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The Princess of Wales’s video was intended to calm the fevered speculation about her but may just spark yet more incessant coverageWhen she met Prince William, the heir to the British throne, more than 20 years ago at St Andrews University, Catherine, the Princess of Wales had her first taste of the appetite for news about her life and her budding romantic involvement with...

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden’s thoughts are with princess’s family ‘during this incredibly difficult time’The Joe Biden White House has expressed sympathy and support to the Princess of Wales after her announcement that she is being treated for cancer.Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, wished Catherine a full recovery at a Friday press briefing. Continue reading...

Getty Images flags second royal photo days after storm over image of Princess of Wales A second photograph of members of the royal family has been flagged by a global picture agency after it was discovered to have been “digitally enhanced at source”.Earlier this month, five international picture agencies that initially distributed an image of the Princess of Wales to mark Mother’s Day issued...

One site tweeted of monarch’s purported demise only to later concede: ‘Most likely, the information is fake’The news broke in the Russian media on Monday afternoon. King Charles III was dead. He was not, but no one really had time to check the details. The saga of the royal family finally had its latest twist: a viral Russian disinformation angle.The rumour went into overdrive...

Latin-inscribed artwork tells story of Walter Tirel, whose son killed British monarchThe Italian descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate a work of art partly depicting William’s death to a British museum.The three-slab triptych is owned by the Tirelli family, whose aristocratic origins can be traced back to France, for over 400 years. They have said they believe it was made by...

The 87-year-old, Europe’s oldest ruling monarch, has suffered from ill health in recent years, and it is unclear when he will return homeNorway’s King Harald V, aged 87 and in poor health, is “improving” from an infection that forced him to be hospitalised while on holiday in Malaysia, his office has said.The king will remain in hospital on the island of Langkawi and it...

UK prime minister says he is in regular contact with the monarch and wishes him a full recoveryJustin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, says he is “praying for the king and his family – for God’s comfort and strength in the weeks and months to come”.The archbishop of Canterbury, who is in Ukraine to show solidarity with the country as it repels the full-scale...

Concierge service for super-rich co-founded by Queen Camilla’s nephew lost £1.5m in latest financial yearQuintessentially, the concierge service for the super-rich co-founded by Queen Camilla’s nephew, Ben Elliot, lost £1.5m in its latest financial year and warned investors it is struggling with £29m of liabilities that could threaten its future as a going concern.The company that Elliot, a former co-chair of the Conservative party, set...

Despite leading lavish lifestyles, some monarchs are influencing people to make greener choicesWhen Prince Frederik takes the throne on Sunday, the Danish crown will pass from his mother, Queen Margrethe II, a monarch who has cast doubt on the fact that human pollution is heating the planet, to one who feels bound by duty to call for stronger action on climate breakdown.“I think it’s...

Monarch says in his second Christmas Day message that his coronation was ‘a call to us all to serve and care’King Charles has praised the work of volunteers, calling them a “selfless army of people” who form an “essential backbone of our society”.In his second Christmas speech, the king said he was delighted that hundreds of volunteers and their representatives attended his coronation in...