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

IS PRINCE WILLIAM POISED TO TAKE THE THRONE? ‘I’m ready, Pa’ • As the Palace reels from a succession of health shocks and challenges, Britain’s most popular royal seems willing and able to embrace his destiny

CAMILLA Keeps calm & CARRIES ON • Once the ‘most hated woman in the land’, Queen Camilla has proved her worth as the King’s beloved strength and stay

MONACO MONEY SCANDAL • Secret notebooks leaked by a former employee have revealed Princess Charlene’s dangerous habit

Elizabeth & Philip DOWN UNDER • It’s exactly 70 years since the young and newly crowned Queen Elizabeth arrived with Prince Philip for her first tour of Australia. The country went wild for the couple. The State Library of NSW holds an extraordinary collection of original photographs from the royal visit – viewable online at collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital

KATE’S 7 golden rules • While Catherine recuperates and William runs the family home, we’re certain he’ll stick to her rules of parenting!

PRINCESS ANNE FASHION MUSE • Designer Silvia Fendi says her men’s 2024 catwalk collection was inspired by frugal style icon Princess Anne – who she considers ‘the most elegant woman in the world’!

AVALANCHE! • The day the future King almost perished

JORDAN'S JEWEL in the Crown • In her Instagram bio the Queen of Jordan sums herself up as a ‘mum and a wife with a really cool day job’

ELIZABETH & CHARLES ‘SHE WOULD BE SO PROUD’ • In her new book, My Mother and I, royal expert Ingrid Seward looks back on the King’s past to see how it impacts his decisions today

A DIFFICULT PAIRING • As well as the new King’s relationship with his mother, in her new book Ingrid Seward looks at the somewhat tricky family dynamic of Charles and Philip

FASHION FAVES WITH JANINE PURPLE REIGN • A truly regal colourway that’s fit for nobility!

Affordable ELEGANCE • Who said looking like royalty has to cost the earth?

Order of the ELEPHANT • This curiously named insignia is Denmark’s highest honour

EVERYTHING YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT... THE SWEDISH ROYALS • From dancing to romancing, these Scandi royals don’t mind busting the odd boundary or three…

SAINT PAUL’S survivor of the flames • The cathedral, high on Ludgate Hill in the City of London, has long been a magnet for fire and invaders

WEDDING FLASHBACK KING JIGME KHESAR & JETSUN PEMA • This is one royal union that was surely written in the stars!

PRINCE EDWARD AT 60 • For his milestone birthday, let’s celebrate 60 fun facts about the Duke of Edinburgh

WATER SPORTS • These splashy royals really have tried to rule the waves… with varying success!

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

SCANDAL IN THE ART GALL ERY • Well educated and erudite, Anthony Blunt was trusted by the royal family, but he hid a very dark secret

NOT TONIGHT, Josephine! • The Empress Josephine was the original ‘It Girl’ and the love of Napoleon Bonaparte’s life. So why did he abandon her for another woman?

TOPKAPI PALACE • This Ottoman jewel in Istanbul was home to Turkish sultans for four centuries

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