29, stayed at Clarence House the night before the royal wedding, and says the crowds outside — combined with his own nerves — made for a restless night. […]

Queen Elizabeth pays people to wear in her new shoes, her stylist has revealed. Stewart Parvin, who has been designing dresses for the queen for 11 years, has revealed some of her style secrets in an interview with the UK’s Sunday Times. While it seems almost Dickensian to force your servants to get blisters so […]

This year is all about Queen Elizabeth, but the younger generation of royals couldn’t help but steal the spotlight last week. Despite being among the lowest-ranking people in the room, William, Catherine and Harry stood out from the crowd at a special Diamond Jubilee luncheon at Windsor Castle. The Duchess of Cambridge looked particularly lovely, […]

Princess Diana is one of the world's most beloved women, so it's not surprising that Naomi Watts is "absolutely terrified" of playing her.

The Duchess of Cambridge never met her mother-in-law, but that hasn’t stopped her from following in Princess Diana’s fashion footsteps. Like Diana 30 years before her, Catherine is transforming her personal style, ditching her trademark conservative dresses in favour of sexy new numbers. Catherine’s glamorous makeover was particularly evident when she attended a gala at […]

Queen Elizabeth might seem like a sweet old lady, but Prince William says his childhood taught him one thing: you don’t “mess with” the 86-year-old monarch. William, 29, has given a rare television interview to celebrate his grandmother’s Diamond Jubilee. Related: William traumatised by ‘Rottweiler’ Camilla In a preview clip, William is captured talking about […]

Madame Tussauds has a history of being kind to the royal family – the most recent waxwork of Prince William sports a suspiciously full head of hair – but it appears the queen has been given the opposite treatment. The new $230,000 wax figure of Her Majesty has perfectly captured the monarch’s silver hair and […]

The world might be waiting for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to have a baby but for now, the royal couple are giving all their love to their puppy. Catherine took six-month-old cocker spaniel Lupo to watch William and Harry play polo at Ascot yesterday. The duchess – who looked lovely in a green […]

As a university student, Kate Middleton was apparently “utterly unmemorable” but as duchess, she is breathtaking. When she stepped out of her car at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Saturday, the crowd gasped audibly before breaking into to raucous roars of approval. The Duchess of Cambridge looked stunning in a teal Jenny Packham gown, with […]

If his career as King of England doesn’t work out, Prince Charles has proven he has the making of an excellent TV weatherman. The 63-year-old heir to the throne presented a near-flawless live bulletin for BBC Scotland yesterday. Wearing his trademark double-breasted suit, Charles didn’t miss a beat in the broadcast, even when producers played […]