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From travelling the world to living in palaces, it would be hard to argue that being a member of the royal family didn't come without its perks. But alongside these benefits comes a long list of rules that members of the family must remember and comply with. In terms of fashion and beauty, there are ample style regulations put in place that must be followed at all times.This includes things from no bright nail varnish to female royals not being allowed to take their coats off while in public - no matter the temperature.

After two days of eating and drinking in lavish style, Boxing Day is when many of the royals get up early, pull on their waxed Barbour jackets and wellington boots, and load their guns for a day of shooting on the 20,000-acre Sandringham estate. Although for many of us the day is about strolling off the excesses, playing games and snuggling in front of the TV, senior members of the family are expected to join the hunt for plump pheasants or grouse.

King Charles III gave his second Christmas speech to the nation, but there was no mention of his youngest son Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle. The speech, aired on BBC One, showcased Buckingham Palace and highlighted the charity work done by Prince William, The Princess of Wales, and their children in 2023.

Among the nation's favourite Christmas films sits classics like Home Alone, Love Actually, Elf and A Christmas Carol - but it would seem that Queen Elizabeth's favourite festive flick was far from traditional. It was revealed by one of the lead actors himself that the monarch used to sit down every year with her grandchildren to watch the film.

The Royal Family are known for their funny trend of buying one another comical gifts at Christmas time - but the late Queen did often use a different method to do her shopping, according to one former royal insider. When it comes to buying gifts for the people who have everything, what do you choose? Despite it likely being a challenge, only the best would do for Queen Elizabeth's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The Royal Family will be counting down the days to Christmas where they will return to the Sandringham Estate and spend time together as a family. When it comes to what the royals choose to eat during the festive period, it is said their choices couldn't be more traditional with former royal chef Darren McGrady going as far to describe the family's meal choices as "boring".

At 3pm on 25 December, millions of us will sit down in front of the television to watch King Charles deliver his second Christmas Day address to the nation. It is one of the biggest rituals of the season, and he follows in the footsteps of the late Queen Elizabeth, who gave 69 Christmas messages during her long reign.

There’s no denying that 2023 was a period of huge adjustment for King Charles, who experienced many highs as well as some trickier lows during the first full year of his reign. With so much to digest from a momentous royal year, this special edition of OK! looks back at the many highlights of the last 12 months – including the extraordinary coronation and some triumphant tours, as well as a few poignant firsts without much-missed Queen Elizabeth II, such as Trooping The Colour and Mother’s Day.

Members of the Royal Family are renowned for their unique festive traditions. From allegedly banning the game Monopoly after the competition became too "vicious" to choosing to open presents on Christmas Eve in line with the family's German roots, there's a whole host of quirks. But when it comes to what is served for the Christmas meal, the family couldn’t be more traditional.

“The Crown.”The finale of the Netflix series, which dropped Thursday, shows Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman, and Claire Foy gathering at St. George’s Chapel, where Queen Elizabeth was buried last year.The three actresses play the queen at different times in her life in “The Crown.” Her real-life former press secretary, Dickie Arbiter, was not impressed by Staunton and Colman’s characterizations.“I don’t remember her being glum and boring,” Arbiter, 83, told Deadline of the queen played by Staunton, 67.

The Royal Variety is one of the biggest nights in showbiz with comedians, singers, illusionists and more all set to dazzle us as they take to the stage.The Royal Variety Performance is now in its 95th year, and while Bradley Walsh has performed at the event many times, this will be his first time as its host. “Thirty years ago, that was my first time performing at The Royal Variety Performance,” says Bradley, 63. I was very, very nervous back then, but I’m so looking forward to hosting this year.

The Royal Family are notorious for their strange and unique festive traditions, from opening their presents on Christmas Eve to allegedly banning the game Monopoly because it becomes too "vicious". Another funny tradition sees them buy each other joke gifts at Christmas time, with previous presents including a leather toilet seat, a 'grown your own girlfriend kit' and even a shower cap which had "Ain't life a b****" written on it.

