British Royals

The King is joined by a favourite cousin for rare joint appearance at Mey Highland Games

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2nd August 2025
King Charles attended the Mey Highland Games in Caithness over the weekend, and was joined by his favourite cousin, Lady Sarah Chatto, in a rare joint appearance that delighted spectators. The monarch embraced tradition in a striking Balmoral tartan kilt – a royal pattern reserved exclusively for the sovereign – paired with a beige waistcoat, jacket, leather sporran, and red hose.
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How the kidnapping attempt on Princess Anne changed royal protection forever

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2nd August 2025
A 1974 kidnap plot exposed deep flaws in the security of Britain’s royals. Half a century on, the system it disrupted remains stronger because of it. In the early 1970s, royal security was less science than symbolism. Police officers in peaked caps stood near palace gates. Detectives accompanied royals on major public outings. But the notion that a direct, violent attack could strike the…
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Princess Anne’s attempted kidnapper released from psychiatric hospital

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2nd August 2025
The man who attempted to kidnap Princess Anne at gunpoint more than 50 years ago has been quietly released from a secure psychiatric hospital. Ian Ball, now 77, was released from Broadmore Hospital in 2019, and has quietly been living in the community since. The news has emerged following an interview he has granted to the Daily Mail, in which he continues to protest his innocence. Ball…
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“She Must Make Me King” - The Prince Consort who wanted Kingly status

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30th July 2025
He was the outsider who never truly felt he belonged – a man of charm, culture, and conviction, who walked several paces behind a Queen but longed, quietly and then not so quietly, to be recognised as her equal. Prince Henrik of Denmark, the French-born husband of Queen Margrethe II, stirred controversy late in life when he declared he would not be buried beside his wife in Roskilde…
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