Royal recap: Sarah Ferguson spotted, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's emotional day, and more


All the latest royal news updates from 15 and 16 April, including the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's continued tour of Australia


Sarah Ferguson© UK Press via Getty Images
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Updated: April 16, 2026
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  • Sarah Ferguson spotted in Austria 
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle continue Australia visit
  • Princess Éléonore of Belgium and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark celebrates birthdays
  • Princess Madeleine of Sweden concludes New York visit
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Queen Mary of Denmark pictured for the first time since 'beloved' father's death

Queen Mary of Denmark has been spotted for the first time since the death of her father, who died at the age of 84 on Sunday. 

The royal made an appearance alongside her husband, King Frederik, as the pair celebrated the 86th birthday of Frederik's mother, Queen Margrethe.

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Denmark's Queen Margrethe, second from left, Queen Anne-Marie, left, King Frederik, second from right, and Queen Mary, right, attend a concert by the Royal Life Guards Music Corps, on the occasion of Queen Margrethe's 86th birthday, in the Inner Courtyard at Fredensborg Palace, Denmark, Thursday, April 16, 2026© Alamy Stock Photo
Mary celebrated Queen Margrethe's birthday on Thursday
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8 relatable royal parenting moments

While being a royal includes many high-profile and important duties, there's one job that needs a constantly evolving skillset – and that's raising children. 

Here, we've taken a look at the top eight royal parenting moments, from the likes of the Princess of Wales and Zara Tindall, where they've proven that, at times, they're just like the rest of us…

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Kate entertained an animated Louis!
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Princess Amalia arrives in Amsterdam

Princess Amalia of the Netherlands arrived to the Amsterdam Mayor's official residence for a brunch during a two-day visit to Amsterdam on Thursday. 

The 22-year-old royal was glowing as she sported a burgundy suit, blazer and matching heels.

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Princess Amalia of the Netherlands
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Prince Harry's heartbreaking confession about royal life

Prince Harry made the candid confession that he didn't want to be a working royal following the death of his mother, Princess Diana

Speaking during the InterEdge Summit in Melbourne with his wife Meghan Markle in the audience, Harry said: "For me, after my mum died just before my 13th birthday, I was like: "I don't want this job. I don't want this role wherever this is headed, I don't like it. It killed my mum, and I was very much against it, and I stuck my head in the sand for years, fingers in the eyes."

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Prince Harry delivers the keynote speech at the InterEdge Summit on day three of the royal trip at Centrepiece in Melbourne Park © Getty Images
Prince Harry delivers the keynote speech at the InterEdge Summit

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Who is footing the bill for Royal Lodge?

With Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor settled into his new lodgings at Marsh Farm on the Sandringham estate,  many royal viewers have been left asking: Who now foots the bill of Royal Lodge, the 30-room disused mansion he left in February?

The official website explains: "The Crown Estate is owned by the Monarch 'in right of the Crown'. This means that while the King owns the estate during his reign, it is not his private property and he does not manage or make decisions about its assets." 

So, it will be up to the estate to upkeep the residence, which is reportedly in disrepair, as well as decide what will happen to it in the future.

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King Charles forced to miss granddaughter Princess Charlotte's special day

While King Charles is a devoted grandfather to five grandchildren, his role as monarch takes priority which sometimes means he must miss special occasions. 

The monarch, 77, will be visiting the US for a state visit at the end of April – and the official end date was confirmed to be 2 May, which falls on Princess Charlotte's 11th birthday.

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King Charles and Princess Charlotte at Trooping© Getty Images
King Charles and Princess Charlotte at Trooping
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Handing over

That's all from me – I'm now handing over to Rebecca Lewis, who will continue you bringing you all the latest royal news… 

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Andrew's final honors

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been urged to surrender one of his final remaining honors over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

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Date day for Princess Anne

The Princess Royal has met RNLI volunteers and unveiled a plaque outside Dart lifeboat station.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opening Dart lifeboat station© Nigel Millard
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opening Dart lifeboat station

Princess Anne, Vice President of the RNLI, was accompanied by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence,  to officially open the new lifeboat station.

During the visit, Her Royal Highness also met the charity’s volunteer lifeboat crew, fundraisers, the visitor centre team, operational and station support teams, and lifeguards based in south Devon.

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Anne meets RNLI lifeguards

The new lifeboat station is at Ferry View House where the original lifeboat station was built in the 1800s.

Princess Anne met those who had contributed to the renovation project, as well as fundraising volunteers and volunteers from the nearby RNLI visitor centre and the station support team, and RNLI lifeguards from South Hams beaches at Blackpool Sands and Bantham, Luke, Matt, Noah and Daisy.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal meeting RNLI lifeguards from South Devon© Nigel Millard
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal meeting RNLI lifeguards from South Devon

Commodore Jake Moores OBE, Chair of the Lifeboat Management Group at Dart Lifeboat Station, said: "It was a great privilege to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to Dart RNLI today to officially open our new lifeboat station and return the RNLI in Dartmouth to its original home, which it occupied until the end of the 19th century.

"Our temporary lifeboat station on Coronation Park, which has housed our D class lifeboat since 2007, will now be run by the Dartmouth Youth Group for the benefit of the community."

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Margrethe's words for Mary

Queen Margrethe of Denmark had a stern few words for her daughter-in-law, Queen Mary, during a public appearance on Thursday - and now one Danish fan has shared with our royal correspondent Eleanor what exactly Margrethe had to say...

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Sisters in fashion

I love it when friends and family recommend fashion brands, and it looks like Princess Kate also loves to share her favorites.

Eagle-eyed royal followers noticed that James Middleton's wife Alizée has been wearing a gilet by Hide Park, a brand which her sister-in-law Kate wore 20 years ago.

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Fergie is found

It has been 213 days since Sarah Ferguson was last seen in public, but the disgraced former Duchess has now been found, having been pictured in Austria.

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Sarah Ferguson pictured in Verbier, Switzerland in 2014

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