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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New Idea Royals

ROYALS IN PICTURES THIS MONTH

Royal WATCH • The top news stories this month

WHAT’S THEIR ANSWER TO ‘THE ANDREW PROBLEM’? • When King Charles took on the top job, he didn’t just inherit the crowns and castles. He also found himself saddled with some unresolved delicate issues that could tear his family apart

MONACO MYSTERY Has the veil DROPPED? • The truth about the troubled marriage of Princess Charlene and Prince Albert is finally coming to light

SPILLING THE FAMILY SECRETS! • William reveals the only time he’s cried over sport. Was it losing at tennis to Kate? Definitely not!

HAPPY HARRY’S INVICTUS VICTORY • The Duke of Sussex was back to his smiling, jovial, joyful best when he took centre stage at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf. And Meghan dropped in, too!

The Queen Mother’s FAVOURITE • A new play puts the spotlight on the man the Queen Mother doted on… until she didn’t

SYDNEY’S royal OPERA HOUSE • As Sydney’s most iconic building – and the world’s most famous opera house – celebrates its 50th birthday, we look back on five decades of royal snapshots in front of its photogenic sails

KATE & ROSE reunited • Why everyone is raving about the unexpected guest at Rose Handbury’s dance festival

PRINCESSES FOR PRINCE’S DAY • Royal watchers were delighted when the two eldest Dutch daughters, Catharina-Amalia and Alexia, joined their parents on formal duties

He's on the MONEY! • As King Charles III coins start clinking out of the mint and into public circulation, for many people it’s the first time they’ve seen a coin that doesn’t show the head of Queen Elizabeth

WHO IS MARIA CHIARA? • The world is talking about the Italian princess and influencer who has been linked to young Prince Christian of Denmark – but who is she?

THE PERKS AND PERILS OF A ROYAL CHILDHOOD • It might be a life of unimaginable privilege, but there are plenty of downsides to being born royal

FASHION FAVES WITH JANINE A SOFT TOUCH • Lighten up like these stylish royals with pretty pastel shades

FRESH faced • How to achieve Zara Tindall’s clean foundation look in three easy steps

JEWEL IN THE CROWN • Ten things to know before the Netflix juggernaut returns to our screens for its final season

GOOD NEIGHBOURS BECOME GOOD FRIENDS! • It’s a lucky moment when you find another Queen to be besties with!

WAR OF THE WINDSORS • A revelatory new book by royal author Nigel Cawthorne looks at the fraught relationship (and fiery rivalry) between King Charles and Prince Andrew

50 GOLDEN YEARS • He’s the first Swedish monarch to ever reach this milestone, so King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee was never going to be a half-hearted celebration!

WEDDING FLASHBACK PRINCESS ANNE & MARK PHILLIPS • Princess Anne was a radiant beauty at her first wedding, exactly 50 years ago

STEADY ON! • It’s all about free-wheeling fun for these energetic nature-loving royals

MALTA The Honeymoon Years • The late Queen often referred to the tiny Mediterranean nation as her ‘isle of happy memories’

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

Her happiest time • In her new book, The Princess, author Wendy Holden sheds light on how Diana’s teenage years shaped her life

1066 ENGLAND’S MOST FAMOUS YEAR • Today’s Prince of Wales will one day be King William V of England. The first – William the Conqueror – battled his way to the crown on Saturday 14 October...