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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have some big changes coming up: they are moving house, becoming parents - and setting up their own royal household. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly originally wanted an independent setup, but instead will have their office based at Buckingham Palace with the Queen's. The Kensington Palace staff seem set to remain with Prince William and Kate, but the Susse...

With two months to go until her baby arrives, Meghan Markle shows no signs of slowing down just yet. The Duchess of Sussex flew to New York this week to enjoy a luxury baby shower with her showbiz friends, including Serena Williams, Priyanka Chopra and Abigail Spencer. Getting together with your friends before such a radical life change is always fun, and the American tradition has been catching o...

Kate Middleton has brought the wow factor this week. The Duchess of Cambridge dazzled in two beautiful designer dresses at the BAFTAs and 100 Women In Finance awards, not to mention a Chanel tweed suit for a mental health conference. But the speech she gave at a conference about mental health in education was extra special: personal and spontaneous. Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers brings t...

Princess Diana is a style icon - an unlikely destiny for a woman reputed to own only four outfits when she became engaged to Prince Charles. The story of how she transformed from a teenager who loved to borrow clothes from family and friends into a fashion inspiration is told in the Diana: Her Fashion Story exhibition at Kensington Palace. Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper and Daily Mirror style...

Meghan Markle is making the most of her time before she goes on maternity leave, with a string of royal engagements. The Duchess of Sussex's decision to write messages on bananas being given to sex workers caught the eye as she brought her spontaneity to Bristol. And it's been a busy time for husband Prince Harry too, as well as for Prince William and wife Kate as the Fab Four start 2019 at pace....

Prince Philip walked away after his Landrover was involved in a crash near the Sandringham estate - and straight into a PR disaster. The proudly independent Duke of Edinburgh has always loved driving. He has a reputation as a daredevil, even apparently threatening to throw the Queen out of the car when she didn't like the speed he was going. Initial relief that he walked away unscathed merged with...

Meghan Markle has officially taken up her first four patronages - and made her first visit as patron. The Duchess of Sussex had been tipped to take over from the Queen as patron of the National Theatre, and also added roles working with an animal welfare charity, a charity helping women back into work and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. She kicked off her time as patron with a visit...

The royal family is assembling at Sandringham for Christmas, with the Sussexes and the Cambridge family among the guests. The family time comes during a period of increased attention on the relationship between William and Harry, Kate and Meghan after the announcement the newly-weds would be moving to Windsor, rather than staying at Kensington Palace. That news unleashed a swathe of claims of tens...

Prince Charles has celebrated his 70th birthday - and all but four of those years have been spent as king in waiting. When that time does eventually come, Charles will continue to use his network as a force for good (even if he will no longer meddle)."Neutral, but not neutered." That is the view of John Bridcut, who spent a year with the Prince of Wales for a BBC documentary to mark the milestone...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned from their first royal tour last week - and left a lasting impression. The Duchess of Sussex showed she means business with a series of impressive speeches, and her presence is helping her husband evolve his own royal role for the years ahead. Fresh from his time with the royals Down Under, Daily Mirror royal correspondent Russell Myers joins Pod Save The Qu...

Meghan Markle has come through her first royal tour with flying colours - and an expanded wardrobe. A schedule which packed in 76 engagements in 16 days in four countries, including everything from welly-wanging to wreath-laying and dinner with a king, was always going to need a wide range of clothes. In all there were 39 outfits , featuring 29 dresses, six coats, eight bags, 17 pairs of shoes, th...

Meghan Markle's beautiful Givenchy wedding dress and incredible embroidered veil lived up to their billing for the wedding of the year. Now a new exhibition at Windsor Castle gives fans the chance to see the beautiful detail up close - and hear the Duchess of Sussex and Claire Waight Keller talking about its creation. Meghan and Harry both give their own accounts of key details for their wedding o...

