The queen mother lies in state

President of France Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte will soon make a three-day state visit to the UK, where they will undertake a busy programme of diplomatic events. The Royal Family will be tu

In July 1575, Robert Dudley enlisted mythological figures to convince Elizabeth I to wed him. Exactly 450 years later, artist Lindsey Mendick reveals how and why she reinterpreted their encounter in her installation for Kenilworth Castle

Shortly after the queen rose on 10 June 1688, she felt a familiar swell of pain. “Send for the king!” she called, while her ladies helped her back into bed. Maria (Mary) of Modena was in labour. Soon

Different ways of dying across the British Isles

Controversy of the week The assisted dying bill ...

Her Ascot drop-out was strategic says royal correspondent Emily Andrews