Charlotte Ashby

Country house enthusiast, royal wedding devotee, and unapologetic admirer of centuries-old tradition. Charlotte brings warmth and intimacy to stories about how royals actually live — the homes, the rituals, the family moments behind the pageantry. "Behind every crown is a family — and families are always interesting."
Culture & Lifestyle

The Princess Who Walked Across a Harvard Stage Under a Name Nobody Recognised

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Princess Elisabeth of Belgium finished her Harvard master's this May, collecting her diploma under her family name rather than her royal title. Here's what her education says about her family.
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The Princess Who Wanted to Be a Student: What Princess Amalia Tells Us About Growing Up Royal

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She named her horse Mojito, worked at a beach bar, turned down a million-dollar allowance, and moved into student accommodation. Then the kidnapping threats came. Growing up heir to the Dutch throne has been rather more complicated than most.
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The Balcony, the Children, and the Tradition That Keeps Renewing Itself: Trooping the Colour 2026

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Every year without fail, the most precisely choreographed event in the royal calendar produces moments that no amount of rehearsal could manufacture. That is the magic of Trooping the Colour.
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The Dragon King’s Kingdom: Why Bhutan’s Royal Family Is the Most Quietly Captivating Monarchy You’re Not Watching

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In a kingdom that measures happiness instead of productivity, Bhutan's royal family keeps turning up — to highland festivals, remote villages, and the ordinary life of their kingdom — because they want to.
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A Cotswolds Wedding and a Blended Family: The Human Story Behind Peter Phillips’s Big Day

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Peter Phillips married Harriet Sperling in a Gloucestershire village church and celebrated at his childhood home — and it was all the more royal for its simplicity.
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A New Home at Windsor: What Forest Lodge Tells Us About the Wales Family

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In November 2025, the Prince and Princess of Wales quietly moved their family to a new home in Windsor Great Park. Charlotte Ashby on what the future king's choice of home tells us about the man he is becoming.
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