Charlie Proctor

The Princess Royal is visiting His Majesty’s Prison Leeds in her capacity as Patron of the Butler Trust, pursuing an itinerary settled long before events elsewhere placed the Royal Family under the most intense and unexpected scrutiny. Her presence in the West Yorkshire prison – intended to recognise and encourage excellence among those who work in the United Kingdom’s penal system…

A sudden burst of wintry weather forced the closure of the King’s Norfolk retreat on Sunday afternoon, as snow and sleet swept across the flatlands surrounding the royal estate, catching visitors off guard after a bright and calm weekend. The sprawling grounds of the Sandringham Estate were shut as icy conditions took hold, following the issuing of a yellow weather warning by the Met Office.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s insistence that he travelled to New York in December 2010 to draw a line under his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is under renewed scrutiny after newly released emails suggested the trip was marked not by a sombre farewell but by socialising with celebrities – and warm contact in the weeks that followed. The then Duke of York told BBC Newsnight in…