This Month
Stepson of Prince William’s former nanny among dead in New Orleans
In a statement on social media, the Prince of Wales said he and his wife, Catherine, were “shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Ed Pettifer”.
- Pan Pylas
December 2024
ANZ’s risky new CEO; Assads ‘like mafia’; ‘Shoebox’ fetches $850k
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
July 2024
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- European Championships
Spain beat England for record fourth European title
Mikel Oyarzabal’s 87th-minute goal clinched a 2-1 victory over England, whose painful decades-long wait for a major trophy goes on.
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- Mitch Phillips
May 2024
Young royals face National Service under Sunak’s election plans
There’s nothing new in royalty doing military service, as Britain’s European neighbours can attest.
- Amy Gibbons
March 2024
Royals ‘enormously touched’ by support after cancer announcement
Kate’s statement via a video message, which was filmed at Windsor Castle, triggered an outpouring of support from well-wishers.
- James Davey, Hannah Ellison and Will Russell
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King, Prince Harry show support after Princess Kate reveals cancer diagnosis
Statement from the prince and the Duchess of Sussex says: “We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace.”
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- Hans van Leeuwen
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‘Fake’ Princess Kate photo becomes royal nightmare
That anyone is even questioning the veracity of the photograph is the stuff of nightmares for the palace in a world where fake news is spinning out of control.
- Hannah Furness
Top photo agencies kill ‘manipulated’ Princess Kate image
The palace faces questions over the authorised image that shows the Princess of Wales looking happy and healthy after her surgery earlier this year.
- Hannah Furness
February 2024
King’s cancer ‘caught early’, as Harry visits his father
Britain’s PM offered a few details of the King’s condition as Charles’ estranged son Prince Harry flew to London, raising faint hopes of a royal reconciliation.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Harry to visit King after cancer diagnosis
The King will receive “regular treatment” and suspend his public engagements after he was diagnosed with cancer, the Palace said in a brief statement.
- Hans van Leeuwen
May 2023
Coronation pomp gives way to a royal concert for all
Charles and Camilla and other senior royals joined an audience of 20,000 members of the public and invited guests for the ‘Coronation Concert’ at Windsor Castle.
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- Michael Holden and Alistair Smout
Charles puts on a serious coronation for serious times
The ceremony confirmed the King’s journey from lampooned heir to regal figurehead, as he embarks on a quest to maintain traditions yet adapt for the future.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Why just the debate over the US debt ceiling worries this banker
The US government doesn’t have to default for the debt-ceiling impasse to negatively impact the economy; Credit Suisse has a link to 12,000 new accounts belonging to Nazi emigres; Ukraine shoots down ‘invulnerable’ Russian missile. Follow live updates here.
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- Andrew Hobbs and Natasha Rudra
Harry cuts lonely figure at coronation
Prince Harry had no official role at his father’s coronation, except as a relative demoted to the third row of Westminster Abbey.
- Victoria Ward
The best pictures from the coronation of King Charles
King Charles was crowned on a grey, rainy day as Britain entered a new royal era. These were some of the striking images from the day.
The coronation of King Charles: How the day unfolded
King Charles has been crowned in an elaborate ceremony at Westminster Abbey and was greeted by thousands as he left the coronation with the royals under grey skies in London.
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- Natasha Rudra
Charles gets the crown and $32b royal empire
After the coronation, King Charles is officially entitled to a chunk of the massive Crown Estate and Duchy of Lancaster that fund the British monarch.
- Benjamin Stupples and Ellie Harmsworth
April 2023
Prince William got ‘very large sum’ in Murdoch settlement: lawsuit
The payment, related to phone hacking, to the heir to the British throne was revealed in court documents in a case brought by Prince Harry.
- Brian Melley
January 2023
Record-breaking sales for Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’
First-day sales exceed some of publishing’s biggest hits, including blockbusters by Barack and Michelle Obama.
- Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris
- Opinion
- Royal family
Sibling rivalry is a tale as old as time
For every Old Testament Cain that murders Abel, there is a Jacob who outwits a slow-witted, elder brother Esau to win his father’s inheritance.
- Martin Ivens