A new official portrait of the Queen and Prince Philip has been released in honour of their platinum wedding anniversary, which marks 70 years of marriage. The three photos, taken by Matt Holyoak earlier this month, shows the royal couple in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle. The Queen is seated, smiling, alongside the standing Duke of Edinburgh in one shot, while another shows the pair in a more sombre attitude, standing side by side. In the third, more intimate photograph, the two are looking at one another as though sharing a joke.

The world’s biggest businesses, heads of state and global figures in politics, entertainment and sport who have sheltered their wealth in secretive tax havens are being revealed this week in a major new investigation into Britain’s offshore empires.

The Queen is preparing to make Prince Charles King of England and abdicated the throne, according to reports. Queen Elizabeth, 91, intends to step aside when she turns 95, a Royal Household source told The Mail. They said: "Out of the profound respect the Queen holds for the institution of monarchy and its stewardship, Her Majesty would want to make sure that she has done everything she can for her country and her people before she hands over. She is dutiful to her core.

Prince Henrik of Denmark has been married to the country's queen for 50 years, and he has been carrying a grudge the whole time.

The Queen has been reported to West Yorkshire Police for not wearing a seat belt in the official car for the State Opening of Parliament. A 999 call was made by someone saying the monarch was not strapped in while being driven through London. The phone call was confirmed in a tweet by the West Yorkshire force, which added the hashtags #not999 #notevenwestyorkshire.

Being the monarch is a tough job, but someone has to do it, even if reluctantly. In a magazine interview, Prince Harry has suggested that none of the royal family actually wants the throne. “We are involved in modernising the British monarchy. We are not doing this for ourselves but for the greater good of the people,” he said.

Buckingham Palace may have announced his retirement from public life, but nearly 10,000 miles across the seas there is one tiny community that hopes The Duke of Edinburgh will change his mind. So remote is the village of Younanen that it’s inhabitants have only now received word of Prince Philip’s decision to retire. The reason it matters is that the villagers on the island of Tanna, in the South Pacific, revere him as the son of a local mountain god who will one day return to them.

“You never get over it. I still feel it 20 years later about my mother. I still have shock within me.” Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, has said the death of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, spurred him on to tackle the issue of mental health. Speaking after the preview screening of a BBC documentary about a group of London Marathon runners with psychological problems, the Duke said the more “influential and very important” people open up about their “issues and their battles” the better. He pledges it is “time everyone speaks up.”

Prince Charles has been a long-time supporter of Jewish causes and communities in the U.K. and elsewhere; and on Monday night, he spoke at a fundraiser for the World Jewish Relief charity in London, where the royal—who is first in line to the throne—delivered a message specifically geared to this current moment in world affairs. Per The Telegraph, Prince Charles described the “indescribable persecution” suffered by Ben Helfgott, a Holocaust survivor who went on to become the captain of the U.K.

THE Queen will use her annual Christmas message to announce that she will never die. The monarch will tell Britain that she has developed a condition known as Methuselah Syndrome, caused by generations of grotesque inbreeding and being immensely wealthy. Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies, said: “Beyond immortality, sufferers can lead a perfectly normal life. “With the right emotional support and a steady diet, the Queen should remain healthy at least until the universe begins to contract and conditions become unsuitable for existence as we know it.

Elizabeth II missed royals’ traditional visit to church in Sandringham for first time since 1988 due to ongoing heavy cold

As the British monarch celebrates her 90th birthday, Lindsay Baker delves into the immaculate wardrobe of the most photographed woman in history.

The longest-reigning monarch in British history turns 90 on Thursday.

Most of us have jobs that leave little room for meals – breakfast on the hoof, a quick lunch, supper rushed before bed.

The longest-reigning monarch in British history turns 90 on Thursday, but Queen Elizabeth II is not planning a major, fireworks-filled celebration to mark the happy occasion. Just a gentle stroll outside the grounds of Windsor Castle, the lighting of a beacon, and a night at home with family are all that are on the royal plate. No, she'll save the pomp and ceremony for her next birthday. The monarch is such an eminent figure in British life that she gets two birthdays each year...

An intimate behind-the-scenes photo of the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana has been released. Due to be auctioned next month, it follows another 12 unveiled earlier this week.

Police confirm access to kilometre of Riviera coastline between Antibes and Marseille will be cut off, including public beach at Vallauris

Michael Joseph Gross reveals the private history of Her Majesty’s kennels and the essential role the pups have played in her reign. By Michael Joseph Gross.

While the Battle of Britain lasted three months, testing the resolve of millions of Londoners and the RAF, waiting for a photograph to be taken for just a few minutes was enough to test the patience of the Duke of Edinburgh.

The Queen mocked Margaret Thatcher’s accent and tried to undermine her with “petty class put-downs”, a new book chronicling the pair’s relationship reveals.