British Royals

The Princess of Wales jokes that her family makes "so much noise" watching sports at Buckingham Palace garden party

The Princess of Wales found a way to keep her children entertained while Prince William watched Aston Villa compete live: she let them stay up late to watch, too. At the second Buckingham Palace garden party—hosted by William and Catherine and accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and Zara Tindall—Catherine said that her children had wanted to go with William to the match, but…
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The royals just introduced their newest family member and he's got a name with regal history

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…
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The mystery at the heart of one of the most famous moments of a very important royal wedding

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…
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Queen Elizabeth II deserves one final title: Elizabeth the Great

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.
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