HUGO VICKERS: At 12.20pm that Thursday, the Brigade Major of the Grenadier Guards received a phone message that sent a shiver of shock through him.

The Duke of Sussex will celebrate the achievements and resilience of seriously-ill children and their families who are supported by WellChild at the event in London .

It was his wife – the glamorous billionaire heiress Akshata Murty – who stole the show, donning a £1,295 Claire Mischevani jade green coat paired with a mustard-coloured hat.

Camilla’s grandfather, writer Philip Morton Shand (top inset), brutally beat his wife Edith when she was four months pregnant with the Queen’s father, Major Bruce Shand, in August 1916.

Harry and Meghan have tried a variety of methods to gain access to political figures, including sending gifts and inviting Jill Biden to the Invictus Games.

A Briton planned a mass gun attack at the Queen’s funeral. Edward Little, 22, who converted to Islam identified the national event as a target and planned to get hold of a submachine gun

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Her Majesty’s sense of humour was tickled by such images, including a number by my colleague Mac, Stan McMurtry, which were lovingly amassed in large leather scrapbooks.

Lord and Lady Carnarvon haven’t decided where they will be on Coronation day – either at their magnificent Highclere Castle estate or with members of their family in London.

Cornelia James likes to go the extra mile for its clients, whose gracious hands include everyone from model Claudia Schiffer to singer Madonna – but is best known for dressing Queen Elizabeth.

The Queen revealed her joy at the marriage of her grandson Prince William to Kate Middleton, uttering words of wholehearted approval to her husband as the newly weds emerged in 2011.