This sex-fuelled British royal became the Queen of Spain. But she was 'sacked' for sleeping with a duke AND his duchess. Then Britain booted her out, too!

Born at Balmoral, this grand-daughter of Queen Victoria spent her happy childhood years at Kensington Palace. But a turbulent life would follow and she ended her days in exile.

Did he get it from his mother? As Charles is revealed to have been angered by pictures of the late Queen (with her hands in her pockets), we recall 15 times that QEII herself was not at all amused...

It has emerged that Prince Charles was not amused when his late mother, the Queen, modelled for her dresser, Angela Kelly - and was photographed with her hands in her pockets!

From William and Kate's wedding menu to ten-course royal feasts: TOM PARKER BOWLES uses ten historical palace menus to explain how royal tastes have changed

As train lunches go, it takes some beating. Starting with caviar, the menu moves through trout, lamb, chicken and partridge, asparagus and cheese soufflé, before finishing with puddings.

Donald Trump suggests Joe Biden 'soiled' the coveted Resolute Desk as he blasts President over border policy in comments made at investor dinner where he raised $50.5 million

Former President Donald Trump implied that President Joe Biden defecated on the Resolute desk during a fundraiser in Palm Beach.

In the horns of a dilemma: Herd of goats hold up traffic in seaside town - sitting between parked cars, settling on a roundabout and even devouring locals' gardens

Kashmiri goats in Llandudno, North Wales, are holding up traffic in the main street, sitting between parked cars and devouring gardens.

A high old time for the Royals...How packets of drugs were left in the bedroom of one famous princess - and a VERY respectable Queen was hooked on opium (while her daughter smoked it through a hookah...)

Prince Harry suffered miserably when, as a young man, he was exposed for using cannabis. Yet his offence seems minor when compared with what went on in previous times.

King Charles is opening his residences to the public to make the Royal Family 'more transparent and cost effective' - and is acknowledging 'the need for the monarchy to evolve', claims royal expert

A royal expert has told FEMAIL that the decision to open Balmoral Castle and Buckingham Palace in London is the King's way of 'acknowledging the need for the monarchy to evolve'.

Inside the Royal waiting room: How Buckingham Palace's Centre Room has played host to nervous Kings, Queens and other royals - and even a triumphant Winston Churchill - before they stepped out onto the most famous balcony in the world

Buckingham Palace 's Centre Room, which will be open to visitors for the first time this summer, has been a host for nerves and excitement since the reign of Queen Victoria.

First Balmoral, now Buckingham Palace! Room used by the Royals before balcony appearances will open to the public for the first time at £75 a ticket - after the King announced he will allow fans into Balmoral Castle

Buckingham Palace's famous centre room where the Royal Family gather before appearances on the balcony is to open to the public for the first time. 

Buckingham Palace's centre room used by the Royals before their famous balcony appearances opens to the public for the first time

Buckingham Palace's famous centre room where the Royal Family gather before appearances on the balcony is to open to the public for the first time. 

That bitter Wills v Harry fallout? It must run in the family! Queen Victoria fought a MOTHER FROM HELL (who imprisoned her daughter in Kensington and tried to seize the crown herself...)

if Queen Victoria was angry with her eldest son, Bertie - the future Edward VII - this was as nothing to the fury reserved for her own mother, the Duchess of Kent.

Thank God for dutiful William in Catherine's hour of need. And how VERY different from an earlier Prince of Wales - who responded to his wife's grave illness by sleeping with young actresses and staying out in clubs until 3am...

Catherine, William and the children can look forward to a peaceful period of rest and recovery. The storm of publicity has passed and they will now take time as a family to concentrate on Catherine's recuperation.

RICHARD KAY: Is the hippy childhood of the King's second cousin the reason he's now a vagrant wanted by police for hurling racist abuse?

Rowan Lascelles, if appearances and lineage were the only measure of a man, looked to have it all.

Has the local council of a sleepy Sussex town fallen under the spell of Scientology? Civic leaders in East Grinstead have been dazzled by Tom Cruise - and even given red carpet treatment to the church's controversial leader

For those representing the sleepy market town of East Grinstead in Sussex, attending glitzy celebrity events and meeting A-listers is seen as a perk of the job.

Kate and William's Mother's Day portrait caused a storm. But the royals have ALWAYS tweaked their photos, says historian (and professional photographer) IAN LLOYD

Official photos have been tweaked all the way down the decades - to flatter the sitter, of course. It started back in the reign of Queen Victoria, when portraits of her vast family included bits of collage.

This dignified British queen wore silver wigs by day, gold wigs at night and many, many strings of pearls. Yet her mother was a fat duchess who fled abroad to escape her creditors...

To many, she is a figure from another world. But this royal had a strong influence on the Queen, taking her to the great sights of London London and to exhibitions when she was a child.

Inside the flat frozen in the 1970s that the Queen Mother simply adored: As her private rooms in Kent castle are opened to the public, ROBERT HARDMAN gets a first look

From tomorrow, for just a few months, the private quarters of Walmer Castle are going on public display for the first time. The castle has served as a little-known and modest royal residence.

As private rooms in Kent castle are opened to the public, ROBERT HARDMAN gets a first look: Frozen in the 1970s, the three-bedroom flat with formica cupboards the Queen Mother simply adored

From tomorrow, for just a few months, the private quarters of Walmer Castle are going on public display for the first time. The castle has served as a little-known and modest royal residence.

The surprising truth about inbreeding in the UK - and how the NHS says cousin marriage is NO different to women choosing to give birth in their 30s 'because both are risky'

Children resulting from a union of first-cousins or closer relations have an increased chance of inheriting a host of genetic conditions compared to the general population.

Queen Victoria statue in Geelong is beheaded and daubed with the words 'the colony can fall' in latest attack on historic monuments

Yet another statue has been destroyed by vandals in an ongoing series of attacks on historic monuments in Australia that honour British historical figures.