20 h. ago King follows in grandfather’s footsteps by not wearing medals at VE Day parade

Charles led the country in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.

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23 h. ago Princess Charlotte has an adorable nickname that all her school friends use

Princess Charlotte, 10, has a sweet nickname given to her by friends at school, who were inspired by the official titles given to her parents by her grandfather, King Charles

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1 week ago Inside the dirtiest race in Olympic history: ‘It wasn’t fair. I wasn’t on a level playing field’

How did the women’s 1500m in the 2012 London Olympics get its unenviable reputation? Athletes who were cheated out of medals talk about what happened that day – and how the results have slowly unravelledThe tunnel in which athletes wait before they enter a stadium ahead of a major race is “by no means a friendly place to be”, says Lisa Dobriskey – and as a former Team GB athlete who won Commonwealth gold and world championship silver at 1500m, she has stood in enough of them to know. “Different people handle it differently,” she says. “Some people are really relaxed and friendly; other people just look right through you. It’s scary. I remember my coach saying to me, ‘When you go to the Olympics, you’ll be standing next to the meanest, toughest, hardest people that you’ll ever face.’ Everybody wants to win.”As it turned out, the wait to walk into London’s Olympic stadium for the final of her event in August 2012 was even more stressful than she’d been warned. With British excitement ...

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2 w. ago Lip reader reveals the moment Charles proved himself as a 'brilliant grandfather' to Prince Louis after answering William's touching question

Charles, 76, is a grandfather of five but he has a particularly special bond with the Prince and Princess of Wales's youngest son Prince Louis, who turns seven years old this week.

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2 w. ago Olympian mum demolishes all other parents in son's school sports day race

Sprinting legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took part in a parents' race at her son's sports day, and the eight-time Olympic medallist showed she is still the one to beat

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2 w. ago Ben Whittaker’s ‘career is on the line’ in Liam Cameron rematch, Matthew Macklin warns

Matthew Macklin warned that the Olympic silver medallist must show a performance that is ‘night and day’ levels above the first fight

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