Royal family

Prince William has whisked Catherine off to the Seychelles for a luxurious honeymoon. The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were seen boarding a private jet at a Welsh airport on Monday evening. In pictures: William and Catherine celebrate their marriage Airport officials on the Seychelles’ main island Mahe confirmed the royal couple had touched […]

Prince William and Catherine are reportedly planning a tour of the Commonwealth next year. The newlywed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expected to visit Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean to help Queen Elizabeth mark her Diamond Jubilee. Clarence House has confirmed the couple will ‘support’ the queen, but says it is too early […]

From this moment on, Catherine Middleton is a member of The Firm, whether she and Prince William wish it or not. Even though the royal couple has stated their desire to live relatively normal lives, free from many duties during the early years of marriage, security, duty and responsibility will mean that respite will be […]

Continuing a long tradition of providing unrivalled coverage of royal weddings through the decades, this special edition of The Weekly will be a collector’s item not to be missed. Featuring more than 50 pages of photos and reports direct from London plus all the behind-the-scenes stories from William and Catherine’s big day, the commemorative issue […]

// The Weekly will be live blogging all the action from the wedding Prince William and Catherine Middleton. Keep refreshing this page to get all the latest updates. 10.30pm: Two kisses! And they both blushed afterwards! William and Catherine have gone inside Buckingham Palace now. They will enjoy their wedding breakfast, then return to St […]

Queen Elizabeth will celebrate her 85th birthday today. The British monarch is expected to mark the occasion privately, as public celebrations for her birthday are held annually on a Saturday in June. Londoners will be reminded of her actual birthday however, when several guns are sounded at midday. A 41-gun salute will be given in […]

Kate Middleton’s family has been granted an official coat of arms ahead of the 29-year-old’s wedding to Prince William next Friday. The traditional crest was unveiled on Tuesday and will apply to the entire Middleton clan, including Kate’s siblings Pippa, 27, and James, 24, and her parents Carole and Michael. In pictures: Kate Middleton’s family […]

Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik have named their twins Vincent and Josephine. The Danish royals revealed the names at the babies’ christening at Copenhagen’s Holmen’s Church yesterday, three months after they were born. Related: Meet Princess Mary’s twins In keeping with royal tradition, Mary and Frederik had kept the babies’ names a secret […]

Zara Phillips’ fiancé Mike Tindall is considering postponing his honeymoon so he can play rugby. Mike, 32, is captain of the England rugby team. He was injured in a Six Nations game on the weekend, but is eager to get back on the field as soon as possible. In pictures: The most amazing royal wedding […]

Prince William and Kate Middleton stunned the world last December when their official engagement pictures showed them – shock – looking affectionate. The images, shot by renowned photographer Mario Testino, show the young couple cuddling and grinning and have been praised as some of the most relaxed and intimate royal images ever taken. To put […]