Prince & Princess of Wales

French court orders magazine to pay €100k damages over topless photos of Duchess

A French court has ordered Closer magazine to pay €100,000 in damages following the publication of topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge in 2012. The French magazine’s Editor, Laurence Pieau, and owner, Ernesto Mauri, must also each pay fines of €45,000 – the maximum penalty the court could award.  However, the €100,000 (£92,000) awarded in damages is significantly…
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Here are some important things that will happen once the royal baby is born

Kensington Palace announced on Monday morning that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child. The news of the pregnancy came earlier than planned because the Duchess of suffering from acute morning sickness, meaning she was forced to cancel pre-planned engagements. Although details of how far she is into her pregnancy have not been released, we can expect the new baby to…
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British RoyalsHistory

20 years on - how the newspapers announced the death of Diana, Princess of Wales

It has been twenty years since the news that shocked the world was announced: Diana, Princess of Wales had been killed in a Paris car crash in the early morning of 31 August 1997 alongside her partner, Dodi Al Fayed. The headline of the Sunday Mirror on this day 20 years ago. Photo: Royal Central It was breaking news all across the world and the headline story in the majority of papers. Historic…
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British RoyalsOpinion

The legacy of Diana, Princess of Wales

One would almost have to live under a rock, not to at least notice the abundance of news related to the late Diana, Princess of Wales as of late. For Royal Watchers and those alike, the connection to the news is the fact that the 31st of August marks the 20th anniversary of…
Prince & Princess of WalesPrincess Anne and FamilyThe Sussexes

William, Kate & Harry have still completed less work than The Queen & Prince Philip despite 'stepping up'

New figures from the Press Association show a huge disparity in the amount of work undertaken by members of The Royal Family – most notably a workload divide between the older and younger generation of royals. Compiling together information from The Royal Family’s Court Circular, PA reports that the busiest member of ‘the firm’ so far in 2017 is The Princess Royal who has…
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