Crown Estate, ranging from retail parks to windfarms, valued at record £10bn
Queen benefits as commercial property empire raises more than £267m in profits for Treasury and monarch
Monarchy
How did Alexander McQueen’s Savage Beauty become fit for a princess?
From its starring role in the Duchess of Cambridge’s tour wardrobe, to a forthcoming retrospective at the V&A, the McQueen brand is riding high. So how did a label known for avant-garde fashion become the duchess’s go-to supplier of elegant pastel outfits?
Queen’s old toys among items to go on display in exhibition of royal childhood
Buckingham Palace exhibition will offer small glimpse into toy boxes and wardrobes of generations of young royals
Queen Victoria’s private beach on Isle of Wight opens to the public
Visitors will be able to visit the beach at the former monarch’s seaside estate, Osborne House, for the first time