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• 1 Prince Harry: 'I still have nightmares about forgetting my kit'
  Having newly qualified as an Apache helicopter pilot, Prince Harry will now have 'bragging rights' over his brother. "There is a lot of banter between them because of them both being helicopter pilots,"...

• 2 Kate perfects the art of going solo at Lucian Freud exhibition
  If she felt nervous on her first solo engagement, then she was determined not to show it – even teetering in perilously high 'Cosmic' Jimmy Choos. Visiting the National Portrait Gallery as...

• 3 Duchess of York faces jail in Turkey over TV programme
  Three years after a mission to Turkey to raise awareness of harsh conditions faced by children in local orphanages, a court in the country is planning to prosecute the Duchess of York over her documentary....

• 4 Visit to Diana's homeless charity on royal couple's Christmas schedule
  This time last year, Kate Middleton was nervously contemplating her future as a senior member of the royal family. Fast forward twelve months and the Duchess of Cambridge, is fully integrated in her...

• 5 King of Spain's son-in-law dropped from official duties following corruption scandal
  A few months ago, King Juan Carlos of Spain proudly saluted the country's armed forces at the National Day military parade surrounded by his family, as he has done throughout his 36-year reign. Highly...

• 6 Giggles as Camilla turns City slicker for charity
  The Duchess of Cornwall can barely keep a straight face as she takes instructions from a trader dressed as a wolf. In one of her more unusual engagements, Camilla was organising a €150 million...

• 7 Seventies groover Charlotte Casiraghi puts her soul into charity caper
  It's unlikely that this Seventies outfit, complete with Afro, outrageous sunnies and peace sign, will enhance Charlotte Casiraghi's reputation as one of the most stylish young fillies in the World. Not...

• 8 Prince William flies to the rescue of stranded sailors amid gale force winds
  The Duke of Cambridge has taken part in a rescue mission to save Russian sailors after their cargo ship sank in the choppy waters of the Irish Sea. Flight Lieutenant Wales – Prince William's name...

• 9 Local girl Mary's triumphant homecoming
  Princess Mary's successful tour of Australia came to a glittering finish with a black tie ball in Melbourne, where crowds waited for an hour in the rain to greet her. The Tasmanian-born royal dubbed...

• 10 Party-pooping official tells Camilla to pipe down at carol singsong
  The Duchess of Cornwall's efforts to get into the festive spirit don't seem to have met with everyone's approval. When Camilla joined carol singers in a London shopping centre a man from the city...

• 11 'Silver screen' beauty Maxima holds her own against Victoria's Secret angel
  Attending a red carpet do with a Victoria's Secret beauty would be an intimidating prospect for your average woman. But with her sunny, generous personality Princess Maxima of the Netherlands looked...

• 12 The love that stood the test of time
  The 64-year union between the Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, is at the heart of a family which has endured through decades of change and controversy.  Elizabeth first met the...

• 13 Does new Facebook site mean a pregnancy announcement is on the way?
  "I love children, and I simply can't wait to have a family of my own." Speaking shortly before her spectacular wedding, Princess Charlene was clear about her desire to become a mother. CLICK...

• 14 An idyllic royal childhood
  Little could the Princess born on April 21, 1926, have imagined that she would go on to become Queen Elizabeth II – much loved for her wisdom, steadfastness and enduring sense of duty. Britain's...

• 15 Monarch gives young subject paws for thought over corgi
  The enthusiastic youngster awaiting the Queen's arrival in Australia must have felt very pleased with his gesture. He'd bought along what he thought was a toy corgi to offer the 85-year-old royal. But...

• 16 Suave host Prince Philip charms American beauties Gwyneth and Cameron
  Gwyneth Paltrow listens rapt as Prince Philip holds her in conversation, no doubt telling one of his famous anecdotes. Many men would be reduced to jelly by an encounter with an Oscar-winning...

• 17 Is Charlotte Casiraghi racing towards marriage with Alex Dellal?
  Her uncle Prince Albert recently married in glittering nuptials, graced by supermodels and the creme de la creme of Europe's aristocrats. Could Princess Caroline's pretty daughter Charlotte Casiraghi be...

• 18 'I'm quite independent,' says Princess Charlene on first solo appearance
  Kanye West showed his opinion-dividing debut collection; Julianne Moore kept her sunglasses on throughout Lanvin's presentation; and over at Givenchy Liv Tyler and Lindsay Lohan provided snappers...

• 19 William introduces his wife to a young friend, cancer patient Alice, 12
  She's grown since they last time met and is now quite the young lady. So much so that 12-year-old cancer patient Alice Marples looked shy if delighted to meet Prince William at a new children's unit...

• 20 Crucial stop at children's cancer unit after all-night rescue shift
  He hadn't slept for more than 24 hours having just completed search and rescue duty with the RAF. But that didn't stop Prince William looking cheery as he attended the opening of a new children's...