Ed Holt

18 hours ago | dailymail.co.uk | Ed Holt

There are few perks to being the spare rather than the heir to the throne. Royal Family members such as Prince Harry and Princess Margaret, who have been cast as the spare, have often struggled to navigate the less prominent role. Nevertheless, playing second fiddle to the person who will one day be monarch does have its advantages. Look no further than the Queen Mother - a colossal figure in the modern history of the Royal Family who we might never have met had King George VI been the heir.

18 hours ago | dailymail.co.uk | Ed Holt

Today marks 39 years since Wallis Simpson, the woman who became Duchess of Windsor after King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry her, died at the age of 89. She played a notorious role in the greatest royal controversies of the 20th century but in her final years, Wallis was beset by illness, bedridden and unable to walk and talk. Wallis and her husband, who died in 1972, lived out their final years in Paris. But before they settled in France the jet-setting couple travelled the world.

1 day ago | dailymail.co.uk | Ed Holt

The Royal house guests from hell - including the visitor who made Queen Elizabeth II 'angrier than ever' - revealed in new Mail podcastBy ED HOLT Published: 20:11 EDT, 23 April 2025 | Updated: 20:12 EDT, 23 April 2025 As the Royal Family prepare to welcome Donald Trump on a state visit to Britain, the Mail has been exploring the history of VVIPs who have received the grandest welcome the country can bestow. And not all of them have left a favourable impression on their hosts.

3 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | Ed Holt

Today would have been Lady Anne Glenconner and Lord Colin Glenconner's 69th wedding anniversary, a matrimony that was truly a royal affair. The bride was a close friend and confidante of Princess Margaret, the young princess and the Queen Mother were among the guests at St Withburga’s Church in Holkham, Norfolk, on April 21 1956. Margaret's future husband Anthony Armstrong-Jones was the wedding photographer.

4 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | Ed Holt

Meghan Markle was so rude to a royal gardener that the late Queen Elizabeth II was forced to intervene, a royal insider has claimed. The shocking allegation is one of number of complaints lodged against the Duke and Duchess of Sussex which claims they are difficult to work with and often bully members of staff. According to esteemed royal historian Hugo Vickers, there was 'trouble' while Harry and Meghan were living at Frogmore Cottage – close to Windsor Castle – between 2019 and March 2020.