News about George III

He was a member of the Royal Household for more than three decades and inspired one of Queen Victoria 's most famous retorts: 'We are not amused.' Now two of the uniforms worn by the Honourable Alexander Grantham Yorke when he was a Buckingham Palace equerry and groom-in-waiting are being auctioned by Dreweatts in London on October 16.

Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi 's second child will be born 11th in line to the throne. The royal baby will be a little brother or sister for the couple's three-year-old daughter Sienna, who is currently 10th in line to the throne. Beatrice's younger sister Princess Eugenie sits in 11th place as it stands, but she will move down to 12th place once the baby is born. The late Queen's granddaughter, 36, and Mr Mozzi, 40, are preparing to welcome a new addition to their family in early spring. The baby will also be a sibling to Mr Mapelli Mozzi's son and Beatrice's stepson, eight-year-old Wolfie, who is not in the line of succession. Their new child will not be an HRH (His or Her Royal Highness) or a Prince or Princess - and will also not require the monarch's permission to marry.

NEW EPISODE: The death of Thomas Sellis on May 31, 1810, was implausibly ruled a suicide at an inquest, leaving the Duke - the reviled fifth son of King George III (inset) - off the hook. Now, the mystery of who killed Sellis is explored in the eighth episode of new Daily Mail podcast Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things. Mail columnist and royal biographer Robert Hardman and his co-presenter Professor Kate Williams examine whether the Duke himself might have murdered the popular Sellis. They explore how, just hours before Sellis's body was found, the Duke was attacked while he was asleep in his apartments, prompting him to cry, 'I murdered! I murdered!', and call for the help of his other valet, Cornelius Neil. They also investigate the claim that Sellis attacked the Duke (depicted top right) and then took his own life after failing to kill him

Young debutantes put on an elegant display in a sea of white ballgowns as they attended the annual Queen Charlotte's Ball at One Whitehall Place in London on Saturday. The affluent women, aged between 16 and 21, looked picture perfect as they sported dazzling tiaras and shimmering diamond jewellery. Escorted by equally charming men, the young ladies danced the night away, posed for selfies and enjoyed a sumptuous feast. The glitzy event, touted as the most prestigious in the country, is the pinnacle of the London Season, which was formed over two hundred years ago. It was created when the custom of returning to the capital at the end of the hunting season was celebrated with glittering balls and high society events.

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It's one of the most thrilling aspects of the sport, often setting the scene for a landmark innings. But now one of the world's oldest cricket clubs has decided to ban players from hitting sixes. The laws of the ancient game are being rewritten after complaints from neighbours. They claim that house windows, cars, sheds and even people have been in the firing line from big hitters at Southwick and Shoreham Cricket Club, which was formed in 1790 near Brighton . Batsmen have been told that the first six will count as no runs. And if they smash a second during their innings on the Green, they are out.

They are the most recognisable French windows anywhere, draped with the world's most famous net curtains. But only the Royal Family - plus a few very distinguished guests - have ever looked through them from the inside. Until now. From tomorrow morning, members of the public will be able to peek out from the Centre Room, the intricately decorated chamber which leads out on to the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: The Battle of Culloden was the last pitched battle on British soil. Fought on April 16, 1746, it was a bloody end to the Jacobite uprising of 1745-46, Bonnie Prince Charlie's attempt to restore the Catholic Stuarts to the British throne. After Culloden, more than 100 prisoners were executed on the orders of the Duke of Cumberland, paternal uncle of King George III. Those who had joined the rebellion had their property confiscated and the political and judicial power of the clan chiefs was abolished. Culloden has become a symbol of Scottish resistance, yet it was not strictly a war between the Scots and the English. Instead, it was a quasi-religious war, with four Scottish regiments and a Highland militia fighting on the government side. Simon Murray, Perth

Andrew claims he's staying put even though most believe Royal Lodge is earmarked for Prince William. But the Duke of York is coming under financial pressure (left) to bite the bullet and downsize to Frogmore Cottage (right), the vacated home of Harry and Meghan. It is suspected William (inset) and his family will then leave Adelaide Cottage and replace his uncle in Royal Lodge at Windsor Great Park. There are now three homes in play in this unfolding royal property drama, which yesterday reached new heights after a friend of the King said he could completely 'sever ties' if Andrew does not move out promptly. Here MailOnline goes through the history of the royal homes currently in flux, and reveals who could end up living in each one.

Today, princes William and Harry (left, together at Windsor after the Queen's death in September 2022) seem as far apart as brothers can be - living on different continents, barely communicating, and separated by a great divide in the Royal Family. This rift was on full display when Harry returned to the UK for the Invictus Games ten-year anniversary this month - but never came close to meeting with his brother. Yet, in one corner of north-west London , the immediate predecessors to the dukedoms they were given by their grandmother, the late Queen, lie peacefully almost side by side. In an uncanny quirk of fate, the last dukes of Cambridge and Sussex before William and Harry are buried close to each other in Kensal Green Cemetery. There, among thousands of graves across 72 acres, the Duke of Cambridge (bottom right) has an Egyptian-style mausoleum for him and his wife, while, only yards away, the Duke of Sussex (top right) is buried in a grand tomb.