The Royal Tour has been a huge success, with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle proving to be a big hit Down Under. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have visited Australia for the Invictus Games, with additional trips to New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. Meghan pulled out of a number of events at the weekend and on Monday, blaming tiredness as she is 14 weeks pregnant. Daily Mirror royal correspondent Russel...

Princess Eugenie had a tough act to follow as she walked down the same aisle as Meghan Markle had done just five months ago. But the bride at the second royal wedding of the year had a show-stopping style of her own thanks to a gown by Peter Pilotto and an extravagant tiara from the royal collection .As Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank celebrate their start to married life with friends and...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are tackling 76 engagements in 16 days on their visit to Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand - and details of their royal tour engagements are now in. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will focus on youth leadership, social, economic and environmental challenges. But other themes running through their first royal tour include sport, mental health, theatre, women's em...

Meghan Markle has launched her first solo project - and her mum was there to see it. Doria Ragland joined her daughter and son-in-law Prince Harry for the celebration of the Together cookbook the Duchess has created with a community kitchen near Grenfell Tower. And there were more firsts for the Duchess of Sussex this week too, with her netball debut on her sportiest royal engagement yet, and her...

Princess Eugenie will marry fiance Jack Brooksbank three weeks today in the second royal wedding of the year. The couple will tie the knot in St George's Chapel, Windsor - just as Prince Harry and Meghan did in May. After Meghan wowed in her Givenchy dress and spectacular veil, Eugenie has a hard act to follow. But Eugenie, who is ninth in line to the throne, clearly loves fashion and has develope...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have returned from their summer break - and a night out at Hamilton is an ideal first day back at work. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a busy autumn to look forward to as they travel to Australia for the Invictus Games and a royal tour which also takes in New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. Before that there is the not so small matter of Princess Eugenie's royal weddin...

Prince William was the royal representative at the commemoration service 100 years on from the Battle of Amiens. The battle was a turning point in World War One as the Allies combined ground and air force to push back the enemy, and the Duke of Cambridge was joined by Prime Minister Theresa May for a moving memorial at Amiens cathedral. Royal reporter Russell Myers was in northern France for the e...

Thomas Markle vowed he would not stay quiet until he was back in contact with daughter Meghan - and he has stayed true to his word. After yet another outspoken interview, there have been high level meetings at Kensington Palace on how to get the situation belatedly under control. But he is not the only one discussing deeply personal things with journalists. Princess Eugenie has appeared in Vogue w...

At what should be the happiest time of her life, Meghan Markle has an unwanted headache. Her dad Thomas has declared he will keep giving interviews until the royals break their silence in his latest bizarre bid to mend his relationship with his daughter, who he says has not returned his calls for two months. Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Mirror columnist Alison Phillips, fashion...

Meghan Markle has completed her first royal visit abroad with Prince Harry - which meant we were able to enjoy her first tour-drobe. The Duchess of Sussex packed in four outfits in 24 hours on her visit to Ireland. With wall-to-wall designer labels rather than high street picks, the cost of the ensembles was eye-watering - and some of them divided opinion. Having already discussed the substance of...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are the couple of the moment - and they took their showbiz glamour to Ireland for their first royal visit abroad. With political meetings, cultural events and inevitably a taste of Guinness, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a flying visit to Dublin this week. The Daily Mirror's Russell Myers, fresh from his trip to the Middle East with Prince William, joined them...

What is Prince William like in person? How did the royal tour of the Middle East pan out? And what is it like to fly on the royal plane? Russell Myers (@rjmyers) joined the Duke of Cambridge on his historic visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and he joins host Ann Gripper (@anngripper) to reflect on a trip set to have a long term impact on William's future priorities. The @Mi...

Prince William's Middle East tour was already historic as the first official royal visit to Israel since the country's birth 70 years ago. But it took on even greater importance when Israeli President Reuven Rivelin gave the Duke of Cambridge a message of peace for the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. With a complicated history and tinderbox present, the Daily Mirror's head of politics Jason B...