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Duchess Of Cambridge Phone Hoax Nurse Has Been Found Dead

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:58:28 +0000

The other day, we ran the story about the two Australian radio DJs who had rung London’s King Edward VII Hospital, pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles. It wasn’t a malicious phone call per se, but they wanted to ...

French Police To Arrest Photographer For Taking Kate Middleton Topless Pictures

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:59:50 +0000

The international row about a paparazzi photographer sneaking hundreds of shots of Princess Catherine sunbathing topless looks set to end in court, with French police pledging to arrest the snapper in question. If they are convicted, ...

Royal Roundup: Prince Harry Says the Queen Needs Prince Philip at Her Side

Paul Hechinger — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:59:19 +0000

Royal Roundup: Murder at Sandringham?

Paul Hechinger — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:47:17 +0000

It sounds like the type of fictional murder mystery that the English virtually invented – except that in this case, the body is very real. Sorry, even the previous sentence sounds like book jacket copy for a whodunit set among the ...

Pippa Middleton Is Britain’s Fantasy Snow White

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:35:53 +0000

Polls are strange things: you ask a bunch of people the same question, and gather together the most common answers. Does that mean you can extrapolate outwards to make a sweeping generalisation like in the headline above this very blog ...

Royal Roundup: Prince of Wales Visits Tanzania and South Africa

Paul Hechinger — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:13:18 +0000

Prince Charles is in Tanzania, the second leg of his African tour, after a five-day visit to South Africa.

Obscene Graffiti From 1902 Found In Kensington Palace

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:01:04 +0000

Kensington Palace has been the home of some of Britain’s most respected members of the Royal Family. Queen Victoria used to live there, so did Diana, Princess of Wales. George II and Princess Margaret did too.

Royal Roundup: Will and Kate Visit Denmark, Meet ‘Lookalike’ Princess

Paul Hechinger — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:51:44 +0000

Now that the Queen is back home from her whirlwind Australian tour, the rest of the royal family appears to be taking off.

Royal Roundup: How Kate and Will’s Daughter Could Become Queen

Paul Hechinger — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:58:44 +0000

The British government is embarking on historic reforms of the monarchy.

The government is proposing to change the centuries-old law of succession that automatically gives male children precedence in inheriting the crown.

Royal Roundup: Duchess of Cambridge’s First Royal Patronage

Paul Hechinger — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:48:07 +0000

The Duchess of Cambridge has signed on for her first royal patronage, but this one’s in the family.