King Charles has paused public duties. Who steps in when a monarch is unwell?
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King Charles has paused public duties. Who steps in when a monarch is unwell?

What are the rules and protocols when a British King or Queen can’t perform their duties?

  • byAngus Holland andJackson Graham

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Prince Andrew’s interview on Epstein matters now a Netflix film

Prince Andrew’s interview on Epstein matters now a Netflix film

Scoop is based on a book by Sam McAlister,who negotiated the sit-down in which the duke was questioned about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

  • byAnita Singh
Britain’s Duchess of York diagnosed with skin cancer

Britain’s Duchess of York diagnosed with skin cancer

Sarah Ferguson was treated for breast cancer last year and has now been diagnosed with malignant melanoma after several moles were removed.

  • byAlistair Smout
The strange tale of Prince Andrew’s ‘sex tapes’ and Epstein victim’s allegations

The strange tale of Prince Andrew’s ‘sex tapes’ and Epstein victim’s allegations

Rumours of sordid sex tapes have dogged those in Jeffrey Epstein’s social orbit for years. A victim’s claims that they exist have resurfaced in unsealed documents.

  • byVictoria Ward andRozina Sabur
Maxwell took Epstein to England ‘to meet royalty’ including Prince Andrew

Maxwell took Epstein to England ‘to meet royalty’ including Prince Andrew

The claim casts doubt on Ghislaine Maxwell’s denial that she introduced convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to Prince Andrew.

  • byJonathan Stempel
Epstein files could not have come at a worse time for Prince Andrew

Epstein files could not have come at a worse time for Prince Andrew

The reminder of Prince Andrew’s dealings with the late convicted sex trafficker is the kind of Christmas present the royal could live without.

  • byVictoria Ward
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Fergie rejoins royal happy family for Christmas service

Fergie rejoins royal happy family for Christmas service

The Duchess of York made a surprise appearance alongside King Charles and Queen Camilla at the annual gathering,along with her ex,the embattled Prince Andrew.

  • byHayley Dixon andFiona Parker
Prince Andrew travel files won’t be released until 2065

Prince Andrew travel files won’t be released until 2065

The decision means papers relating to Prince Andrew will not be available for public scrutiny in his lifetime,unless he lives to be 105.

  • byDominic Nicholls
Email casts doubt over Prince Andrew’s claims on relationship with Epstein

Email casts doubt over Prince Andrew’s claims on relationship with Epstein

Court papers dispute claims made by the Duke of York in a 2019 BBC interview that he only met the disgraced financier once following his 2008 conviction.

  • byVictoria Ward
Sarah,Duchess of York,diagnosed with breast cancer

Sarah,Duchess of York,diagnosed with breast cancer

The Duchess of York has undergone surgery for breast cancer after she was diagnosed following a routine mammogram that her Australian sister urged her to have.

  • byVictoria Ward
Prince Andrew refuses to leave Windsor home despite King’s ‘demands’

Prince Andrew refuses to leave Windsor home despite King’s ‘demands’

The push to relocate Andrew to Frogmore Cottage has raised questions about where his estranged wife,Sarah,Duchess of York,will live.

  • byIndia McTaggart