Members of the Royal Family are notorious for their funny tradition of buying each other joke gifts at Christmas, with previous presents including a leather toilet seat, a 'grown your own girlfriend kit' and even a shower cap which had “Ain’t life a b****”. While these gifts are supposed to be bizarre, there is one present that was gifted by the Princess of Wales that made for a sentimental break with tradition. Kate spoke about giving this gift to her grandmother-in-law and the nerves she felt at the time.

Meghan Markle was apparently super offended when Queen Elizabeth II tried giving her a Black equerry to “help” her “feel comfortable” as she entered into the royal family.

British TV vet Samir Shah has been unveiled as the new BBC Chair, coming with a major decision on the licence fee imminent.

Sarah, Duchess of York appeared on ITV's Lorraine today (Tuesday, 5 December) and spoke about how she would like to see "love and forgiveness" in all families this Christmas. When Lorraine asked if we’ll ever see the Royal family come together again because ‘Christmas is a time to bring people together’, Sarah was quick to offer her agreement.

The Prince and Princess of Wales carry out hundreds of official engagements every year and act as patrons or global ambassadors to hundreds of charities all over the world.They do all of this and never put a foot wrong. While that would sound like enough to fill up anyone’s schedule, they are also parents to three very important little royals.The couple have made it clear from the beginning that their first priority will always be Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis' welfare to ensure that they are raised in a stable and happy environment as they prepare for the unenviable task that lies ahead.

teaser for the conclusion was released on Friday and gave fans a glimpse of the royal family and their struggles as they enter the modern era. The final episodes will feature a plethora of historical events from the late 1990s and into the mid-2000s.The trailer showcases events such as a young Prince William (Ed McVey) as he enters college at St.

A new food hall in Bolton market with communal dining benches and up to nine dining and drinks outlets is set to open in the new year. Early 2024 will see the final stages of work at the new venue, which hopes to attract diners to the market until later in the evening.

Prince Harry was left in the dark during Queen Elizabeth II’s death?!

The New York Times and more wrote critical reviews of a new book on the royal family, including a chapter on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which one review described as a "press release cooked up by ChatGPT." The book, by Omid Scobie, is titled "Endgame," and picks up on the royal family after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. A review, written by Eva Wolchover for the New York Times, said the book did Harry and Meghan "no favors." "Whether or not Scobie actively collaborated with Meghan and Harry for this book, he does them no favors.Their chapter reads like a press release cooked up by ChatGPT, and does little to shed light on them as humans," the Times review read.

Prince Andrew has been labelled a "lingering threat" to the Royal Family by a Royal author, who fears that more allegations about the Duke could surface.The Duke of York was sued in the US last year by Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times after being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. She was just 17 at the time.

More details are trickling down about Prince Harry and King Charles III’s estranged relationship.

Kate Middleton and Zara Tindall appear to have teamed up to shut down claims made by Meghan Markle in her Netflix docuseries with Prince Harry through a "hidden" message.

King Charles III‘s first year on the throne is to be explored in a BBC documentary narrated by Helena Bonham Carter.

Kate Middleton left royal watchers delighted as she wore the Strathmore Rose Tiara as she attended a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in honour of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee.The tiara, which had belonged to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, and was last worn by her in the 1930s. It has been rumoured to have fallen into disrepair in the years since until it was briefly displayed in a 2002 exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.The Princess of Wales stunned in the rarely-seen tiara, which was designed to resemble a garland of roses.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have attended a National Hockey League (NHL) game in Vancouver, Canada.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have jetted off to Canada where they made a surprise appearance at a hockey game in Vancouver Monday night.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were all smiles as they watched the Vancouver Canucks take on the San Jose Sharks from the comfort of a VIP box at the Rogers Arena.What’s more, Harry was the guest of honor as he even made the ceremonial first puck drop ahead of the match-up as San Jose Sharks’ Tomas Hertl and Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes stood on either side.The exiled royal’s puck drop came 21 years after his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, made her own ceremonial puck drop ahead of the same match up in 2002.Her Late Majesty visited Vancouver during an 11-day tour of Canada in honor of her Golden Jubilee.Hertl spoke after the game about Harry’s puck drop.“I actually had to tell him [to drop the puck] because he keeps holding and smiling,” he said. “I’d say ‘it’s time to drop it’ but it’s a cool moment.

