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Inside March ROYALS monthly, scandal, a deep-seated rivalry and a health crisis plunge the monarchy into some of its darkest days.

Editor’s note

ROYALS IN PICTURES THIS MONTH

PALACE PICKS • The ROYALS team have chosen our stand-out looks of the month

Royal WATCH • The top news stories this month

CHARLENE & ALBERT Is it over? • One worrying detail has royal watchers wondering if this is the end for Monaco’s ruling couple

BEST FRIENDS IN NEPAL • Edward & Sophie opened up about their long marriage on a hugely successful six-day royal tour

STRONGER TOGETHER • A united front is all part of Harry & Meghan’s new masterplan

WILLS SPREADS THE LOVE • The prince seems thrilled to get back to something like ‘normal life’

PRINCESS ANNE TELLS ALL • The Princess Royal speaks out about the truth behind her shocking accident last year

A royal birth means it’s all change again... • The arrival of Princess Beatrice’s second daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi, on 22 January has changed the royal line of succession again

The first year of KING FREDERIK • The new Danish monarch has made some sweeping changes in his freshman year

DAMNED IF SHE DOES Damned if she doesn’t • She’s had to rename her lifestyle brand after trademark issues in what’s been labelled a ‘shambolic PR disaster’. The trailer for her TV show caused intrigue & rage in equal measure – its postponement led to even more. Can the duchess do nothing right?

MINI majesties • These royals have entered into Barbie world!

SHE SAID WHAT? • Is this the world’s most outrageous ‘royal commentator’? How does Lady Colin Campbell get away with it?

FASHION FAVES WITH JANINE MOCHA MOUSSE • It’s easy to see why this rich shade is Pantone’s 2025 ‘Colour of the Year’

BRIDAL beauty • We round up some of our favourite royal-approved looks

MARY’S NEW TIARA • The Queen of Denmark reworked the Crown Jewels to create this elegant and dazzling headpiece

EVERYTHING YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT... ROYAL LOVE STORIES • The course of true love does not always run smooth, even for the blue bloods among us. In fact, being royal can even be a hindrance...

A KING & HIS KILTS • Charles has come a long way in his love of the tartan skirt since he hid behind a chair for his 18th birthday portrait!

An UNCOMMON Queen • Lady Louise Mountbatten, Prince Philip’s aunt, was a truly unique royal

WEDDING FLASHBACK GRAND DUKE GUILLAUME OF LUXEMBOURG & STÉPHANIE DE LANNOY • This two-day wedding was the biggest event in Luxembourg’s calendar for decades

The most SURPRISING royal GIFTS! • What to buy for the monarch who has everything? Perhaps an insect-shaped mini bar, giant tortoise, or a few tons of tinned fruit?

FOOD FIT FOR A KING! • They don’t always get waited on... sometimes the royals have to help out in the kitchen, just like the rest of us!

Which ROYAL is it? • These boots were made for walking, but whose feet are in them? Can you identify the royals by their footwear?

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

EDWARD IV England’s hunkiest and most magnificent King? • Edward Plantagenet ticked all the medieval monarch boxes: charismatic, brilliant, daring & handsome. So why did he disappear into the mists of history?

HAGA PALACE • The royal residence in Solna, outside Stockholm, has been a summer home for the Swedish royals since it was built over 200 years ago

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