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Kate Middleton was joined by fellow royals Prince Edward, Sophie Wessex and Princess Alexandra in hosting the second garden party of the summer at Buckingham Palace after it was announced the Queen would not be attending them this year

Their index fingers stained with purple ink, Paul and Tracy Naggear emerged solemnly on Sunday from a polling station in the Lebanese capital – less than 2 km (1 mile) from where their daughter was killed in a chemical blast less than two years ago.

John Claughton left Oxford in 1979 with a double first in Classics and four cricket Blues. He was just what the City was looking for, and – after a brief dalliance as an “inadequate” professional cricketer at Warwickshire – walked straight into a job at Rothschild’s. Only problem was, he…

As Elon Musk once again dominates the global news cycle with his Twitter takeover, the billionaire’s siblings – full, half and step – have been successfully pursuing their own passions against the backdrop of significant family drama, writes Sheila Flynn