Royal family Coverage

Tara Lynn: Why Kate Middleton's cancer news hit me so hard

I'll admit it. I'm a "royal junkie." I have always had a fascination for the royal family. I love learning about the history, pomp and circumstance, and details on their peculiar rules.

Tara Lynn, WRAL contributor

Princess Kate, diagnosed with cancer, asks for privacy

Princess Kate has been diagnosed with cancer, she announced Friday. NBC News aired a Special Report with a message from the royal family.

King Charles to have prostate surgery

King Charles was admitted at a private London hospital Friday to undergo a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate.

Health scares plague members of royal family

In Britain, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York and former wife of Prince Andrew, announced on Sunday that she has skin cancer. Kate, the Princess of Wales and wife of Prince William, underwent planned abdominal surgery last week as King Charles is due this week to have treatment for an enlarged prostate.

Prince Harry to become 1st royal in centuries to take witness stand

Prince Harry is set to become the first royal to take the witness stand in more than a century this week. This is part of a lawsuit that accuses the publisher of British tabloids of phone hacking and other unlawful acts.

Prince Harry's ghostwriter reveals what he really thought about the royal

In a new essay for The New Yorker, J. R. Moehringer, the ghostwriter on Harry's memoir, "Spare," recalls raising his voice at the royal.

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Britain's longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 96

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has died after more than 70 years on the throne.

Queen Elizabeth II Under Medical Supervision as Health Concerns Grow

LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II's health appeared to be deteriorating sharply Thursday, with Buckingham Palace announcing that her doctors were "concerned" about her health as family members rushed to her side.

Mark Landler, New York Times

Queen Elizabeth will not attend Easter Sunday service at Windsor, royal source says

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not join other members of the royal family for an Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle this year, according to a royal source.

By Max Foster and Toyin Owoseje, CNN

Queen Resumes Work 9 Days After Positive Coronavirus Test

LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II is returning to work after a COVID scare, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday, ending more than a week of heightened concern about the health of Britain's longest-reigning monarch after it was announced that she had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Isabella Kwai, New York Times

Prince Andrew Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit With Virginia Giuffre

Prince Andrew, the disgraced second son of Queen Elizabeth II, has settled a lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, a woman who had accused him of raping her when she was a teenage victim of Andrew’s friend, notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new court filing in Manhattan Tuesday.

Benjamin Weiser, New York Times

Prince Charles' charity faces fresh investigation after reported donations from Russian banker

A Scottish regulator said it was investigating one of Prince Charles' charities after a UK newspaper reported that a Russian banker had tried to donate a six-figure sum to the future king's foundation.

By Hannah Ryan and Martin Goillandeau, CNN

On what would have been 60th birthday, Princess Diana gets a statue

Prince William and Prince Harry dedicated a statue of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, on what would have been her 60th birthday.

Duchess Kate shares royal honey with children at wildlife garden

Britain's Duchess of Cambridge told children she had become a beekeeper and offered them a spoonful of the honey they had produced.

Meghan and Harry welcome baby girl, Lilibet Diana

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has given birth to a daughter, the second child for her and Prince Harry, the couple announced in a statement on Sunday.

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN

Royals host drive-in movie event

Britain's Prince William and wife Kate host drive-in theater event for health workers.

Prince Harry shares 'pain and suffering' of growing up in royal family

LONDON -- Prince Harry compared his life in the British monarchy as "a mix between 'The Truman Show' and being in a zoo" in a wide-ranging interview released Thursday night, one of his strongest public rebuttals yet of the inner workings of the royal family.

Elian Peltier, New York Times

Preparations underway for Prince Philip's funeral

Windsor prepares for Prince Philip's funeral.

Australians react to Prince Philip's death

Australians awoke to the news that Prince Philip had died overnight. He was 99 years old.

Prince William, Kate Middleton surprise paramedic's family

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate surprised a paramedic's family in a video call while visiting an ambulance station in London.

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry tell Oprah of depth of pain in life as royals

A year after Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in a fairy-tale wedding, she said in an extraordinary interview broadcast on Sunday night, her life as a member of the British royal family had become so emotionally desolate that she contemplated suicide.

Mark Landler, New York Times

Meghan and Harry detail reasons they separated from royals in Oprah interview

Meghan Markle revealed many disturbing details of her experience with the royal family.

Great Britain braces for Harry & Meghan's Oprah interview

Many in England are worried about what may surface in the interview.

Prince Philip still recovering from heart surgery, according to Royal Palace

Prince Philip will turn 100 years old in June.

Royals plead: Get the vaccine

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate urge people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.