PURSED lips, bitten gloves and a very nervous wince... clearly the King and Queen struggled to rein in their feelings during a day at the races.

Final rehearsals for Trooping the Colour are underway with members of the Household Division in khaki-coloured uniform and beefeaters standing in line as part of the Brigade Major’s Review. The birthday parade for King Charles III will take place on June 15

THE Princess of Wales will not undertake a planned military review ahead of Trooping the Colour next month as she continues to recover privately following her cancer diagnosis.

BUCKINGHAM Palace has been inundated with ‘tens of thousands’ of get-well-soon cards and gifts for the Princess of Wales.

MANCHESTER United’s former manager and legend Sir Alex Ferguson leapt out of his seat as the Reds scored their first goal in the FA Cup final yesterday . . . but Prince George was clearly not impressed.

AMERICAN government lawyers are fighting to keep ‘law enforcement’ documents related to Prince Harry’s visa application secret, claiming there would be ‘stigma attached’ if they were published.

HE WAS reported to have described his experience at Gordonstoun as ‘Colditz in kilts’.

REGAL portraiture has never been an exact science - with beauty in the eye of the beholder.

...and the rain won’t stop her fashion parade as she wears handy heel caps

THE Princess of Wales is the ‘driving force’ behind a major report calling on businesses to introduce more family-friendly working practices, it has been revealed.

TAKING the microphone, Prince Harry gestured towards the Nigerian royals ranged before him, playfully calling them his ‘in-laws’. It brought laughter from his audience. ‘I’ll skip the protocol because at this point we’re all family,’ the duke added, to more guffaws.

THE King will make his first trip abroad since his cancer diagnosis to honour the heroes of D-Day in Normandy next month.

Utterly charming, a very special snapshot from the camera of Lord Snowdon

THERE was no trace of a crust on the cucumber sandwiches, the Yeomen of the Guard lined the lawns and the Band of the Royal Marines played the National Anthem on the stroke of 4pm. So far, so very Buckingham Palace Garden Party.

QUEEN Camilla has pledged not to buy any new fur products in future in a move welcomed by animal rights activists.

IT is not the typical response to receiving such an honour - though it was forgivable coming from the ‘bonkbuster’ queen.

THE King unveiled his first official portrait since his Coronation yesterday, praising the fiery red painting as ‘remarkable’.

CANCER treatment has left him unable to taste food or drink, Charles revealed yesterday.

KING Charles paid a sweet tribute to his son and heir yesterday as he handed over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps.

A royal visit? No, this was more like they were on a presidential tour

QUEEN Camilla thanked Roald Dahl nurses for their hard work looking after unwell children in a hospital visit to mark today’s International Nurses Day.

CHURCHES, universities and hospitals can apply for a free framed official portrait of King Charles to display, as the Government expands its £8 million scheme to cement public support for the monarch.

Beatrice expected to accompany Charles at key event to add some royal glamour in Kate’s absence

ON A humid open-air basketball court on the fringes of Nigeria’s capital, a local cameraman is beseeching the Duchess of Sussex to look down his lens. ‘Royalty!’ he shouts. ‘Come on, Royalty! Look this way!’

King gives 145 firms his royal seal of approval... but trader who supplied family gatherings among those who are dropped

QUEEN Camilla has granted prestigious royal warrants for the first time, it can be revealed today.

PRINCE William revealed that his wife is ‘doing well’ following her cancer diagnosis on a visit to the Isles of Scilly yesterday.

THE King is to hold his first investiture since being diagnosed with cancer next week, handing honours to luminaries such as the Archbishop of Canterbury and Dame Jilly Cooper.

THERE’S no doubt they’ve both inherited their mother’s knack with children.

PRINCE William may have missed out on his brother’s Invictus Games service, but he could still squeeze in some sporting heroes of his own.

So very distant but in the same city, King and the son who left his royal role behind

ONE pupil got an eye-popping surprise yesterday when the Queen arrived to open their school’s new Coronation Library.

As prince flies into UK, he’s forced to admit his father is too busy with ‘other priorities’

But will he meet Harry this week?

THE royals were once seen as decidedly distant - but these days they love a good cuddle.

WHEN Prince Harry visits Britain this week, he will attend an event just two miles from his sick father.

THE King receives a major vote of confidence today, with the news that the majority of Britons believe he is doing a good job.

KING Charles has taken on more than 200 new patronages from the late Queen following a major review of charities supported by the Royal Family.

... and Uncle Charles gets a loving hug from Zara

ALMOST a year after they were crowned at Westminster Abbey, the King and Queen have received the official recording of the proceedings, the Coronation Roll.

Princess Charlotte’s a chip off the old block in portrait to mark her 9th birthday

QUEEN Camilla paid tribute to the ‘kindness of strangers’ as she hosted campaigners against sexual violence at Buckingham Palace yesterday.

THE KING continued with his cancer treatment yesterday - hours after meeting patients on a chemotherapy ward.

THE Prince and Princess of Wales marked their 13th wedding anniversary yesterday by releasing an unseen portrait from their big day, which shows for the first time William’s secret change of uniform.

THE Duchess of Sussex will not join Prince Harry when he arrives in the UK next week.

MEGHAN has called her a ‘dear friend’ who she spent a day with ‘giggling like schoolgirls’.

THE King wants to get back on his horse following his cancer diagnosis with plans to appear on his favourite steed at Trooping the Colour.

PRINCE Harry will return to the UK next week but is unlikely to meet his estranged brother or sister-in-law.

THE Duke of Sussex is facing a backlash for not wearing his Coronation medal when he presented a military award.