Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla lead royal tributes to Kate Middleton on her 39th birthday

The Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla have all sent their well-wishes to mark Kate Middleton’s 39th birthday today. Taking to Twitter, the official Royal Family Instagram shared two throwback photographs of the duchess and penned: ‘Wishing The Duchess of Cambridge a very happy birthday today!’ followed by the hashtag #HappyBirthdayHRH.’ In one of the snaps, the … Read more

Prince William and Kate Middleton likely to remain at Anmer Hall in Norfolk with their children

Prince William and Kate Middleton are likely to remain at Anmer Hall and resume homeschooling their children, after England was plunged into Lockdown 3. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spent previous lockdown periods at their country residence in Norfolk, where they have been staying since Christmas.  Prince George, seven, and Princess Charlotte, five, … Read more

Prince William and Kate Middleton likely to remain at Anmer Hall in Norfolk with their children

Prince William and Kate Middleton are likely to remain at Anmer Hall and resume homeschooling their children, after England was plunged into Lockdown 3. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spent previous lockdown periods at their country residence in Norfolk, where they have been staying since Christmas.  Prince George, seven, and Princess Charlotte, five, … Read more

Queen’s servant, 37, is jailed after stealing royal memorabilia from Buckingham Palace

Catering assistant Adamo Canto, 37, swiped official signed pictures of Prince William and Kate Middleton and a photo album of the banquet held for Donald Trump’s state visit A servant to the Queen has today been jailed after stealing royal memorabilia worth up to £100,000 from Buckingham Palace. Adamo Canto, 37, swiped dozens of items … Read more

Queen and Prince William carried out almost half of their engagements virtually in 2020

Date      Name of Engagement Attended    11/01/2020      Trip to Oman   In Person   15/01/2020      Reception for Mountain Rescue teams   In Person    16/01/2020      Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Sir Michael Marshall  In Person    19/01/2020      Recital and Dinner for Opera Australia  In Person  … Read more

Queen and Prince William carried out almost half of their engagements virtually in 2020

Date      Name of Engagement Attended    11/01/2020      Trip to Oman   In Person   15/01/2020      Reception for Mountain Rescue teams   In Person    16/01/2020      Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Sir Michael Marshall  In Person    19/01/2020      Recital and Dinner for Opera Australia  In Person  … Read more

Take our royally entertaining quiz to find out how well YOU know the royal family 

1) What did the Duchess of Cambridge give the Queen during her first Christmas spent with the Royal Family? A. Hand-knitted scarf. B. Scented candle. C. Homemade chutney (made using her grandmother’s recipe). 2) Which member of the Royal Family once claimed: ‘I’m not going to be some person in the Royal Family who just … Read more

Take our royally entertaining quiz to find out how well YOU know the royal family 

1) What did the Duchess of Cambridge give the Queen during her first Christmas spent with the Royal Family? A. Hand-knitted scarf. B. Scented candle. C. Homemade chutney (made using her grandmother’s recipe). 2) Which member of the Royal Family once claimed: ‘I’m not going to be some person in the Royal Family who just … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: In such a gloomy year, the Queen finds the perfect way to lift our spirits

Even for the most experienced monarch in history, this was a tall order: how do you sum up the worst year in living memory without leaving the nation in floods of tears or reaching for the Off switch? The only solution, therefore, was to accentuate the positives. And that is what the Queen did yesterday … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: In such a gloomy year, the Queen finds the perfect way to lift our spirits

Even for the most experienced monarch in history, this was a tall order: how do you sum up the worst year in living memory without leaving the nation in floods of tears or reaching for the Off switch? The only solution, therefore, was to accentuate the positives. And that is what the Queen did yesterday … Read more