British Royals

The royals have got May under way with a name reveal and their pick has plenty of regal history. As the new month started, the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a photo of their newest pet. The gorgeous brown cocker spaniel, who has joined the Wales family, is called Otto. He’s the son of Orla, the pet dog that joined the family in 2020, the same year they lost their beloved dog, Lupo…

It’s perhaps the most famous and talked about royal wedding bouquet of all. The flowers carried by the Queen Mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, at her marriage in April 1923 have entered regal folklore after the bride used them to begin a royal wedding tradition known around the world. But do you actually know what this celebrated bouquet looks like? The chances are that the answer is no…

As Britain marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II, an old constitutional question has resurfaced: how will history ultimately remember the late sovereign? For many, she will simply remain Elizabeth II – the longest-reigning monarch in British history, whose 70 years on the throne spanned war, social transformation, political upheaval and the dawn of the digital age.

The King may have unearthed a new equine superstar after his homebred colt Portcullis produced a striking debut victory at Newmarket, overcoming an early setback to win in emphatic fashion. The three-year-old, trained by John and Thady Gosden and ridden by Ryan Moore, made a slow and awkward start in the mile-long Wood Ditton Maiden, leaving him several lengths adrift of his rivals in the early…