British Royal Family

When Queen Elizabeth arrived at St John’s Anglican Church in Canberra this morning the crowd erupted into cheers of ‘God save the queen’. In a country populated by people who usually only scream chants if they contain the words ‘Aussie’ and ‘Oi’ this behaviour was remarkable. But from the moment the Elizabeth and Prince Philip […]

Queen Elizabeth started the second day of her Australian tour with not one, but two, awkward bows from Julia Gillard. The monarch spent the morning in meetings with the prime minister, and, later, Opposition leader Tony Abbott. Gillard was the first to be received at Government House, greeting the queen with bows and a handshake […]

Queen Elizabeth gave a rousing address at Parliament House this evening, praising Australian’s bravery, generosity and fortitude. The 85-year-old monarch was the picture of poise as she delivered her only public address during her stay in Canberra. In pictures: Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Australia She began by expressing her joy at being back on Australian […]

As a queen, Elizabeth II is not used to looking up to anyone — but she had to crane her neck tonight when she came face-to-face with a 7ft female basketball player The 5ft 4in monarch was visibly delighted when she bumped into Australian Opals forward Elizabeth Cambage, 20, at an official reception at Parliament […]

Queen Elizabeth beamed throughout her visit to Floriade today, and the Duke of Edinburgh seemed heartily amused with the first official engagement of the couple’s 16th Australian tour. The 85-year-old monarch and her 90-year-old husband took a barge from Government House to the annual Canberra flower show. In pictures: Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Australia After […]

The rumour mill went into overdrive yesterday when a gossip magazine claimed Prince William and Kate Middleton were expecting twins. While the world marvelled over where the super-slim Duchess of Cambridge was hiding two 12-week-old babies, and we dreamed up designs for a royal pregnancy commemorative edition, royal representatives were drafting a press statement to […]

For many years, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been more famous for their fashion faux pas than anything else. The many indiscretions of their parents Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have further damaged the girls’ public image, but one odd hat has changed everything. The hat Beatrice wore to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding […]

Despite fashion faux pas and their parents’ very public indiscretions, fun-loving Beatrice and Eugenie have come of age and are now more popular than ever, writes Katie Nicholl. Keeping up with the newest, brightest, most glamorous member of the royal family is no easy task, but Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie seem to be doing a […]

Prince Harry is famous for his cheeky charm, but it seems his charisma was too much for his lingerie model girlfriend, who reportedly dumped him because he couldn’t stop flirting with other women. The third in line to the British throne raised royal eyebrows when he started dating Florence Brudenell-Bruce in June. In pictures: The […]

Starting school can be scary, but Princess Mary’s son Christian couldn’t stop smiling when he commenced his first term on Friday. The five-year-old prince started his education at Copenhagen’s Tranegaardsskolen last week. On the morning of his first day, Christian made a brief public appearance outside the palace with his parents Mary and Crown Prince […]