British Royals

Long before she became known for handing out the trophies each year at Wimbledon, the Duchess of Kent had another defining role: musician. But her devotion to the piano almost ended abruptly, her daughter Lady Helen Taylor has disclosed, after a freak accident that left her mother’s fingertip hanging by a thread. Speaking in a new interview for Tatler, Lady Helen recounted the moment a family…

Zara Tindall delivered a powerful warning about the post-Brexit pressures facing Britain’s equine industry as she joined her mother, Princess Anne, at the World Horse Welfare Annual Conference in London on Friday. Appearing together at the Royal Geographical Society, Princess Anne – the charity’s long-serving President – and her daughter were among more than 800 delegates…

Buckingham Palace was a fulcrum of political, military and diplomatic activity on Friday morning as the King conducted a series of formal audiences. Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was received by His Majesty in the Palace’s private audience room. The meeting, a regular fixture for senior Cabinet ministers, comes as anticipation builds around the Chancellor’s forthcoming…