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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

Royal WATCH • The top news stories this month

PRINCESS CATHERINE 'MY PRIORITIES have changed' • She’s making a gradual return to work and hopes that 2025 will be ‘fulfilling’, but Kate’s life has changed forever. And ‘the Firm’ will have to deal with that

RAINY DAY AT THE RACES • The heavens opened for the first day of Cheltenham Races, but a bit of rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the fun-loving Tindall family

HARRY TAKES THE STRAIN • The prince has been under pressure but can he keep it together for his family?

POWERING ON • Despite illness, the King attended a whopping 372 events in 2024, but last year’s hardest-working royal is no surprise... See who took the crown, again!

KING IN TRAINING • But will the pressure prove too much for the royal teenager?

UNCERTAIN FUTURE • The Norwegian royal family have broken their silence, following a ‘challenging’ year

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION FERGIE & ANDREW ‘I’d marry him all over again’ • It’s hard to imagine Prince Andrew could fall any further from grace, but he’s managed it with the new ‘Chinese spy scandal’. Yet his adoring ex-wife never flinches in her loyalty

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS INGRID • Ingrid of Norway has celebrated her 21st birthday. The granddaughter of King Harald V will one day be Norway’s Queen – the country’s first female ruler since 1412

CAMILLA & ANNE From bad blood to BEST FRIENDS • From ‘extremely chilly’ to best of friends, these two royal women have transformed from love rivals to loving sisters

STRIKE A POSE • These blue-bloods turned model to grace the covers of the fashion mags

FASHION FAVES WITH JANINE WHITE MOVES • Crisp, clean and chic, bright white offers a fresh perspective

GOLDEN rules • Your guide to maintaining beautiful blonde hair

Behind Kate's CORONATION CROWN • The making of the Princess of Wales’ silver headpiece gave a nod to the past while looking towards the future

QUEEN ON THE SCREEN A real royal fairytale • This fun and fast-moving Dutch version of The Crown is ‘inspired by true events, mixed with fictional elements and dramatised’

LEONOR SAYS GOODBYE • The teenage princess has said she wants to experience life in the armed forces before becoming the next Queen of Spain

KEEPING UP WITH THE JORDANIANS • It’s been a busy start to the year for this glamorous royal family

RETURN OF THE ‘REVENGE DRESS’ • One of Princess Diana’s most iconic style moments – the revealing black dress from 1994 – is still being recreated today

THE END of an era • As Japan mourns its beloved Princess Yuriko, her death brings a looming crisis into focus

ROYALLY FAKE • They might look real, but however long you stare, you’ll never see them blink! We check out the world’s most eerily convincing royal waxworks

Which ROYAL is it? • Who’s behind those sunnies? Can you match the glasses to the famous royal without locking eyes?

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

WEDDING FLASHBACK PRINCE PAVLOS & MARIE-CHANTAL MILLER • The day the Crown Prince of Greece & Prince of Denmark married a billionaire’s daughter

GEORGE III THE KING WHO LOST AMERICA • Despite his popularity, loving relationships & historically long reign, King George III will always be remembered for losing two things...

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KING BAO DAI PALACE • The home of Vietnam’s thirteenth & last emperor, Bao Dai, was...