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Only 11 royals on duty for the monarchy
Prince Harry and Meghan are back in the UK, but the working royal roster is smaller and older than most people realise.
Business Insider · 1m

Palace breaks silence on Diana claim with diplomatic rebuke
King Charles's carefully worded response to Earl Spencer's allegation reveals how the royals deploy language as a weapon.
the Guardian · 2m
Norway's new heir to the throne
At 22, Princess Ingrid Alexandra is first in line to become Norway's first queen in 600 years.
Vanity Fair · 2m

What 80 years of palace staff left behind
A whist drive ticket in a lump of rock, pools slips, hobnail boots: the Buckingham Palace rewire dug up the servants' quarters instead of the throne room.
the Guardian · 1m

The funeral moment that broke Andrew
A year after a graveside plea to Prince William, a royal biographer says that awkward minute set the whole collapse in motion.
Dailymail · 3m

SNL UK turns the Sussexes into a punchline
A Balmoral sketch mocked Harry and Meghan's move home, and it landed right in the middle of a real royal row.
Dailymail · 3m
The Queen, Diana, and a friendship that froze
Royal biographer Ingrid Seward on how warmth between the Queen and Diana turned into dread, distance and fear.
Dailymail · 1m

Harry's 'private citizen' problem
The King said the Sussexes are private citizens. Harry answered with a diary of royal-looking engagements.
Dailymail · 3m

A secret son, a will, and a throne in dispute
The world's youngest king died at 33, and his will named an heir nobody had ever seen.
the Guardian · 2m

Europe Bids Farewell to King Harald V
Royals and global leaders gathered in Oslo to honor Norway's long-reigning, modernizing monarch.
BBC News · 1m · 5 views