Latest Royalty News

Oceans apart, William and Harry both salute Princess Diana's legacy at an awards ceremony

Mar. 15, 2024 17:58 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Prince William and Prince Harry both took part in an awards ceremony in honor of their late mother Princess Diana — but the estranged brothers were many miles apart at the time. William gave a speech at the Diana Legacy Award, which recognizes young people around...

An AP photographer on what motivates her as a woman in her profession

Mar. 15, 2024 11:18 AM EDT

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andreea Alexandru is a photographer who works with The Associated Press in Bucharest, Romania. Alexandru has covered riots, elections, sporting events and cultural events. Her overseas assignments have included the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III. ...

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, returns to Instagram to tease new food, cookbook, cutlery brand

Mar. 14, 2024 16:18 PM EDT

MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has returned to Instagram to tease a new brand that records show could feature jams, household items, cookbooks and cutlery. The former actor left Instagram when she got engaged to Prince Harry, and as recently as last week,...

Europe’s oldest monarch, Norway's King Harald is discharged from hospital after getting a pacemaker

Mar. 14, 2024 07:23 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, has been discharged from the Oslo hospital where he received a permanent pacemaker earlier this week, the palace said Thursday. The 87-year-old monarch “is doing well” and is on sick leave until...

Delete a background? Easy. Smooth out a face? Seamless. Digital photo manipulation is now mainstream

Mar. 13, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — It's been a common refrain when seeking proof that someone's story or some event actually took place: “Pics, or it didn't happen.” But in a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation as easy as a tap on your phone, the idea that a visual...

US-mandated religious freedom group ends Saudi trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah

Mar. 13, 2024 04:56 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kippah in public, highlighting the religious tensions still present in the wider Middle East. ...

Kate's been the reliable face of a modern monarchy. Now she's at the center of a media backlash

Mar. 12, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — She’s one of the most photographed women in the world. But attention on Kate, the Princess of Wales, hasn’t reached this level since she married Prince William in a fairy-tale wedding in 2011. An announcement from palace officials that Kate, 42, had unspecified...

Kate's photo scandal shows how hard it is for the UK monarchy to control its narrative

Mar. 12, 2024 14:22 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot is a new chapter in the thorny relationship between the media and Britain’s royal family. It’s also a sign of how hard it is for the monarchy to control its own narrative in the...

Europe's oldest monarch, the ailing King Harald V of Norway, gets a permanent pacemaker

Mar. 12, 2024 11:27 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, received a permanent pacemaker on Tuesday, the palace said, adding that the monarch will remain in the hospital for a few days. The 87-year-old underwent the procedure at Oslo's university hospital,...

Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health

Mar. 11, 2024 22:30 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, apologized Monday for “confusion” caused by her altering of a family photo released by the palace — an image of Kate and her children that was intended to calm concern and speculation about the British royal's health, but had the opposite effect. ...