Study finds shortening a coronavirus ‘superspreading’ event could have cut transmissions by 86%

The amount to time you are exposed to coronavirus may partially dictate how likely you are to catch the potentially deadly virus, a new study suggests.  Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) re-examined a now-infamous Washington state choir practice, in which one person with coronavirus unwittingly spread the virus to 52 others.  … Read more

Will she stand out in history as another great Elizabeth?

In our third exclusive extract from the previously unpublished teenage diaries of Alathea Fitzalan Howard, a lifelong friend of the Queen and Princess Margaret, she describes picnics, dinners and games with the Royal Family and confesses her fear of change as the growing sense of duty felt by Elizabeth as the war progressed meant the … Read more

Prince Charles warns that we will need ‘four planets like earth to survive’

The Prince of Wales has warned that we will need ‘four planets like earth to survive or provide enough for everybody’. Speaking today for Climate Week 2020, His Royal Highness urged companies to focus on ‘the green recovery’ following coronavirus, adding that ‘there is a better world out there’. Prince Charles said: ‘We’ve so degraded natural … Read more

Meghan Markle ‘co-operated’ with Finding Freedom authors, claim lawyers in latest privacy battle

Meghan Markle discussed the contents of a letter to her estranged father with the Kensington Palace communications team before she sent it because she was considering using it as ‘part of a media strategy’, the High Court was told.  Meghan has been accused of extensively ‘collaborating’ with the authors of explosive royal biography Finding Freedom, … Read more

Kate Middleton reveals meaning behind images for her exhibition of life in lockdown

Kate Middleton has unveiled the meaning behind some of the images selected for her community photography project at the National Portrait Gallery.  The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, who is a keen amateur photographer, launched the Hold Still initiative during lockdown and asked the public to submit their images which captured the period for a digital exhibition.  … Read more