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I was curious if they would assess a penalty for each instance of taking a taxi, or just one for the leg. In the end it didn’t matter, but I wish they had told us!

The report is that William and Kate celebrated Easter privately at their country home with their kids. They don’t always go to Easter at Windsor, so I don’t think this is any reason to be concerned. She seems to be doing well, but still has not resumed a full slate of public appearances.

I think like any big family, some are closer than others. I have some cousins I am closer to than others, based on age, proximity, and personality/mutual interests. I agree that William seems close to Zara and Peter, and it is clear from public appearances like the jubilee concert and the walk...

Meghan attended the queen’s funeral and surrounding events … they were already in the UK for some Invictus related stuff (I think) when she died and they stayed for the funeral. They still had Frogmore as their UK base then. She did not come for Philip’s funeral (she was pregnant and advised not...

None of us know what contact they have or haven’t had privately. We could as easily say that if Harry doesn’t bring his children to meet their grandfather before he dies, he’ll always regret it.

There were reports at Christmas that she had been warned not to travel by doctors, she was originally going to spend Christmas in Italy with Edo's family but they ended up at Sandringham with the royals instead. It's possible she has had a difficult pregnancy. The delay in announcing the birth...

The royal family has announced the birth of Princess Beatrice's baby daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose. She was born several weeks premature and is quite tiny at 4 lbs., but the announcement says mother and baby are healthy. Trying to find a link that isn't to social media...

As far as I know this is the first time in years Sofia has worn a different tiara from the one she was given as a gift by the king and queen for her wedding. I hope this is just the beginning of her getting to play in the vault more frequently ... the Swedish royal family has the most amazing...

Not at all. In fact, in the appearances they have made together since Kate started to return to work, I have thought they looked closer than ever. Certainly more physically demonstrative, one often putting a hand on the other’s back or arm and lots of looks over the shoulder to check in if they...

I’m not sure it’s a secret, they’ve promoted it pretty heavily. The actor playing Joe goes outside the theatre with a camera crew and walks around Schubert Alley while he sings the title song, which is streamed onto screens in the theatre. I haven’t seen it, but it’s apparently pretty cool...

I just yesterday brought two trays of cookies and fancy squares (ordered from a bakery and individually wrapped, since I thought that would be more hygienic) and a thank you note to the staff at the palliative care hospital where my aunt spent her final days. The way their eyes lit up when they...

Yes, I disliked all the "brave Kate" language around her appearance on the weekend (she's brave, sure, but she's not more brave than anyone else), and this whole "lesser mortals" thing is offensive and ridiculous. Cancer devastates everyone regardless of wealth or rank, for sure, but she has a...

Great to see her looking so well and enjoying the day. There was a moment during the flypast when the mask dropped and she looked so tired and I thought I bet she cannot wait to get those shoes and hat off and lie down somewhere! Totally understandable. But well done to her. I admit I was...

Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles will be resuming public-facing engagements next week (starting with a visit to a cancer centre to meet staff and patients) and hosting the Emperor of Japan for a state visit in June. Sounds like his treatment and recovery are going well!

Yes, Camilla will still continue to be Queen, just as Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother), Queen Mary, and other widowed queens have been. Queen Mary explains it to someone in The Crown as she is a queen, but not the queen … in her case the queen would have been the reigning Queen Elizabeth II...