British Royals

Princess Anne began birthday countdown at world famous event that's turning 75 this summer too

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7th August 2025
The Princess Royal will celebrate her 75th birthday this summer and she began the final countdown to this milestone birthday with a visit to a world famous event that began life in the same year she did. Princess Anne is a regular at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and she headed along to one of the rehearsals for this year’s spectacular show as both she and the parade prepared to…
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Why Queen Camilla won’t be seen in public for weeks

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4th August 2025
Queen Camilla has quietly stepped back from the royal spotlight this summer – and she won’t be seen at public engagements again for several weeks. The 78-year-old Queen Consort has now begun her annual summer break, traditionally spent alongside King Charles in Scotland. While His Majesty is already in the Highlands – understood to be staying at the Castle of Mey, once the Queen…
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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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New claims about Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother show that royalty is always the subject of speculation - even in death

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30th July 2025
A new book claims that Princess Margaret may have had fetal alcohol syndrome, a condition that affects babies when their mother drinks while carrying them. It can have a range of impacts on a child. New claims about Princess Margaret Meryle Secrest argues, in her latest publication Princess Margaret and the Curse, that the sister of Queen Elizabeth II was born with ‘an invisible…
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