New Idea Royals

Inside March ROYALS monthly, scandal, a deep-seated rivalry and a health crisis plunge the monarchy into some of its darkest days.

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New Idea Royals

ROYALS IN PICTURES THIS MONTH

Royal WATCH • The top news stories this month

Is Mary TRAPPED ? • Did Margrethe II abdicate the throne of Denmark to save her son’s marriage to ‘our’ Queen Mary?

MODERN MONARCHY KATE comes first • There are not many things that could stop Prince William fulfilling his royal duties as heir. But his wife’s health is one of them

Mad about MARGRETHE • There are many reasons to love the recently abdicated Danish Queen

Andrew’s ROLLERCOASTER FORTUNES • At Christmas it seemed the prince and his loyal ex-wife were back in the royal fold – with talk even of them remarrying. Now he might be going back into hiding

From Tassie to the Throne MAKING A QUEEN • Mary Donaldson has been transformed from laid-back Aussie girl to perfect princess and now modern monarch

You do...WHAT ? • The British royal family employs more than a thousand people – some of them in ‘jobs’ you could rightly consider unique, strange or downright whacky!

The PRINCESS brides • Against all the odds, some thrive where others fail – so what is the secret to marrying into the royal family?

BEAUTIFUL, royal & SINGLE • There’s a host of young unknown royal bachelors and bachelorettes swanning around the castles, nightclubs and yacht clubs of the world. So, how can you meet them – and what might you expect if you rub shoulders with eligible royalty?

NEVER AGAIN! • Mary was the queen of the deep curtsy. Now she’s the Queen of Denmark, and she won’t be curtsying to anyone again!

CAMILLA'S STYLE EVOLUTION • Unashamedly disinterested in fashion and fads, in recent years Camilla has discovered her own true sense of style

FASHION FAVES WITH JANINE ROYAL BEIGE • There’s nothing bland about the way these stylish sovereigns spruce up neutrals!

SCULPTING sensation • Everything you need to know about Meghan Markle’s favourite facial

Swedish AMETHYSTS • You can thank the French Napoleonic court for these purple eye-poppers!

Designers who RULE • The fashion creatives who became the chosen ones for the royal A-list

FOOLS who MOCKED the King • In an era when you could be beheaded for making fun of the King, the court jester was the only person (sometimes) allowed to laugh in the face of the monarch

A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP • It isn’t always a case of ‘Yes, Minister’ when ruling monarchs meet their mighty heads of state

WEDDING FLASHBACK PRINCESS CAROLINE OF MONACO & PHILIPPE JUNOT • Their dashing lifestyles drew this rebellious couple together, but the magic wasn’t to last

SOPHIE WINKLEMAN Screen QUEEN • Long before Meghan Markle joined the family, another royal bride had already made a big splash on the small screen

WE ARE VERY AMUSED! • Royals take their public duties seriously – except when things are funny side up!

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

EVERYTHING YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT... ROYAL EATING HABITS • Food, glorious food! Pleasing royal palates has meant presenting dishes dainty, novel, lavish and peculiar

DEATH in the Bahamas • The murder of the island country’s wealthiest man in 1943 was so scandalous it knocked even news of the war off the world’s front pages

PRINCE’S PALACE • Perched on the Rock of Monaco, this former fortress has housed the powerful Grimaldi family since 1297

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