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This one photo has now become a defining image of the Royal Family in the 21st century

A photo taken through a windscreen, the focus of it a man whose eyes are turned red by the flash – it’s hardly portraiture but this will be one of the defining images of the Royal Family in the 21st century. Around 7pm, on the evening of February 19 2026, a photographer waiting outside a police detention centre in Norfolk. got the image the whole world was waiting to see. Eleven…
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What is misconduct in public office, and what is the sentence if convicted?

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The former prince was detained at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate on Thursday morning. He has not been charged and has previously denied wrongdoing. Misconduct in public office is a common law offence triable in the Crown Court and carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Legal…
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This is the royal rule which means Andrew Mountbatten Windsor could hold the power of a king

The Regency Act of 1937 lays out who stands in for a Monarch in a range of situations where they can’t exercise their functions. It sets out who can act as a king or queen and which of those royal powers they would hold. Its current form means that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, who lost all his titles, is one of two adults who could instantly assume regal powers if a child takes the…
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The Duchess of Kent’s secret love for gangsta rap - her favourite artists included Ice Cube and Eminem

Among the many curiosities of royal life, few were as quietly surprising as the late Duchess of Kent’s affection for gangsta rap – a musical enthusiasm that sat far from public expectation yet perfectly captured her lifelong devotion to sound in all its forms. After Princess Anne declined the chance to learn how to rap this week, we take a look back at a rare interview the Duchess of…
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