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Queen’s husband has spent six nights in hospital after complaining of feeling unwell last weekThe Duke of Edinburgh is said to be “OK” after spending a sixth night in hospital for “observation and rest”.The Duke of Cambridge, visiting a Covid-19 vaccination centre in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, on Monday, was asked about his 99-year-old grandfather, who was admitted to the King VII private hospital in...

Conservation charity videos prompt speculation the brothers are engaged in publicity tug of warIt was a roster of “wonderful talent”, Prince William said earlier this week. And so it gave him great pleasure to honour the winners of the Tusk awards, organised by a conservation charity working in Africa of which he is patron, at an online ceremony.“I hope their stories go far and...

Duke of Cambridge reportedly kept result secret as he ‘didn’t want to worry anyone’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Duke of Cambridge tested positive for coronavirus in April, according to reports.The BBC said it had been told by Buckingham palace sources that Prince William had contracted Covid-19 that month. Continue reading...

Palace says medical advice was sought before engagement at Porton Down defence lab The Queen has carried out her first public engagement outside a royal residence since lockdown but there was criticism over her decision not to wear a mask.She visited the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down near Salisbury with her grandson the Duke of Cambridge. Continue reading...

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s three children quiz veteran broadcaster on his passion for natureThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children have shared their passion for animals with Sir David Attenborough in an adorable video.Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, two, quizzed the 94-year-old broadcaster in a video recorded at Kensington Palace in August. Princess Charlotte revealed that she likes spiders,...

Prince William said to have feared brother was ‘blindsided’ by lust in his haste to marryThe royal rift that led to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex leaving Britain and stepping back from royal duties began after Prince William feared his brother had been “blindsided” by lust in his haste to marry Meghan Markle, a new book claims.Harry was offended by William’s advice to...

Biography in which Sussexes did not take part depicts deteriorating relationship with Prince William and KateRelations between the Sussexes and Prince William and his wife, Kate, deteriorated so much that by March the two couples were barely speaking, extracts from a book on Prince Harry and Meghan claims.Finding Freedom, by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, claims the couples hardly spoke during an engagement at...

Money to be divided between princes’ favoured causes as part of separation of their charitable activitiesThe Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex have agreed to divide the future proceeds of their mother’s memorial fund between them as part of the separation of the brothers’ charitable activities.According to financial documents, an agreement was signed in December last year between the Royal Foundation of the...

Duke of Cambridge reveals he is trained volunteer for UK’s Shout text platformThe Duke of Cambridge has been secretly counselling people contacting a crisis helpline for mental health support, he has revealed.Unbeknown to those who have accessed the Shout 85258 text-messaging service, Prince William is one of its 2,000 trained volunteers. Continue reading...

The Duke of Cambridge has hailed second world war veteran, Capt Tom Moore, as 'incredible' and a 'one-man fundraising machine'.Moore, 99, has raised more than £18m for the NHS after walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday Prince William pays tribute to 99-year-old war vet raising millions for NHS Continue reading...

As royals including Harry return to engagements, aides counter reports Meghan barred from talksThe Duchess of Sussex did not take part in the Queen’s Sandringham summit to decide future roles for herself and Prince Harry, it has emerged, as the remaining full-time working royals returned to their round of official engagements.Before Monday’s crisis family meeting, sources had indicated Meghan was likely to be personally...

The Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex to meet at Sandringham on MondayThe Queen has summoned senior royals to an emergency summit at her Sandringham estate in Norfolk on Monday to discuss the future of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.The meeting, to be attended by the Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex, will...

Move is hailed by Sir David Attenborough as ‘the most prestigious environment prize in history’Prince William has announced what was described as “the most prestigious environment prize in history” to encourage new solutions to tackling the climate crisis.The “Earthshot prize” will be awarded to five people every year over the next decade, the Prince said on Tuesday, and aims to provide at least 50...