New Idea Royals

Inside March ROYALS monthly, scandal, a deep-seated rivalry and a health crisis plunge the monarchy into some of its darkest days.

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ROYALS IN PICTURES THIS MONTH

Royal WATCH • The top news stories this month

PRINCESS KATE ‘LET ME HANDLE HARRY!’ • From shy protégée, to confident royal matriarch, Kate watched and learnt from Queen Elizabeth. Will she now solve the King’s family problems?

IBIZA IDYLL • The Danish royal family took to Spain’s Balearic Islands for their summer break

SARAH FERGUSON ‘I’M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE’ • The Duchess of York reveals details of her breast cancer journey

SUSSEXES SCORCHED • The shocks and scandals have piled up in the past few weeks. It feels like open slather on Harry and Meghan? So, what happens now?

COSTLY COUTURE • According to fashion-watchers at UFO No More, these nine royals spent the most on their wardrobes during 2022. Hey, big spenders!

KEEPER OF THE QUEEN’S SECRETS • The King has entrusted one particular man to sort through the late Queen Elizabeth II’s personal letters and papers

PRINCE OF HEARTS AND HOMES • Following in the footsteps of his parents, Prince William has launched ‘Homewards’, a campaign to help the homeless

DOUBTS EMERGE ABOUT 'ENDGAME' • Royal author Omid Scobie has come under fire over his new book, with questions being asked about his sources

RIDING HIGH • The Waleses were both on joyful top form at a charity match at the Guards Polo Club

ROYAL love CHILDREN • There’s no shortage of royal men who have fathered children outside their marriages

MAKEOVER MISSION • The quest to improve Camilla’s reputation

FASHION FAVES WITH JANINE JUMP TO IT • Embrace this stylish addition to spring dressing

Oh BABY! • Ever wondered what’s behind the royal pregnancy glow?

Mary’s TWO-WAY tiara • The clever crown princess can wear this jewel as a necklace or headpiece

THE LARRIKIN WHO WON THE FAMILY’S HEART • Rugby star Mike Tindall has not put a foot wrong since he married Zara Phillips. How has he done it, when so many other newcomers fall by the wayside?

PRINCE GEORGE LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON • At public and sporting events William gently guides his mini-me eldest child as his heir

PICTURE THIS • While most royal portraits are flattering, some are downright quirky!

THE WOMAN TO WATCH • There’s just one thing standing in the way of Peter Phillips marrying his girlfriend, Lindsay Wallace

ROYAL FEAST • The TV series Royal Recipes explores regal culinary traditions from across many centuries and countries

19 APRIL 1956 WEDDING FLASHBACK • PRINCE RAINIER & PRINCESS GRACEThis glamorous royal extravaganza was billed as the ‘wedding of the century’

PALACE confidential  with royal expert Angela Mollard  ‘LOST AND ALONE’

RAISE THE ROOF! • These noisy royals have been hitting the decks and making music!

AROUND THE WORLD • These celebrated blue-bloods are making headlines for fascinating reasons

The second time around • The love affair of Princess Stephanie and actor Rob Lowe marked the second time the House of Grimaldi was romantically linked with Hollywood

THE PRINCE OF WALES CONNECTION • Both heirs to the throne in vastly different times, Charles III and his great-uncle Edward VIII have more in common than either imagined

HENRY VIII THE MAN BEHIND THE MYTHS • A new book reveals the truth of the maligned monarch

Blenheim bliss • The seat of the Duke of Marlborough is the only country house in England to be called a ‘palace’

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