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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…

As the monarchy prepares, in time, for the transition from King Charles III to his heir, the Prince of Wales, questions of royal protocol and constitutional formality inevitably begin to surface. Among them, one matter of subtle yet significant consequence awaits a decision by the future King William V: what title will Queen Camilla bear should she outlive her husband?The answer lies in a…

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…