They were in the city on Tuesday with Ms Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, for an event at which the duchess received an award

Did the Taoiseach’s partner, Matt Barrett, cause a diplomatic incident when he used his mobile phone after it should have been turned off, to send comments to his 350 private followers on Instagram? No.

Matt Barrett 'never intended comments to go public, but that happens sometimes', says Taoiseach

At the start of the trial on Wednesday, Andrew Green KC, for MGN, said voicemail interception was denied in the trial cases, including Harry’s.

Forget 'history in the making', the royal family has become a badly produced soap opera

The force made 64 arrests on coronation day, with 46 people bailed after being detained on suspicion of causing a public nuisance or breaching the peace.

Pádraig Hoare went to London for the coronation of Britain's King Charles III, where he found the buzz is better on Munster Final day

The historic moment, watched around the globe, followed the death of Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last September after a 70-year reign

Footage on Twitter seemed to show Graham Smith, chief executive of the anti-monarchy group Republic, being apprehended by police in St Martin’s Lane, near Trafalgar Square, on Saturday morning

The conflict in Sudan again demonstrates the abject failure of the UN and the international community to prevent or stop conflicts in Africa that have amounted to genocide and widespread human rights abuses.

He has been behind bars since being dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he had sought refuge from being sent to the States

President Higgins and his wife Sabina will be guests at a reception at Buckingham Palace on the eve of the coronation ceremony in London

Former colonies speak up

Viewing the documentary, Pray For Our Sinners brought back painful memories. I suffered corporal punishment also (as did virtually all of my classmates). Sadly, in my experience lay teachers were equally culpable.

It is understandable that a large rump of the British people has taken exception to being asked to swear an oath of allegiance to King Charles III during his coronation next Saturday.

Articles allegedly published as a result between 1994 and 1995 include stories in The Sun from August 1995 with the headline “Heir to the Phone” and “The Midnight Caller”.

“I am an Irish republican. I also recognise there are many people on our island for whom the coronation is a hugely important occasion.”

In court documents revealed on Tuesday, Harry said he always tried to be “the best partner” he could be, but “every woman has her limit”

Prince William has allegedly recently reached a settlement with publisher News Group Newspapers over claims of hacking, the High Court has been told.

Harry is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun and the now-defunct News Of The World, over alleged unlawful information gathering at its titles

Buckingham Palace makes public statement after Guardian presents evidence of royals’ long history of involvement in trade

The president also expressed his desire to meet Charles in the UK.

A spokesperson for Harry and Meghan publicly referred to Lili as a princess for the first time on Wednesday when announcing news of her christening

Maybe the lesson we need to learn from our next-door neighbour is that some things never change

Damien English has resigned as a junior minister after a journalist highlighted the fact that Mr English provided incorrect information when submitting a planning application to Meath County Council 14 years ago.

As the year ends, it is appropriate to give some thought to who we have lost over the past 365 days

We're on the countdown to a new year. In theory, this is a chance for a new beginning. The National Women’s Council of Ireland has described 2022 as “a difficult year for women”.

If God loves a trier, then the status quo hates a whistleblower. In any establishment’s antipathy of someone blowing the whistle, there is also the active condemnation of that person.

Does watching 'Harry and Meghan' constitute support for an innocent couple persecuted by a racist media apparatus or make viewers complicit in celebrities' canny manipulations?

Meghan Markle has described the mourning period of the British queen’s death as a “complicated time”, adding that she felt a “deep gratitude” to have been given the chance to get to know her.

The exchange unfolded when Prince William and Kate were undertaking an impromptu meet and greet with people in north Belfast

The group also includes Elton’s husband David Furnish, Doreen Lawrence and actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost

Lord mayor Tina Black and Sinn Féin MP for the constituency John Finucane were among those who welcomed the couple on arrival.

People have a tolerance for waiting in queues that is proportional to the complexity or quantity of service that they anticipate

The Daily Mirror quotes a royal source as saying the new monarch’s coronation would be “shorter, smaller and less expensive” than the queen’s ceremony in 1953.

King Charles III

Since August 6, I turn on the tap each morning in trepidation, as I wait to see what colour the water coming from the tap will be that day. Today is the 43rd day and it looks like being one of the worst ones yet. Teeth are washed using bottled water.

For the majority of us, we get to keep our houses and affairs private, but for the royals, they walk the line of grieving in public with all their dirty laundry on display

Blanket coverage of queen's death to continue ahead of Monday's funeral

What is going on in the political mind these days? Flip-flopping on principles and beliefs now seems a daily occurrence.

'I’m a teacher and a principal, and it’s the first time in my career I can say I’ve taught a king and queen'

A civil service trade union has criticised the decision to give redundancy notices to Britain's King Charles’s staff during the period of mourning as “nothing short of heartless”.

The fact is that social media — and especially Twitter — can’t deal with big stuff

Elizabeth was the British royal family's rock and, untainted by royal scandals, her personal popularity remained solid when the antics of others shook the House of Windsor, writes Laura Elston