Buckingham Palace has housed royals for centuries since it was bought by King George III in 1761, having formerly been built as Buckingham House for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703. Buckingham Palace eventually became home to the UK's monarchs when Queen Victoria ascended in 1837 - and the Royal Family, including Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III, have lived at least part-time in the property ever since.

The town of Ipswich was incorporated in 1634 and is one of the country's oldest surviving communities. Its dam was built just three years later and now the town is preparing to vote on whether to keep it or tear it down. But some residents who take enormous pride in the historic significance of the area are furious, with signs reading 'save our dam' popping up on lawns across the town. On the other side of the raging debate are those who want to 'free the river', which they claim will do wonders for the ecosystem.

His immense inheritance includes 11,500 Oxfordshire acres and a stately pile larger than Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle - a disparity which caused George III to acknowledge that he had 'nothing to equal' it. But it was his second marriage, rather than his almost unimaginable material blessings, that moved a friend to describe Jamie Blandford - now the Duke of Marlborough - as 'a very lucky man'. His bride was the delightful, down-to-earth Edla Griffiths, from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, whom the then Marquess of Blandford encountered while she was living in Chelsea, perfecting her craft as a ceramicist. They married in 2002, at the register office in Woodstock, the honey-stoned town separated by the estate wall from 2,000 acres of parkland, at the heart of which lies Blenheim Palace, whose roofs themselves cover a full three acres.

Buckingham Palace has been the official residence of the monarch since 1837. It is the go-to place on great ceremonial occasions, when crowds fill the length of the Mall to see the King - or Queen - on the famous balcony. On special occasions there are fly-pasts above it and so this great edifice in the centre of London has come to represent stability at the centre of national life. As for those who live inside it the story is rather different, however. It is by no means the favourite home of the Kings and Queens who have occupied it.

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Brothers William and Harry's on-going feuds are by no means the first close family feud to cast a pall over the Royal Family. Because Queen Victoria was furious with her eldest son, Bertie - the future Edward VII, for his wayward philandering, this was nothing to the fury reserved for her own mother, the Duchess of Kent. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, the widow of late Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III, became a Mother from Hell, determining every waking moment of her daughter's life in an effort to suppress the slightest hint of liberty.

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She is a figure from another world to many. But this royal wielded a great deal on the Queen, taking her to London's great sights and exhibitions as a child. The Queen said it was impossible to imagine the world without her presence on March 24.

Your Majesty, never mistress; it will only end in tears. Every British monarch over the past 400 years should have received this single piece of advice, but no one of them would have listened. These kings and princes were the rock stars of their day - women flocked and bowed before them, and they could choose whoever they liked. And as many as they wanted. Admittedly murder, blackmail, grand larceny, and kidnapping were all part of bedding these royal mistresses, but their Majesties never shrank above it.

Josiah Wedgwood, a British potter and entrepreneur, promoted his chinaware through celebrities, including royalty. Wedgwood made a cream-colored tea set for King George III's wife, Queen Charlotte, in 1765, which resulted in his appointment as Potter To Her Majesty. He began marketing his creamware as Queen's Ware, implying its quality and aspirational attributes. Wedgwood capitalised and began advertising in London newspapers, naming specific items for particular members of the nobility, such as his Duchess of Devonshire flowerpots. Lillie Langtry, a Channel Islands-born actress, starts a new celebrity endorsement. 'The Jersey Lily' was well-known for her stage appearances and her controversies, including one with Edward VII and then Prince of Wales. In 1882, advertising veteran Thomas J. Barratt recruited Pears Soap to promote Pears Soap. Here's not only was her image used, but she also included her signature and endorsement: 'Since using Pears Soap for the hands and complexion, I have rejected all others.'

They are rarely on view other than during the annual Garter Day parade at Windsor Castle, returning to the Sovereign on the death of the knight. However, two rare Order of the Garter - worn pinned to the left breast - and a rare Garter band will be on view at the Tate Gallery in London this week. Two of the insignias - the Star and Garter band - were given to the 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, Robert, Viscount Castlereagh's, in 1814 after he served in the Peninsular War under Duke George III.

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The plotters obtain orders from veteran party fixer Dougie Smith (centre), whose reputation as a Machiavellian figure lurking in the shadows, has long been associated with anxiety and trepidation in Downing Street's inner circle. Smith, a Tory Party employee who served under Sir Iain Duncan Smith's unfamous leadership, leads the 'Sheekey plotters,' who have been known to gather in London's famed luxury fish restaurant J Sheekey.

Some people may be split on whether or not Friday is 'Australia Day' or 'Invasion Day,' but historians and legal experts agree that some basic facts should not be ignored. On its arrival in New South Wales, the First Fleet sailed from England with clear instructions that the indigenous people were not to be concerned. No shots were fired as it landed in Port Jackson on January 26, 1788, and no one was injured physically, and no one was injured. The debate about whether or not the country was invaded or settled or a combination of both is at the forefront of the discussion about how and when we commemorate Australia Day.