It’s hats off to renowned Irish milliner Philip Treacy as accounts show his fashion firm recorded profits of £110,585 (€128,066) last year.

Philip Treacy claims the hat Princess Beatrice wore to her cousin Prince William's wedding is his "most favourite" creation.

Madonna thinks the way the British royal family's role has changed is a "shame".

THIS year will go down in the annals of fashion as the year the hat was hot.

THERE has been an explosion in demand among Irish woman for fascinators and hats after the royal wedding made headwear one of the hottest fashion trends of the year.

The Queen described her historic state visit to Ireland as a “brilliant” experience tonight as she was presented with a rare orchid named in her honour.

With just hours to go before the auction closes, bids for the unique royal wedding hat worn by Britain's Princess Beatrice at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton have now reached £81,000 (€92,800).

Auction bids for Princess Beatrice’s bizarre royal wedding hat have exceeded £75,000 (€86,000) – as the online auction enters its final two days.

In the UK, only five bids have been made for Princess Beatrice's bizarre royal wedding hat since it went up for auction yesterday.

David Furnish has revealed he and Elton John never thought the singer’s age would stop them from adopting.

FORMULA One boss Bernie Ecclestone has entered the list of most eligible singletons, alongside Prince Harry, Emma Watson and model Lily Cole.

BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown might not like them, Simon Cowell might even hate them but X Factor duo John and Edward won’t care as they belt their way through the Ghostbusters theme tune on tonight’s show.

'X-Factor' twins John and Edward have been given the royal seal of approval in the UK.

Naomi Campbell spoke of her desire to have children as she announced a fashion show to raise money to prevent women dying in pregnancy today.

Pop stars, film stars, royalty and supermodels strutted down the catwalk to raise money for the victims of the UK floods – while supermodel Kate Moss donated £25,000 (€35,844) to the cause.

Jerry Hall has revealed that all four of her children with Rolling Stone Mick Jagger suffer from dyslexia.

A judge in Worcester, Massachusetts, today ruled that an American linked romantically to Princess Beatrice violated his probation when he went on a European ski trip.

The Prince of Wales will finally marry Camilla Parker Bowles today.

The Duchess of York has revealed how she and her daughter, Princess Beatrice, hope to find love.

Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, was today expected to join other members of the British royals at a Christmas church service - her first public appearance since she lost her unborn baby.

The Countess of Wessex is facing new and potentially damaging revelations after the News of the World published the full "Sophie tapes" transcripts.