Royal news live: Kate Middleton quietly shares new photo as King Charles expresses sadness after tragic death

The Duchess of York has said that she would like to make a cameo appearance onCoronation Street after a visit to the set today.

She made an appearance at the Rovers Return alongside Corrie star Sally Dynevor after they toured the nearby Prevent Breast Cancer charity headquarters in Manchester.

The duchess said: “Coming on the cobbles is quite a huge moment.”

While there, she met the executive producer of continuing drama Iain MacLeod, the soap’s assistant producer Verity MacLeod, and Matt Cleary, director of production.

She joked: “I’ve got to bamboozle you three to allow me to do a cameo.”

The Duke of Kent was treated to a special birthday bagpipe performance at Kensington Palace today in honour of him turning 89.

A statement posted to the official royal family Twitter/X account read: “In celebration of The Duke of Kent’s Birthday today, three pipers from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, of which His Royal Highness is Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, performed for The Duke at Kensington Palace.”

The duke is the oldest working member of the royal family.

The Duchess of York has opened up about her recent cancer battle while on a visit to a cancer charity centre with Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor.

Sarah, 64, was diagnosed with breast cancer, like Ms Dynevor, after a routine mammogram last year before being diagnosed with malignant melanoma skin cancer just months later.

During the visit, Sarah, who is now in remission, spoke to staff and patients and stressed the importance of speaking openly about the illness.

She said: “I think a lot of people are frightened to talk. They’re frightened that they don’t know where to go or what to do.”

The duchess added: “What I noticed today was I had a few private conversations with patients and they couldn’t get over that I was here having had a mastectomy, and that I said, ‘I’ve had a mastectomy. Here I am’.

“One of them in particular said, ‘Oh, so it wasn’t as frightening as you being led to believe?’.

“And I said, ‘No, it’s OK, just get good lymph drainage in after the operation’.

“I think that’s crucial because it is nothing worse than that fear.

“I had that fear as soon as I was diagnosed, I had that fear of death. You think it’s a death sentence. It’s not.”

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have today not only followed in the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s footsteps but recreated some of their photographs.

The couple are currently on a four-day visit to Malta, marking the 60th anniversary of the country’s independence.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have paid a poignant visit to the former home of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Malta.

Villa Guardamangia was home to the royals during the early part of their marriage between 1949 and 1951 while Philip was stationed as a Royal Navy officer in the country.

“Visiting Malta is always very special for me. I remember happy days here with Prince Philip when we were first married,” the late queen said.

Prince William has said that he wants to “challenge” the existing narrative around homelessness in a trailer for an upcoming documentary about the subject.

He is currently tackling the issue through his Homewards project.

The heir to the throne, 42, said: “I think it’s really important that we can try and change, and tackle, the narrative around homelessness.

“People live with it, we see it every day in our lives, that’s something I want to challenge.”

A royal commentator has speculated that Prince William’s vision for a radically slimmed-down monarchy could affect Princess Anne, widely believed to be the hardest-working royal.

Tom Skyes, royal editor at The Daily Beast, noted that the Princess Royal’s “raison d’être is zooming around the country, squeezing in 500-plus engagements a year.”

He explained: “William has made it very clear he doesn’t see that as the family’s role anymore, preferring a tiny number of limited, high-impact engagements and events to the paternalistic, seen-to-be-believed, helicopter-riding royal attitude of old.”

The princess carried out 172 engagements between January and April of this year – more than double the number of any other working royal.

The Duke of Kent is today celebrating his 89th birthday today (9 October).

He is the first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II and has held his title for over a record-breaking 82 years.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have paid tribute to those who gave their lives during the Second World War while on their ongoing visit to Malta.

Alongside a post showing the couple placing tributes into Valletta harbour, the royal family acknowledged the awarding of the George Cross to the Maltese population in 1942.

“In 1942, at the height of the attacks, King George VI awarded the George Cross to the Maltese population in recognition of their resistance, endurance and loyalty,” it was said in a statement.

The Duchess of Edinburgh’s special reading of a bedtime story to mark World Sight Day will air on CBeebies tomorrow.

She said in a trailer for the programme: “Millions of us need glasses to see the world clearly.

“World Sight Day is a reminder to all of us to take care of our eyes, whether we need glasses or not.

“Our eyes are precious, and our sight is something to cherish and look after. So, let’s remember to take care of our eyes this World Sight Day.”

The duchess is set to read Specs for Rex, written by Yasmeen Ismail – a story about a young lion who is reluctant to wear glasses to school.