Former Spandau Ballet singer and West End stage star Ross Davidson has today been found guilty of a series of sex offences against three women.
It was an idle boast made following the death of King George VI. At a party at his home, Lord Louis Mountbatten had proclaimed that the 'house of Mountbatten now reigned'.
The royals had been out in the open visiting the island capital of St Helier on Monday - the first visit by British monarchs since 2005 - when they were suddenly rushed to a nearby hotel.
The intimate ceremony at Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, was attended by around 20 guests in attendance, including Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Lady Glenconner married Colin Tennant, the 3rd Baron Glenconner, in 1956, and endured violent beatings and his adultery. The couple spent much of their time on the island of Mustique.
As the daughter of Princess Margaret and niece of the Queen, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones might have expected all eyes to be on her when she got married 30 years ago today.
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is remembered as perhaps the greatest royal spectacle ever captured on film. But Princess Margaret garnered some attention too on that day in 1953.
The young royal, ten, first took a liking to the band when he heard them play at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in 2022, according to The Sun.
Camilla's fashion evolution began long before she became Queen, but her choice of a Bruce Oldfield gown at the Coronation was undoubtedly a pivotal moment.
It was announced earlier this year that the King has accepted a patronage at Gordonstoun, and his time there was not all bad, as Ingrid Seward's recent book My Mother and I makes clear.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, is known for her natural make-up style. As for the late Queen, in 1952 Clarins produced a bespoke blue-red lipstick to complement her robes at the Coronation.
It was a welcome ray of light in a London still suffering from the impact of the war. On this day in 1947, Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten announced their engagement
The 19th century London home near St James' Palace in Westminster had been refurbished at a cost of more than £50,000, the equivalent of nearly £1.5million in today's money.
As a 35-year-old BBC journalist reporting on the spectacle at Caernarvon Castle on July 1, 1969, I interviewed Charles shortly before the ceremony - but he wasn't too happy, writes BRIAN HOEY.
In 1965 Princess Margaret was spotted in the royal box at Wimbledon with sunglasses on, cigarette in hand and a fabulous diamond brooch pinned to her shoulder.
In July 1982, schizophrenic Michael Fagan twice broke in to Buckingham Palace in the space of a few days. It was on the second occasion that he wandered into the Queen's bedroom.
Alexei, the son of Tsar Nicholas II (both pictured above), suffered from haemophilia. His mother was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Spain's Prince Alfonso was also a sufferer.
Prince Albert began the tradition of wearing military uniform and medals on royal wedding days when he tied the knot with Queen Victoria in 1840. Above: Prince William with Kate in his uniform in 2011.
Speaking to the nation from Cape Town on her 21st birthday in 1947, Princess Elizabeth promised Britons that her 'whole life whether it be long or short' would be devoted to their service.
Money can't buy you love. And when it comes to the contents of your home, it can't buy proof that you're posh either.
Charles and Naruhito bonde back in 1984 when the Japanese royal was a student at Oxford and spent a few days at the Royal Family's Highland retreat.
