British Royals

The royal knickers with a secret history: Lady Mountbatten’s underwear goes on display in London

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22nd November 2025
Visitors to the British Library’s Secret Maps exhibition are being treated to one of the more unexpected curiosities of the Second World War: a lingerie set created for Lady Mountbatten from genuine wartime escape maps printed on silk. During the conflict, Allied airmen were issued with silk maps because the fabric was quiet, durable, and water-resistant – ideal for evading capture…
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Features

The Heiress who changed royal style forever: Margaret Greville’s glittering legacy

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19th November 2025
Margaret Greville is not a household name. Outside royal circles and National Trust devotees, her story is often overlooked. Yet her influence sparkles (quite literally) from the brows, necks and wrists of the British Royal Family to this day. Many of the most recognisable royal tiaras, necklaces and brooches originate not in the royal vaults, but in the private jewel boxes of The Hon. Mrs Ronald…
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Royal News

Happy baby news for the royal family of Monaco and it's a girl

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14th October 2025
Monaco’s royals are celebrating after their family grew with the arrival of a baby girl. Beatrice Borromeo, daughter in law of Princess Caroline, has given birth to a daughter. And the latest member of the extended Grimaldi clan has been named in honour of her grandmother. Bianca Carolina Marta Casiraghi was born on October 13 2025. She’s a great niece of Monaco’s…
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Royal News

King Charles 'shocked and saddened' by Manchester terror attack on synagogue

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2nd October 2025
The King has said he is shocked and saddened following a terror attack on a synagogue in Manchester which left two people dead. The attack happened at the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on the morning of October 2, Yom Kippur. A man drove a car at the synagogue and then left the vehicle, attacking people with a knife. Two people were killed and several others were…
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