The Haunted Jewel of the British Crown: The Curse of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond

An illustration of a hand holding a diamond that is shaped like a skull.

King Charles Won’t Wear It. Zohran Mamdani Wants It Returned to India.

The Koh-i-Noor diamond is currently nestled in the Queen Mother’s crown, behind bulletproof glass, but the true story may be crazier than any of the legends associated with it. Read more

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A 1979 photograph of members of the British royal family posing in front of Balmoral Castle. It is a cloudy day. From left: Queen Elizabeth II in a green dress, a young Prince Edward in a shirt and trousers, Prince Philip in a suit, a young King Charles I

Royal Barbecues at Balmoral: Who Worked the Grill and Who Did the Dishes

Chef Darren McGrady, who worked for Queen Elizabeth for 15 years, says that during summers at the Scottish estate, all the royals would lend a hand at mealtime. Read more

Prince George, Princess Leonor, Princess Elizabeth: Where the World’s Young Royals Will Attend School This Fall

Whether their students are future leaders like Prince George or simply to the manor born, these are the top-tier schools for the princesses and princes of Europe. Read more

Prince Harry Sends Princess Diana’s Legacy Funding to the Elephants

After a tumultuous split with the NGO he cofounded in Africa in 2006, Prince Harry is instead sending money from a fund dedicated to his mother to Botswana-based Elephants Without Borders. Read more

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Kate Middleton Might Join Prince William in India This Fall

The Prince and Princess of Wales’s last official trip abroad was in June 2023. Read more

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