British Royals

Queen Camilla makes surprising admission about life behind palace walls

The Queen has made a surprising admission about what she gets up to once the palace doors are closed. As she visited Northern Ireland, Queen Camilla met women enjoying watercolour painting. Her Majesty confessed that she loved the pursuit too – while it’s well known that King Charles enjoys painting, his wife’s skills with the brush are less talked about. Queen Camilla…
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The Royal Family out in force for rugby's Six Nations and regal rivalry over the sport is set to continue

The nail biting finish to this year’s Six Nations was played out with a royal audience cheering all the way – but the happy ending went to Paris. The final day of rugby’s biggest annual tournament saw Ireland, France and England all playing to claim the title with Scotland lined up for a crucial deciding role. But despite a future king and queen and a very famous princess…
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How the Princess of Wales reached for favourite pieces for Commonwealth Day service

The Princess of Wales attended the Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey, after missing a year through illness, and she went with several favourite pieces from her wardrobe.  Following an announcement from Kensington Palace earlier in the year that staff would not be commenting on her fashion, Catherine wore repeated items as many royal watchers expected. BBC…
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A tiara covered in symbols of enlightenment that has become the favourite of a famous royal

While there are many striking aquamarine tiaras across royal collections, Princess Anne may be able to claim that she has the most unique, the Cartier Aquamarine Pineflower Tiara. King George VI commissioned a new tiara from Cartier for his wife, Queen Elizabeth. It is unclear when exactly it was created; dates suggested range from the late 1930s to 1950. The unique tiara…
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