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A beautiful new photograph of the late Her Majesty the Queen has been released. In the black and white picture is a young Queen Elizabeth looking up at the camera.The portrait was taken by Dorothy Wilding, and was the first official sitting of the late monarch after she took the throne.The release of the photo comes as the Royal Family return to their duties today, Tuesday 27 September.

The King and Queen are set to head to Italy in the coming months to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary with a trip to Rome. And while the couple are no doubt looking forward to the trip, there's one thing that the Queen may be apprehensive about.

stronger than ever.From 2020 to 2025, the couple has been faced with a slew of challenges that have threatened to rock the foundation of the monarchy.Recent years have seen the deaths of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II take place, as well as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s departure from royal life.Their shocking exit, and subsequent move to the US, were closely followed by a string of vicious, tell-all projects, causing further hurt to members of the Firm and resulting in total estrangement.But arguably, 2024 brought the toughest challenge to the current monarchy so far, as both King Charles III and the Princess of Wales, 43, were diagnosed with cancer.“There is a sense of protectiveness and partnership,” royal historian Amanda Foreman told People.“The last five years have been a nightmare for them in every possible way — the past year even more so. That either crushes a marriage, or it brings them together.”“And just in time, frankly — if there was ever a time when the country required stability, this is it,” Foreman added.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are not expected to attend the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday.

claimed on X that the couple aren’t attending the event because it takes place during their children’s school break.“It falls on the first weekend of the half-term school holidays,” Mansey tweeted.Mansey also said that William, 42, “will focus his efforts on highlighting the next generation of film talent” instead of going to the BAFTAs.The Post has reached out to Kensington Palace for comment.William and Middleton, 43, who have kids Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, are regulars at the BAFTAs.But William went alone last year while his wife was recovering from abdominal surgery.At the time, Middleton hadn’t yet revealed that she was diagnosed with cancer. After undergoing chemo, the mom of three announced last month that she’s in remission.William walked that BAFTAs red carpet at the Royal Festival Hall and rubbed elbows with Hollywood royalty, including Bradley Cooper, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Cate Blanchett and Emma Stone.Middleton did go with William to the BAFTAs in 2023, where the princess wore a stunning white one-shoulder Alexander McQueen dress, while the future king sported a black tuxedo with a velvet jacketBefore that, the couple hadn’t attended the awards show since 2020.They missed the 2021 BAFTAs due to the death of Prince Philip, who passed away just one day before the scheduled ceremony at age 99.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are officially the most influential royal couple in the UK according to new research.

Fans of the Royal Family were delighted earlier this week as Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, announced the birth of their second daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi.The new arrival, who is the 14th great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, will have undoubtedly bought a lot of joy to the whole family, and has enabled a special York family tradition to continue. Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told OK!: “I think family has become ever more important for the beleaguered Prince Andrew, and perhaps one of his main roles in life these days is to be a doting grandad.

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The postponement of Meghan Markle's highly anticipated Netflix show has reportedly sparked concerns within Royal circles. The Duchess of Sussex has decided to delay the launch of her cookery programme, 'With Love, Meghan', originally set for release this week, due to the catastrophic wildfires ravaging Los Angeles and southern California, where the series was filmed last year.

Prince William is plotting "big plans" for the monarchy's future, yet Lady Louise Windsor, 21—his cousin and Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie of Edinburgh’s daughter—appears to prefer carving her own route. Sharing ties with the Royal couple, she studies at the University of St. Andrews, the former university of William and Kate.

Prince Andrew's woes continued into 2025 after a challenging 2024. The start of the new year brought another blow for the embattled royal.

Prince William has shared a heartfelt tribute to his wife Kate Middleton on her 43rd birthday, following a year filled with personal challenges.The Prince of Wales took to social media with a touching written message, celebrating Kate as an "incredible wife and mother" and commending her remarkable strength throughout her cancer diagnosis and treatment. Alongside the tribute was a new photo of the Princess of Wales, taken by Matt Porteous in Windsor last summer, where she appears casual and joyful with hands in her jeans pockets and wearing a gingham scarf. In his note, William wrote: "To the most incredible wife and mother.The strength you've shown over the last year has been remarkable.

Anyone's wedding day is incredibly stressful. While sorting guest lists and tables is enough of a headache in itself, it gets a lot more complicated if several of the attendees are well-known celebrities or officials who have hectic schedules of their own.

Prince George will have to become adept at many skills quite early on to be successful in his role as a senior member of the Royal Family. He will need to master everything from public speaking and conversing in other languages to charity work and even horse riding - if he is to follow in his family's footsteps.

Prince Harry is said to have tragically missed 32 calls from members of the Royal Family as they desperately tried to reach him about his beloved grandfather, Prince Philip's death in 2021. The late Duke of Edinburgh passed away on April 9 at the age of 99.

After losing her own mother, Mary, when she was 40, the Duchess of Edinburgh’s unique bond with the late Queen Elizabeth was something she cherished very deeply. “With the exception of her daughter Anne, the Queen was closer to Sophie than any of the other royal women,” says biographer Ingrid Seward.

An unearthed photo of one of King Charles' ancestors appears to be the spitting image of the monarch. His great-grandmother on his father's side shares an incredible likeness with the king. When it comes to his looks, King Charles has subsequently become well-known for his prominent ears - a long-running joke which even prompted the late Queen to say: "Thank heavens he hasn't ears like his father," when Prince William was born in 1982.

Not only is she one of the hardest-working royals, with more than 200 engagements a year, but the Duchess of Edinburgh has also made history by visiting some of the most dangerous places on Earth. On International Women’s Day in March 2019, Sophie boldly announced she would be taking a stand on sex crimes in war-torn regions, initially teaming up with actress Angelina Jolie through the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.To date, her mission has taken her to many troubled countries that no other royal has ever visited.

King Charles has always tried his hardest to travel to royal engagements in the most environmentally friendly way possible - whether that is by taking an electric car or by driving himself in his Aston Martin which was converted to run on old cheese and wine.The King's awareness of being environmentally conscious has extended to what he likes to eat and what he chooses to bring with him when he travels.Those who worked for the king when he was still the Prince of Wales have revealed exactly what he chooses to eat on a daily basis and the reasoning behind it. While The King works incredibly hard to support his several charitable causes, many stories have surfaced about his taste for the finer and more specific things in life.

Having been a part of the Royal family for over 25 years, the Duchess of Edinburgh's steady ascent in the monarchy has led her to be one of the most esteemed and admired figures today. Her unwavering support for her husband Prince Edward, dedication to charitable causes, and her warm and approachable demeanour, reports OK!, have won her the hearts of both the royals and the public.

After two days of eating and drinking in lavish style, Boxing Day is when many of the royals get up early, pull on their waxed Barbour jackets and wellington boots, and load their guns for a day of shooting on the 20,000-acre Sandringham estate. Although for many of us the day is about strolling off the excesses, playing games and snuggling in front of the TV, senior members of the family are expected to join the hunt for plump pheasants or grouse.

When life is a whirl of state visits, ceremonies and public meet-and-greets, having a bolthole to escape to at Christmas is key. For the King, Sandringham House in Norfolk fits the bill. “Sandringham IS Christmas.