Queen Elizabeth
Raised in luxury, jailed for her baby’s death: The fall of socialite Constance Marten
Marten was born into British high society, but her life began to seriously unravel after she met Mark Gordon.
- Martin Evans and Susie Coen
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King in the castle: Charles to host Trump during ‘unprecedented’ UK trip
The King will greet the US president at Windsor Castle as part of a visit designed to calm Britain’s diplomatic tensions with America, sparking intense speculation about the treatment he will receive.
- David Crowe
King agrees to scrap royal train after two trips add up to $167,000 bill
King Charles has happy memories of riding in the royal carriages, first commissioned in 1869. But he has agreed to bid the royal train “the fondest of farewells” amid mounting criticism of its cost.
- Michael Holden and Danica Kirka
Living next to the PM, putting up with party boats and hosting the King and Queen: Sam Mostyn on being GG
Mostyn likes to lift the curtain on life at Admiralty House.
- Jacqueline Maley
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- King’s Birthday Honours
David Beckham’s knighthood: a symbol of reinvention and quiet service
The British football icon’s public journey has always followed a particular arc: early acclaim, a fall from grace, and then redemption through endurance.
- Rob Harris
What Diana’s brother told Prince Harry about using the Spencer name
Earl Spencer reportedly met with the Duke of Sussex, who sought advice on changing his family’s surname.
- Albert Tait
King travelled to Ottawa to address ‘anxious’ Canadians. Then Trump took aim again
King Charles III said Canada faced unprecedented challenges in a world that had never been more dangerous, reaffirmed its sovereignty in a rare speech from the throne in the nation’s parliament.
- Rob Gillies
Queen Elizabeth II kept in the dark about Soviet spy in her palace
A trove of intelligence files sheds new light on an espionage ring linked to Cambridge University whose members spilled secrets to the Soviet Union.
- Jill Lawless
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