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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

PALACE PICKS • The ROYALS team have chosen our stand-out looks of the month

Royal WATCH • The top news stories this month

WALESES IN WALES • The couple made their second joint outing of the year, fittingly to Wales in the run up to St David’s Day

CAN THE BRITISH MONARCHY SURVIVE? • Health scares, bitter sibling rivalries & the never-ending ‘Andrew problem’. Is it all falling apart for the royal family?

34 MOST ICONIC MOMENTS in royal history • From the historic births, marriages & coronations to the everyday dramas that happened in between... we look back over three-quarters of a century of fascinating European royal events

FASHION FAVES WITH JANINE BURGUNDY BABES • Royal fashionistas return to this classic, stand-out shade year after year

QUEEN OF STYLE • With thoughtful touches and hidden messages, this is how Kate’s fashion sense has evolved

TIMELESS beauty • The makeup and skincare products beloved by Diana

Dangly Delights • We can’t get enough of these fun & fancy royal sparklers!

MILESTONE MONTH • It’s been an extra special month of firsts for the Danish royal household

Truth or Myth? • Over the centuries there have been many wild royal stories, from romances to illegitimate children, to insults and blood feuds. What’s true, what’s false & what lies somewhere in between?

WEDDING FLASHBACK KING HARALD & SONJA HARALDSEN • Their fight to be together is about to feature in a new TV drama called The Commoner

BAREFOOT BANDITS • Kick off your shoes & enjoy the sand between the royal toes!

Which ROYAL is it? • Cockerel? Snake? Seahorse? We love a sparkly pin to liven up an outfit. Can you pick the royal by their brooch?

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

THE BAD BOLEYN GIRL? ERASED FROM HISTORY • Ever wondered why there are so few portraits of the most important women in history? Yet the men are widely portrayed. There are answers in this cautionary tale...

HOUSE OF SHELLEY • Castle Goring was built for Percy Bysshe Shelley by his grandfather in 1790. But the poet drowned in Italy at 29 & never lived there

Puzzles

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