Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Home to carriages, coachmen and craftspeople, Buckingham Palace’s Royal Mews is a village in the heart of London. Matthew Dennison takes a look behind the stable doors of this great institution as it marks its 200th birthday

For once, troubles with the Sussexes take a backseat, as the women at the heart of the monarchy clash over ‘queenly’ duties

Even with her 96 years of wisdom and experience, it is unlikely Queen Elizabeth II could have fully envisioned the monumental shifts that have defined the three years since her death on 8 September 20

Richmond Palace, 22 March 1603. Elizabeth I – the self-proclaimed Virgin Queen who had ruled England for 44 years, seeing off the Armada, healing religious divisions and creating a court so magnificen

Home to a marquess and an RAF air crew – and believed to be the birthplace of a Queen – this red-brick Jacobean mansion contains stories spanning centuries