Prince Edward Narrated "Peter and the Wolf". Prince Edward and American conductor Ezra Rachlin rehearse Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" at London's Barbican Centre today. The prince is to narrate the tale tonight, accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra in aid of the Beethoven Fund for Deaf Children

Agency: Press Association

Queen Elizabeth II looks over to listens to the speech of West Berlin Mayor Eberhard Diepgen during his address at a dinner tonight. The Queen later in her own address underlines Britain's commitment to the city

Agency: Press Association/ Reuter

Queen Makes Friends with Elephants. The Queen makes friends with a couple of performing elephants from a circus in London's Hyde Park today, when she attended a huge children's party celebrating the centenary of the St John Ambulance Brigade

Agency: Press Association

State Banquet for King Hassan. King Hassan of Morocco with the Queen at Buckingham Palace tonight where the British and Moroccan royal families sat down to a state banquet. King Hassan and some members of his 180 strong entourage will be guests at the Palace for three nights during his first state visit to Britain

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: John Paul

Princess Diana smiles at a young patient in the Shaukaut Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. She is visiting as a guest of Imran Khan

Agency: PA News Photo Library

London-based artist Richard Foster prepares to hang his new portrait of the Princess of Wales reclining on a sofa at Kensington Palace, the centrepiece of the 93rd Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, which opens at the Mall Galleries in London today, until 8 June

Agency: Press Association

The Princess of Wales with her citation after being admitted as an Honorary Fellow to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, at the college in London today

Agency: Press Association

Diana relaxes after Ascot. The Princess of Wales takes off her Ascot hat and takes a rest on the bonnet of her husband's Aston Martin at a polo match at Smith's Lawn, Windsor today. The Prince shares a joke as she does so

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell

Britain's Princess Diana wears a white and blue wide-brimmed hat as she attends a ceremony at London's Guildhall on 22 July where she was officially given the freedom of the city, the highest honour the City of London Corporation can bestow

Agency: Reuter

Photographer: John Eggitt

Champion child loses fight for life. Leukaemia sufferer Claire Bosworth, 15, meeting the Princess of Wales at the Dr Barnardo's Champion Children Awards lunch in London earlier this week (Tuesday 10 November). Claire, who was one of the Triumph Over Adversity Award winners died at her home in Heage, Derbyshire last night [13 November 1987]

Agency: Press Association

ITN Reference: ROYAL/LINL/16

Agency: Rex Features

The Queen Mother enjoys a pint of bitter, which she pulled herself, during a visit to the Queen's Head Pub in Stepney, in London's East End today. She visited the Young's house in her capacity as patron of the London's Garden Society, and inspected the flower baskets and window boxes outside the pub

Agency: Press Association

Agency: Unknown

Princely Poke. Prince Henry arrives at his nursery school in west London this morning and gives a Royal welcome to photographers. He later appeared in the school's nativity play which was watched by his parents

Agency: Press Association

Agency: Press Association

Prince Michael of Kent and some of the showbusiness personalities who supported him when he launched the Prince Michael Awards scheme, a new campaign for road safety, in London today. With the Prince are, from left: Radio One disc jockey Mike Smith; actress Su Pollard; TV presenter Anne Diamond (soon to be a mother) and TV and radio personality Bob Holness

Agency: Press Association

Prince Michael of Kent, president of the Royal Automobile Club, at Hyde Park Corner, London today preparing for the off of the RAC [Royal Automobile Club] London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. He is at the wheel of Britain's oldest racing car, the 1903 Gordon Bennett Napier, which has just returned to this country after 37 years in the United States and he was being passengered by General William Lyon, a noted Californian collector, who was the car's previous owner

Agency: Press Association

Sale of Duchess of Windsor's Jewels. A photograph taken by Cecil Beaton of the Duchess of Windsor, wearing a large emerald ring - one of the items of her jewellery which is to be auctioned by Sotheby's in Geneva today and tomorrow

ITN Reference: ROYA/WIND/40

Agency: Press Association

The Duchess of York talks with Julie Zutic and daughter Carly, two of the survivors from the British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise, at the Onze Lieue Vorouw Hospital in Knokke Heist here today

