Royal Family

"I can confirm that The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have left Buckingham Palace and are traveling to Sandringham" a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace told CNN on Thursday afternoon.

The royal couple abruptly canceled plans to travel to their country home, Sandringham House in Norfolk, on Wednesday.

The Queen, 90, and her husband, 95, had been due to catch a morning train from London King's Cross to King's Lynn for their traditional Christmas holiday, but failed to turn up.

Many royal family watchers started their Sunday with a new report claiming Prince Harry is dating actress Meghan Markle.

If the two young royals weren't interested in sports, they will be now. Well, interested in ice hockey, at least. Each jersey said "George" and "Charlotte" on the back. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge received the uniforms during a visit to a domestic violence shelter and charity on their last day of their Canada tour.

Wills and Kate kicked off the day at The Cridge Center for the Family in Victoria, British Columbia, which provides support for women who have experienced domestic violence and housing for families experiencing economic or relationship crises.

Charlotte, 16 months, was heard speaking in public for the first time - saying "pop" at the balloons that filled Government House in Victoria.

The residence was transformed into a children's paradise, which included a petting zoo and miniature ponies.

The play day was on day six of the Cambridges' eight-day tour of Canada.

It is the first official trip all four of the family have been on together.

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Detectives investigating the hacking arrested a 35-year-old man in Northamptonshire in central England, police said.

The man was arrested on suspicion of a Computer Misuse Act offense, and he is now in custody at the south London police station, the Met Police said.

Images of Kate Middleton and her children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, were reportedly among some 3,000 images stolen when the account was hacked, according to Britain's Press Association news agency.

Both Britain's Sun and Daily Mail newspapers reported that an anonymous seller had been in contact offering the images for sale.

The Sun said the cyber thief -- who got in touch via an encrypted messaging service and used the pseudonym "Crafty Cockney" -- claimed to have images that also included Middleton at a wedding dress fitting and nude photos of her fiance, financier James Matthews.

The seller demanded "a minimum of £50,000" (around $65,000) within 48 hours, as of Friday afternoon UK time, both newspapers said.

Prince George and Kate Middleton attended the America's Cup World Series of yacht racing in Portsmouth, England, Sunday and met with young fans, including a 10-year-old boy who won a competition to design the event's trophy. 

The child asked what George, the couple's eldest of their two children, had received for his birthday.

"I am not telling, he got too many things, he's far too spoiled," William said, adding, "He's not into boats yet."

Be that as it may, Prince William and Kate Middleton's firstborn son is  still entitled to his privacy. As such, Jason Knauf, communications secretary at Kensington Palace, wrote a letter addressed to the international media Friday to prevent the publication of unauthorized photos of Princess Charlotte's brother.