Royal family recap: King Charles strips brother Andrew of 'Prince' title

Did you notice that Queen Camilla gave a nod to a former passion in her chosen outfit yesterday? The clue was in her footwear! We've got all the lowdown.

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Beautiful Balmoral castle is open for selected dates this Autumn, the team has revealed online. The latest social media post included a fresh snap of the iconic building and details about what visitors can expect. 

I'm off, leaving you with Matthew Moore for all the latest royal news this PM. Until next time!

We all know our monarch as a keen environmentalist, and today he was recognised for this by TIME Magazine. The King, 76, was among the names included in the TIME100 Climate list, alongside the likes of Pope Leo XIV and actor Samuel L. Jackson.

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There has been a lot of talk about how much royal homes cost this week. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh live at Bagshot Park, and you can find out here how much they paid for the property back in 1999.

The royals have been heckled several times while out on official business, with Charles facing a protestor who shouted about Andrew during the monarch's trip to Staffordshire this. See the other times the royals were heckled and how they kept their cool...

I am always obsessed with Queen Letizia's sense of style, and the royal wowed with her Mango outfit. Get all the details on her glamorous appearance here!

It's the conundrum that faces parents across the globe: how do you reduce the amount of time your child spends in front of a screen? See how the Prince and Princess of Wales try to reduce the screen time of George, Charlotte and Louis.

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After five years in the US, Prince Harry has shared he has "no plans" to become an American citizen "at this point."

The Sussexes are settled at the Montecito mansion they moved into in 2020 after quitting the monarchy, with both of Harry's children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet American citizens.

Read more here.

Thanks for joining me this evening, now over to Rebecca Lewis for the rest of the day's royal news.

Any parent of young children knows the pressure of monitoring their screen-time, and the Prince and Princess of Wales are no different.

William and Kate, who share Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, ten, and Prince Louis, seven, allow their kids to use phones and tablets occasionally, but have shared how and when they prioritize face-to-face interactions in their home life.

Read our report here.

A year-long mourning period has been announced following the death of Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn.

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The Prime Minister has instructed all government offices, state enterprises and educational institutions to lower the national flag to half-mast for 30 days, while the Thai royal family and civil servants will observe a one-year mourning period.

Read our report here.

King Charles has initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

"Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," it reads.

"Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse."

HELLO! understands that Andrew will move to a property on the private Sandringham estate, with the relocation taking place as soon as practicable.  

Any future accommodation will be privately funded by the King.

Read our full report here.

So which titles will Andrew relinquish?

The official process will apply to his titles of Prince, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh and the style "His Royal Highness". The honors affected are Andrew’s Order of the Garter and Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order.

The decision taken by the King will not affect Andrew's daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

Read more here

HELLO!'s Royal Editor Emily Nash has shared her own thoughts on this decision, one that she says the Palace "had to get right this time to restore public confidence".

"The King has made clear that he is calling the shots. He’s condemned his brother’s "serious lapses of judgement," and, crucially, said publicly that his and the Queen’s sympathies have been and remain with the victims and survivors of abuse."

Read more from Emily here.

The royal family is usually greeted with cheers, applause, animated waves, and palpable enthusiasm, but occasionally the Firm is met with heckles from disgruntled members of the public. 

This week, it was King Charles' turn as he carried out visits in Staffordshire. "How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein? Have you asked the police to cover up for Andrew? Should the MPs be allowed to debate the royals in the House of Commons?" shouted one man from the crowd.

Charles is not the first or the last, though, and I love this look back at 12 other times the royal family have dealt with uncomfortable situations…

Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, have been exes longer than they were ever married yet have remained fixtures in each other’s lives.

However, Phil Dampier, royal author and expert, explains to HELLO! that behind closed doors, Andrew and Sarah's relationship is possibly not as strong as it looks in public. 

He tells HELLO!: "I think it just suited them initially with the children, then they just kind of got stuck in a groove and have just been almost can't live with each other, can't live without each other, sort of thing. Just bolted together through their mutual sort of lifestyles."

Find out why leaving Royal Lodge could be the "beginning of the end" for the pair here. 

Oof what a day. Thanks for following along with us

For the final story of the day,  this is a really interesting piece on why Andrew does not lose his place in the line of succession...