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Princess Margaret

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Group Captain Peter Townsend (pictured) was made equerry to King George VI - and it was this position which would eventually spark a romance with Princess Margaret

Was there more to Princess Margaret’s forbidden lover Peter Townsend than meets the eye? Inside the life of the war hero who was 15 years older than her – and later claimed ‘the sex-urge is a rather unfair device employed by god’

Despite coming from little wealth and low birth, Group Captain Peter Townsend…
Princess Elizabeth is shown in this 1942 wartime portrait taken by Cecil Beaton Young Princess Elizabeth was just 13 years old when war broke out on September 3, 1939. She had been living at Buckingham Palace for three years, and like many of London's children she was evacuated to the countryside with her sister Princess Margaret, then just nine. She is pictured here, aged 16. On her 16th birthday, Princess Elizabeth carried out her first official duty, and inspected troops during a parade at Windsor Castle

Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret glow as new mothers in previously unseen photos of the royal family – which also include an ethereal portrait of Kate Middleton

Remarkable unseen photos of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret as young mothers…
Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex's daughter Lady Louise Windsor was just seven when she made up part of Kate's troupe which accompanied her down the aisle. Pictured, arriving at Westminster Abbey

What happened to Kate Middleton’s bridesmaids and page boys – from the royal known as The Firm’s ‘secret weapon’ to Grace Van Cutsem who stole the show with her cheeky balcony display?

Today marks 13 years since Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 42,…
Annabel Elliot in the BBC's Coronation Year, broadcast on Boxing Day

The power behind the throne? ‘I’m not sure Camilla would ever have been able to get through what she has over the years without sister Annabel by her side,’ writes REBECCA ENGLISH

‘Sisters, sisters, There were never such devoted sisters….I’m here to keep my…
'Charwoman demanding a pay rise'

Of The Crown's trio of monarchs, only Claire Foy captured the vivacity, sex appeal and sheer loveliness of the Queen that I knew

When I think of the Queen, I think of her seduction and…
The Prince and Princess of Wales drive from Clarence House after 11pm last night

Party fit for a King! It’s a late night for William and Kate as they depart Clarence House close to midnight after Charles’s glittering 75th birthday bash… but was his biggest present his first phone chat with estranged son Harry in six months?

The Prince and Princess of Wales were seen enjoying a late night…
Princess Margaret's husband Lord Snowdon took this photograph of her in 1959, showing off her exquisite sense of style in this red evening gown and white stole

CAROLINE GRAHAM: The incredible story of Princess Margaret and 1950s crooner Eddie Fisher – as revealed to our woman in LA by his fourth wife

Princess Margaret opened her bedroom door wearing a transparent negligee. As she ushered…
Prince Harry leaves St George's Chapel in Windsor today to mark the first anniversary of the Queen's death. Her Majesty is buried there alongside her beloved husband Prince Philip

Prince Harry makes surprise visit to St George’s Chapel in Windsor where the Queen is buried to mark anniversary of her death – as Kate and William pay their own respects 230 miles away in Wales

Prince Harry has made a shock and secret visit to the Windsor…
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive at St Davids Cathedral in Pembrokeshire this afternoon

William and Kate arrive at St Davids Cathedral to remember the late Queen before greeting members of the public exactly one year on since monarch’s death

Prince William and Kate today marked the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth…
King Charles III looked visibly moved after leaving a service to mark the first anniversary of his mother the Queen. Camilla clutches flowers handed to them by well wishers

King Charles and Camilla greet well-wishers after private church service alongside Princess Margaret’s grandchildren – as royals lead tributes and nation comes together to remember Queen Elizabeth one year on from her death

The King and Queen today attended a special service at Crathie Kirk…