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One of the most popular cruise ports in the world just got an important makeover
The new technology, known as shore power, will allow docked ships to use the local electricity grid…
Erin Snodgrass
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to receive prestigious human rights award for calling out 'structural racism' within the royal household
Harry and Meghan will receive the Ripple of Hope award for what Kerry Kennedy said was their "coura…
Maria Noyen
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Meet the most powerful people in the Queen's orbit who keep the monarchy operating at full speed
The royal household is responsible for keeping the monarchy operating at full speed. But only a tru…
Mikhaila Friel,Hannah Beckler
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Meet Andrew Parker, the Queen's most senior aide who oversaw Prince Philip's funeral arrangements days after starting the role
Lord Andrew Parker joined the royal household on April 1, 2021. Eight days later, the Queen's husba…
Mikhaila Friel
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The Queen's lady-in-waiting and close friend has reportedly died at the age of 90
This marks the Queen's second lady-in-waiting to die in recent weeks, as the Dowager Duchess of Gra…
Mikhaila Friel
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Meghan Markle's 'American approach' led to allegations she bullied royal staffers, author says
Christopher Andersen, royal author and former editor at People, said the allegations that Meghan Ma…
Maria Noyen
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The prince of Denmark turned down his state-funded allowance. It's the latest way the royal family is modernizing.
Prince Christian of Denmark won't accept the government-funded royal allowance he is entitled to by…
Erin McDowell
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The Queen has a specialist team of clock masters that spend 40 hours tweaking over 1,000 clocks in her residences for daylight-saving time
There are over 1,000 clocks throughout the royal residences in the UK, and each has specialists tha…
Maria Noyen
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Royal households don't always operate in 'perfect harmony' and will compete for media coverage, British journalists say
In response to the claims in a BBC documentary, royals said it's "disappointing" that "overblown an…
Maria Noyen
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Prince Charles' 2016 Oman tour was 'overshadowed' by Prince Harry's 'unprecedented' defense of Meghan Markle, British journalists say
In a joint statement, the royal family said the BBC documentary "The Princes and the Press" gives c…
Maria Noyen
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As the Queen cancels royal engagements, experts say the 95-year-old's aides may be working her too hard
Following her first hospital stay since 2013, Buckingham Palace confirmed the Queen is not attendin…
Maria Noyen
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Hampton Court Palace is said to be haunted by Henry VIII's wives. Here are 5 eerie stories about the former royal home.
Hampton Court Palace has been the site of multiple ghost sightings.Shutterstock
Erin McDowell
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Buckingham Palace says 8.4% of its staff are from ethnic minority backgrounds amid push for more diversity
A Buckingham Palace source told Insider they are committed to improving this figure, released as pa…
Mikhaila Friel
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The Queen's former piper says the royal household took care of his children when his wife was diagnosed with cancer
The Queen's former piper Scott Methven said his kids played with Prince George and cooked with the …
Mikhaila Friel
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Buckingham Palace publicly refers to Archie and Lilibet as prince and princess for the first time, 6 months after they inherited the royal titles
According to a law set out in 1917, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children became a prince and p…
Maria Noyen
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Photos show the royal family arriving at Queen Elizabeth's funeral
The first photos of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral show members of the royal family and other guests …
Mikhaila Friel
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Meghan Markle once complained that Kate Middleton didn't welcome her into the royal family, according to a new book
There was "little intimacy" between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton when they first met, according…
Mikhaila Friel
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Why Insider is publishing a database of positions in the Queen's household, one of the least-scrutinized parts of British public life
Despite the modern tone of its self-reporting, the royal household has made extraordinary efforts t…
Mia Jankowicz,Hannah Beckler
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Photos show the Queen's guards wearing traditional long-sleeved uniforms and woolly bearskin hats amid extreme heatwave
The Queen's guards remained on duty at Buckingham Palace as temperatures in the UK reached highs of…
Maria Noyen
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Prince Harry's lawyer says the Queen's aide helped the UK government strip him of taxpayer-funded security
In court on Thursday, Prince Harry's lawyer said there have been "significant tensions" between the…