Duke of Northumberland faces bizarre challenge to his title

The Duke of Northumberland, whose ancestral seat Alnwick Castle is the home of Hogwarts School in the Harry Potter films, is facing a bizarre challenge to his hereditary title.

Duke of Kent's heirlooms raise ?2.1 million - double the reserve price at Christie's

Historic heirlooms of the family of the Duke of Kent realised more than ?2 million at auction at Christie's - almost double what was expected.

Lady Gaga booked for Royal Variety Performance

Lady Gaga, the controversial singer, has been booked to perform in front of the Queen for this year's Royal Variety Performance.

Delia Smith to receive CBE

The Queen of cookery Delia Smith will collect her CBE from Buckingham Palace on Friday.

Labour topples the Crown from the civil service

Peter White, the local election candidate, may have been forced to apologise for referring to the Queen as "vermin" and a "parasite", but the Labour Party still appears reluctant to acknowledge the role of the monarchy.

Ben Elton: 'The Queen is a sad little old lady'

Ben Elton, the comedian and writer, has launched a tirade against the Royal Family, calling the Queen a "sad little old lady".

Playing petty politics with Britain's economic future

Telegraph View: The Thatcher revolution helped create a vibrant lowtax lightly regulated environment in which to do business. Yet the Government seems willing to jeopardise all this for the sake of scoring political points.

Anger at Stephen Fry's claims about Princess Margaret

With thousands of followers on Twitter the social networking website Stephen Fry has come to be regarded as a modern oracle.

Prince of Wales ends Canadian tour

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will leave Canada today having made an altruistic gesture to the families of the country's servicemen and women.

Armistice Day service will mark lost World War One generation

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will join senior politicians and the heads of the Armed Forces at a memorial service on Wednesday to mark the passing of the World War One generation.

Nick Faldo knighted by the Queen

Golfer describes being knighted as an ''unbelievable experience''.

Princess Margaret: recently unearthed letter sheds new light on decision not to marry

It was a famously doomed love story of a tragic princess who was forced to give up the love of her life in the name of duty.

Butcher tucks pen behind his ear to meet the Queen

Hats are de rigueur when the Queen is awarding honours but this must be the first time she has been faced by a recipient sporting a pen.

Duchess of Cornwall to learn about Canadian roots

The Duchess of Cornwall will learn about her Canadian roots as she continues her tour of the North American country with the Prince of Wales.

Duchess of Cornwall: should she be wearing fur?

The Duchess of Cornwall has triggered controversy by wearing rabbit fur.

BBC in new racism row

The BBC is at the centre of a new race row after a presenter on Have I Got News For You described the Queen and her husband as "that Greek twit and his Kraut wife".

Ely Calil could have been a character from a Jeffrey Archer bestseller

Ely Calil who is worth an estimated ?100 million fortune could have been a character from one of his friend Jeffrey Archer's bestsellers.

Queen's footman is cage fighting champion

The Buckingham Palace employee has been crowned British Wrestling Champion.

Prince Charles begins Canadian tour

The Prince of Wales has praised the ''strength of the Canadian character'' at the start of his 11day tour of the country with the Duchess of Cornwall.

Meat off the menu as Windsor Castle goes vegan

It's not easy to create vegan banquet fit for the Duke of Edinburgh and 200 other bigwigs as Xanthe Clay discovered.

Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme: The Earl of Wessex's comments

The Earl of Wessex made his comments to The Australian newspaper after being asked about the death of 17yearold David Iredale in 2006.

Vicar attacks 'Princess Diana funeral culture' for pop songs at funerals

A Gloucestershire vicar Geoff Stickland has banned pop songs at funerals after blaming the death of Diana Princess of Wales for increasing numbers of mourners requesting music such as "My Way" and "Grandad".

Prince of Wales out of touch poll shows

The Prince of Wales has suffered a major setback on the eve of his 12day tour of Canada as a private poll has shown two thirds of the country thinks that he is out of date and out of touch.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcome Pratibha Patil the President of India to Windsor Castle

The Queen and Prince Philip welcome the President of India.

The moral of the Queen's breakfast tray

As the nation catches a glimpse of the contents of the Queen's breakfast tray Horatio Clare on Her Majesty's enduring thriftiness.

Prince of Wales backs civic campaign to tidy Britain's streets

The Prince of Wales has backed a campaign to rid Britain's streets of unsightly development and clutter .

Prince Harry rides to the rescue of African orphans

Acutely aware of the precarious finances of the charity he set up to help orphans in Africa Prince Harry is planning to take part in a lucrative fundraising polo match in America.

Duchess of York sells television and merchandising rights to her children's books

The Duchess of York has signed a deal with filmmaker Handmade to sell the television and merchandising rights to both her children's books and her brand.

Land Girls take tea with the Queen

Former ''Land Girls'' recounted their wartime experiences to the Queen over a cup of tea.