part one of the Netflix series’ sixth and final season. Viewers are particularly curious to see how the royal drama handles Princess Diana’s tragic death, which occurred in 1997 when she was 36.The end of the third episode portrays the Paris car crash in which the Princess of Wales lost her life alongside her Egyptian billionaire boyfriend, Dodi Fayed.Paul Burrell, who once served as the princess’ butler, slammed the portrayal, saying the show “has gone too far” in recreating the tragic accident.“It still feels macabre to show the vehicle in which she died,” the 65-year-old told the Mirror on Thursday.“I find the whole scene of Diana’s death portrayed in a fictional TV show to be grotesque,” he added.“William and Harry do not want to witness that again. It’s a nightmare which keeps revolving and coming back to haunt them.

centers around the tragic death of Princess Diana — Harry and William’s beloved mother.With the first four episodes of the final season released Thursday, the storyline will inevitably lead up to Diana’s horror crash that killed her, and her then-boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed, in 1997.An insider told the Telegraph that the Duke of Sussex’s pals “may watch it first in order to save him from anything he may not wish to see.”The Post has reached out to Harry’s reps for comment.A newly-released clip from the new season shows the royals missing Diana’s phone call at Balmoral the day before her untimely death.The new season will also focus on the final conservation Diana had with Harry and William, as well as King Charles, the then-Prince of Wales.And while Harry will be watching the final season, the same can’t be said for William.The Prince of Wales will reportedly refrain from tuning in, after he previously expressed frustration with Season 4 of the Golden Globe-nominated hit, specifically with the depiction of Diana’s BBC Panorama interview.In January, Harry admitted to watching “The Crown” and said he even makes sure to “fact-check” the show about the royal family.Appearing on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Meghan Markle’s husband discussed the controversial drama series when asked if he’s “binged” anything on TV lately.After teasing he has, Colbert asked if “The Crown” was one of the shows, saying he “had to have watched some” of it since it’s based on Harry’s late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.“Yes, I have watched some of ‘The Crown,’” he revealed, before Colbert asked if he’s watched any of the recent episodes.“The older stuff and the more recent stuff,” Harry clarified.The exiled royal was then asked if he did any

Royal biographer Omid Scobie spilled all the details about everything that happened during the final hours of Queen Elizabeth II‘s reign.

There is "no going back" for Prince William and Prince Harry, says Royal writer Omid Scobie, as he claims the brother's relationship is broken beyond repair.The brother's relationship has been in a downward spiral since 2019, and has only worsened following the release of the Duke of Sussex's book Spare, which was rather critcal of his brother, whom he accused of once "physically assaulting" him. Now Omid has tole People Magazine, that the Prince of Wales sees Harry as a "defector, and that some within the Royal institution view him as a "threat to the Crown." He also claimed that Prince William is prioritising his loyalty to the Crown and is allegedly working with the UK press to undermine Harry and his wife Meghan Markle.

died in September 2022, it seemed like the planet stopped turning.Even Prince Harry’s world appeared to be crashing down as he was especially close to his late grandmother.Omid Scobie’s new book “Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival” — out Nov. 28 — details how the Duke of Sussex, 39, was kept in the dark about his queen’s passing.In an excerpt obtained by People, the author wrote that King Charles III called Harry just before the monarch died to inform him that the end was near.

The relationship between Prince William and Prince Harry is reportedly at an all-time low. Despite this, it appears the brothers tried to resolve their differences and address Harry and Meghan's struggles with Royal life before things escalated. However, a book reveals that a proposed heart-to-heart meeting was rejected by Harry in just two words.

King Charles III, who celebrates his 75th birthday Tuesday, has faced the daunting task of following in the footsteps of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, a beloved, globally-admired world figure for 70 years. Notwithstanding initial concerns and criticisms from various quarters, during his first year on the throne, Charles has demonstrated the ability to inspire his people, steadied the ship against a turbulent geopolitical situation, and served as an able ambassador for his nation abroad.