Features

This is why Kate's green dress is the ultimate soft diplomatic move

The Princess of Wales wore the colours of Nigeria’s flag as she joined King Charles for a State Banquet in honour of the country’s president. Kate, along with Prince William, was among the royal guests at the gala dinner held at Windsor on the first day of the State Visit by President Bola Tinubu. The Princess chose a deep green dress and matched it with the cream and white of…
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Opinion

No, William isn’t about to be King — and we’ve heard this before

Rumours about the imminent end of one reign and the beginning of another are as old as monarchy itself. And yet, every few months, they resurface with renewed certainty: this time, we are told, it really is about to happen. The latest version claims that King Charles III will soon step aside and that Prince William will take the throne within months. Here we go again. These whispers tend to…
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Features

This one photo has now become a defining image of the Royal Family in the 21st century

A photo taken through a windscreen, the focus of it a man whose eyes are turned red by the flash – it’s hardly portraiture but this will be one of the defining images of the Royal Family in the 21st century. Around 7pm, on the evening of February 19 2026, a photographer waiting outside a police detention centre in Norfolk. got the image the whole world was waiting to see. Eleven…
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Features

What is misconduct in public office, and what is the sentence if convicted?

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The former prince was detained at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate on Thursday morning. He has not been charged and has previously denied wrongdoing. Misconduct in public office is a common law offence triable in the Crown Court and carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Legal…
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