Royal Family

Kate, 43, shared the sweet snap on the Kensington royal social media accounts to mark her youngest son's birthday. In a break from tradition, she revealed the photo late in the morning on her son's birthday - where she has previously shared portraits of her children at midnight on the day of their birthdays. The portrait was taken by Josh Shinner, one of the Prince and Princess of Wales's preferred photographers. For many years, Kate herself has taken the special birthday portraits of her children, as a keen photographer herself (a hobby her youngest son has inherited from his mother).

Charles, 76, is a grandfather of five but he has a particularly special bond with the Prince and Princess of Wales's youngest son Prince Louis, who turns seven years old this week. During lockdown, Clarence House posted a sweet picture of Charles hugging his grandson to mark his second birthday on April 23, 2020. Two years later, the adoring pair were reunited at the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations where their close bond was captured on camera.

Lady Pamela Hicks may have been born into a life of privilege, but her entry into the world was far from grand. In April 1929, while eight months pregnant, her mother, Edwina Mountbatten, decided to take a short holiday in Spain for some rest. At the time, Spain was on the edge of civil war, and Edwina was staying at the Ritz Hotel in Barcelona when she suddenly felt unusually fatigued.

Appearing in a heartfelt video released by Kensington Palace to highlight her continued work with the Scouts, the Princess of Wales made a nostalgic nod to the Princess Royal in a baker boy hat. Donning a green tweed Really Wild Clothing hat, Bella Hoskyns bomber jacket, brown Emilia Wickstead knit and her signature skinny jeans, the royal was clearly in full country mode.

Sources close to Harry have described the ongoing 'strained' relationship with his father five years after the Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan quit frontline royal duties and moved to California. Palace insiders were also quoted on the estrangement since so-called 'Megxit' in 2020 - with the last face-to-face encounter between Charles and Harry being a 30-minute meeting in February last year. Sources close to the Duke have told of his calls and letters to relatives being left unanswered. And he is said to have only known his father the King was recently admitted to hospital on March 27 through media reports rather than being told directly.

The upcoming 18th birthday of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark's eldest daughter's was celebrated last week with the first of two major events. But the biggest surprise came when Princess Isabella took to the podium to speak.

A source close to Priti Patel , who was Home Secretary in 2020, said that the decision to scale back his security 'was a professional one' taken by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee. 'It would be beneath [the Queen] not to allow Ravec to do their job professionally, or make leanings against them,' the source told The Mail on Sunday. Harry was in the UK last week to attend a two-day appeal hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice, challenging the Ravec decision, which has been suggested is at the centre of his rift with King Charles .

Meghan Markle has faced a series of damning reviews of her new jam from US media - with one of her favoured outlets calling it 'slimy and viscous, a bit like baby food'. The Duchess of Sussex released the first products from her new lifestyle brand As Ever on April 2, including the $14 (£11) 'raspberry spread in keepsake packaging'. But taste tasters at American publications have been left unimpressed upon taking delivery of the jam in recent days - including The Cut, which secured one of the first big interviews with Meghan after she left stepped down as a senior royal in 2020. The publication got 12 of its team to taste the jam and they gave a variety of good and bad reviews, with features writer Emily Gould saying: 'I was put off by the texture. It's slimy and viscous, a bit like baby food. Generously, raspberry purée.' Features editor Catherine Thompson said: 'I wouldn't pay $14 for this. Its consistency is a little too thin for my taste - you really wouldn't be able to spread it on toast.'

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On this week's episode of 'Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things', royal biographer Robert Hardman and historian Kate Williams delve into the interesting history of raising Royals , paying particular attention to the battle of wills that took place between a young Queen Victoria and her crooked tutor Sir John Conroy.

The King and Queen were in high spirits as they enjoyed a glitzy evening reception, after arriving in Italy for their four-day visit last night. Camilla, 77, added a pop of colour in a bright green dress - accessorising with a stunning brooch that once belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth II . She and Charles, 76, grinned as they mingled with members of the British community in the Mediterranean nation, hosted at the stunning Villa Wolkonsky, where the royal couple are staying, in Rome.

The Duke of Sussex reportedly flew into the UK just hours before King Charles and Queen Camilla jetted off to Italy for a four-day state visit ahead of his High Court appeal this week. Prince Harry is back in London for an appeal against a High Court ruling on whether he is entitled to armed bodyguards paid for by the taxpayer. Harry has been taking legal action against the Home Office over a decision made by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) in February 2020 over the level of protection he should receive when in the country. His legal fight comes as the Charity Commission announced it had launched an investigation into Sentebale, the charity he founded, amid a bitter boardroom rift between Harry and chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka. His arrival in the UK capital comes as the King and Queen jetted into Rome, before visiting the city of Ravenna, as they use the 'soft power' diplomacy of the monarchy to strengthen Britain's relationship with its ally.

After being admitted to hospital and undergoing a procedure for an existing heart condition, Prince Phillp died peacefully in his sleep at Windsor Castle on April 9, 2021. The Queen had been so determined to be with her husband when he died that she barely left his side in the last few weeks of his life. But the Duke of Edinburgh, who was aged 99, 'slipped away so quickly', according to Gyles Brandreth, that palace staff were unable to wake her in time to say goodbye.

King Charles (pictured) was pictured laughing as he 'played' a carrot during a reception at Windsor Castle this evening. Some 350 guests joined the monarch, 76, at the Berkshire event, which sought to recognise those involved in community music across the UK. Those attendees included leaders of community music groups and music-related projects, many of whom are volunteers. Among the guests were members of the London Vegetable Orchestra (LVO), which describes itself as 'the UK's only ensemble offering audiences "Home Grown" entertainment'.