Your average marriage certificate has two witnesses. Sometimes there are four, you might creep up to five or six but when you're a queen in waiting and your wedding is the promise of guaranteeing a royal dynasty, things are somewhat different.
The law requires two witnesses, who can hear and understand what is being said, to sign the register. If the couple try to deny the marriage later, they could be called on in court to verify what they heard take place.
She was a rescue dog who only hoped for a good home and she ended up becoming the symbol of the reign of a Queen of England. Farewell to Beth, the little terrier who loved Queen Camilla and who has just taken her final bow.
Burglars have raided part of the Windsor Castle estate, close to the home of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The couple, and their three children, were asleep at Adelaide Cottage when thieves breached the walls of the estate.
He was among the only people outside a royal inner circle who knew the answer to a question everyone was asking and on a chilly winter's day he, briefly, became rather famous for that very reason. And given that the person who shared that secret with him was the always formidable Prince Philip, it's perhaps little wonder that he kept it. That's a very good reason to stay quiet.
She was known for her mischievous sense of humour and even in her final days, Elizabeth II was raising chuckles in the most unlikely of circumstances.
The King has led commemorations for those who died for their country. Charles III laid a wreath on behalf of the nation at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London.
The Queen will not attend Remembrance events this weekend after doctors advised her to continue to rest after she contracted a chest infection.
Queen Camilla may have to miss the Remembrance commemorations as she continues to recover from a chest infection. The Queen has already had to cancel several engagements after becoming ill and as Buckingham Palace announced who would be attending the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday, it was confirmed that Her Majesty is still waiting to see if she is well enough.
The Duchess of Gloucester has led royal commemorations at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey. For almost a century, simple wooden crosses bearing a single poppy each have been planted at the church to remember those lost in conflict. It's an important royal tribute at the start of the period of Remembrance.
I do love a bit of flag dressing. It's that strange style habit that really only applies to royals and top class sports stars competing on a world stage. It's something you do if you're about to attempt global glory for your nation on the track or if you're arriving in a capital for an official visit. As it's Olympic year, there have been plenty of chances to literally fly the flag but Queen Camilla has a strong claim to the best flag dressing game of 2024.
It's that time of year again. The sun is starting to set a little later, the birds are getting up a bit earlier (5am here this morning which is excessive in March) and the royal calendar heads into annual events territory. Yes, mid March means Cheltenham and, once more, these days at the racing are proving, well, slightly dowdy.
OK everyone, you've had your fun. Time to move along. If only it were that simple. But the past few days have shown a side of royal life that few would covet. The Princess of Wales has been the subject of a social media pile on that's turned into a global controversy that makes little sense. And just when you think the craziness is finished, it ramps up again to something even more ludicrous than before. And through it all, the actual human being at its centre seems to be forgotten. It's time to lay off Kate.
You know when you lose your mojo? Well, me and this site lost it a little while ago and we've been trying to reconnect ever since. I am hoping this is the moment. No editing involved.