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Kate to miss Trooping the Colour rehearsal as cancer recovery continues

General James Bucknall will represent the Princess of Wales at The Colonel’s Review.
By Tony Jones
30 May 2024
Prince George, the Princess of Wales, Prince Louis, the Prince of Wales, Princess Charlotte, and the King and Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace (Victoria Jones/PA)
UK

Buckingham Palace’s balcony room to open to public for first time

The east wing was built between 1847-49 to accommodate Queen Victoria’s growing family.
By Tony Jones
3 Apr 2024
Handout photo provided by Buckingham Palace of businesswoman Samantha Mostyn AO (Suppled/PA)
UK

Samantha Mostyn appointed next governor-general of Australia

The Governor-general is the monarch’s representative in Australia and takes on a range of constitutional and ceremonial duties.
By Tony Jones
3 Apr 2024
Queen Camilla meets well-wishers after attending the Royal Maundy Service at Worcester Cathedral (Justin Tallis/PA)
UK

Queen inundated with goodwill messages for King and Kate after Maundy service

Camilla stood in for her husband at Worcester Cathedral during the historic Royal Maundy Service.
By Tony Jones
28 Mar 2024
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King reaffirms coronation pledge to serve in personal message ahead of Easter

Charles’s audio address was broadcast to a congregation at Worcester Cathedral.
By Tony Jones
28 Mar 2024
Queen Camilla during a reception to mark the findings of a new research study commissioned by The Queen’s Reading Room charity, at Clarence House in London (Yui Mok/PA)
Celebrity News

Queen celebrates power of reading as she hails its health benefits

Camilla gathered authors, academics and celebrities for an evening reception at Clarence House as research proved the health benefits of reading.
By Tony Jones
26 Mar 2024
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World leaders pay tribute after Kate's shock cancer diagnosis

Kate said the news had come as a ‘huge shock’ and it had been an ‘incredibly tough couple of months’ for the royal family.

By Tony Jones
23 Mar 2024
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UK

Princess of Wales announces she is being treated for cancer

Kate has spoken about the ‘huge shock’ of the medical development.

By Tony Jones
22 Mar 2024
Tanzanian High Commissioner Mbelwa Kairuki presents his credentials to the King during a private audience at Buckingham Palace (Jonathan Brady/PA)
UK

King welcomes top Tanzanian and Singaporean diplomats to Buckingham Palace

Charles, who was diagnosed with cancer last month, held audiences with the two new high commissioners on Thursday.
By Tony Jones
21 Mar 2024
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Labour leader and Archbishop of Canterbury call for end to speculation over Kate

The Princess of Wales is convalescing at home after abdominal surgery in mid-January.
By Tony Jones
21 Mar 2024
The Prince of Wales, Colonel of the Welsh Guards, meeting military personnel from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards during a visit to Combermere Barracks in Windsor, Berkshire (Welsh Guards/Ministry of Defence/PA)
UK

William visits Welsh Guardsmen amid privacy concerns over Kate’s medical data

The UK’s information watchdog is examining claims that at least one member of the hospital staff attempted to access the records.
By Tony Jones
20 Mar 2024
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Prince William praises wife Kate on visit to homelessness project

William visited Sheffield to catch up with the developments of his Homewards project, a plan to eradicate homelessness in parts of the UK

By Tony Jones
19 Mar 2024
The Prince of Wales poses for pictures with a member of the public on his way to attend a Homewards Sheffield Local Coalition meeting (Oli Scarff/PA)
UK

William hopes to ‘ease pressure’ on councils tackling homelessness

The Prince of Wales made his remarks on a visit to Sheffield.
By Tony Jones
19 Mar 2024
The Prince of Wales visit Sheffield, one of six locations for his Homewards initiative, to join families who have experienced homelessness (Belinda Jiao/PA)
UK

William to visit Sheffield to join locals in discussions to end homelessness

Homewards is the Princes of Wales’s five-year project to help eradicate all forms of homelessness in six areas of the UK.
By Tony Jones
19 Mar 2024
The Prince of Wales spoke of his concern at the use of mobile phones during a trip to west London (Frank Augstein/PA)
UK

William expresses concern at mobile phone use as he visits youth club

The Prince of Wales said adults were also guilty of spending too much time on their phones as he looked around the club in west London.
By Tony Jones
14 Mar 2024
Queen Camilla (right) with Rachael Blackmore, rider of Captain Guinness and winner of the 15:30 Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Pete Cziborra/PA)
UK

Queen praises ‘absolutely fantastic’ Cheltenham win for Rachael Blackmore

Camilla met racing royalty when she presented the rider dubbed the Queen of Cheltenham with a trophy.
By Tony Jones
13 Mar 2024
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Queen Camilla enjoys day at Cheltenham races with the family

Zara and Mike Tindall were also in attendance along with the Queen’s son Tom Parker Bowles

By Tony Jones
13 Mar 2024
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UK

Queen delighted to be immortalised as a Barbie doll

Camilla praised the historical struggle by suffragettes for gender equality.
By Tony Jones
12 Mar 2024
The Prince of Wales attending the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey (Henry Nicholls/PA)
UK

Prince of Wales makes first public appearance since edited photo controversy

William attended the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey alongside the Queen.
By Tony Jones
11 Mar 2024
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Charles vows to serve the Commonwealth ‘to the best of my ability’

The Commonwealth was formed in 1949 when eight countries, including Britain, India, Pakistan and South Africa, signed the Declaration of London

By Tony Jones
11 Mar 2024
The Prince of Wales with Director of Cricket at the Oval cricket ground Alec Stewart (Kin Cheung/PA)
Environment

Prince of Wales celebrates Earthshot Prize winner’s eco-packaging deal

William hailed the contract between Levy and Earthshot winners Notpla and joked about eating pizza with Prince George.
By Tony Jones
8 Mar 2024
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