Agency: Reuters

Loop the Loop Duchess. The Duchess of York, wearing a shiny crash helmet, is ready for take off from RAF Scampton today, where she took the controls of a Red Arrows' Bulldog training aircraft. The Newest royal aviator looped the loop and performed a barrel roll during her hour long flight over the Lincolnshire countryside under instruction

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell

Second Honeymoon. The Duke and Duchess of York wave to photographers from the tour boat Maid of the Mist during their visit to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Saturday. The royal couple wore raincoats as the boat sailed into the mist beneath Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the Niagara River

Agency: Associated Press

Photographer: Dave Buston

Flying Duchess. The Duke and Duchess of York with her helicopter instructor Kevin Mulhern discussing the Duchesses achievement of winning her "wings" at RAF Benson today

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell

The Princess Royal explains the course to her two children Zara and Peter Phillips, before taking part in a show jumping charity event along with the Duchess of York and Prince Edward in the "Fun Day Sunday" at Ascot today

Agency: Press Association

The Princess Royal on her way to be weighed after coming in second on Wood Chisel in the Brooke Bond Coffee Cup Amateur Riders Stakes at Newmarket today. The royal jockey was beaten by half a length by the locally trained Shimshek, ridden by champion amateur Tim Thomson-Jones

Agency: Press Association

"Cnoc Na Cuille" with the Princess Royal in the saddle is led in after finishing second in the Edward Elgar handicap chase at Worcester today. It was the Princess's best ever placing over the jumps in seven attempts

Agency: Press Association

Princess Royal finishes second. "Cnoc Na Cuille" with the Princess Royal aboard clears the last fence to finish second in the Edward Elgar handicap chase at Worcester today

Agency: Press Association

Royal Role. An uplifting experience for Glasgow University Student Hannah Welfare, to be spun in the air by Prince Edward, at Haddo House, near Aberdeen today. The theatrical pair were rehearsing with the Haddo House Players for Wednesday's opening of Shakespeare's "Winter's Tale", in which the royal actor plays Prince Florizel and Hannah, the 17-year-old grand-daughter of Lady Aberdeen, takes the part of Perdita, the shepherdess with whom he falls in love

Agency: Press Association

Maundy Gift for The Queen. The Queen accepts a bunch of daffodils from a well wisher in the crowd during her walkabout today after the traditional Maundy Thursday service in Ely Cathedral, where she had presented the Royal Maundy money to 122 pensioners, a man and a woman for each of her 61 years. The Royal Maundy dates back to the 12th century. In her left hand, the Queen carries a sweet smelling nosegay, following a custom which survives from the days when such a posy was thought to afford protection against the plague

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner "The Thinker" has a quiet word with the Queen Mother at Cheltenham today

Agency: Unknown

The Queen Mother and the Princess of Wales travelling down the course at Royal Ascot today in the traditional arrival procession

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell

High Life for Prince Michael. Prince Michael of Kent and his eight year old son, Lord Frederick Windsor look forward to making their debut in a hot air balloon, operated by Mr David Close at Blackbushe Airport in Surrey today

Agency: Press Association

The Princess of Wales holds her goddaughter Maria, granddaughter of the Duke of Wellington, at the Duke's farm near Granada Sunday soon before she and the Prince of Wales left after spending the weekend there

Agency: Associated Press

Princess Diana and the Duchess of York with umbrellas raised at Ascot

Broadcast Date: 27 December 1987

ITN Reference: ROYAL/DIANA/33

Agency: Rex Features

ITN Reference: Studio Seventy

Ashford, Kent. Viscount at Wedding. Viscount Linley and his friend Susannah Constantine walk to St Mary's church to join the congregation, including many members of the Royal family, for the wedding of Lady Amanda Knatchbull today

Agency: Press Association

Four year old Prince William gives photographers a last smile before entering his new £785 a term Wetherby School, in West London's Notting Hill Gate today, with his mother, the Princess of Wales

Agency: Press Association

President's Address. Princess Margaret addresses the 65th annual meeting of the Girl Guides Association in London today in her capacity as President

Agency: Press Association

The Windsors' House of Memories: A selection of Christmas cards from members of the royal family, found among boxes of memorabilia in the basement of the late Duke and Duchess of Windsor's mansion in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell

The Royal Princess, riding Cnoc Na Cuille, clears a fence during the Horse and Hound Grand Military Gold Cup steeple chase at Sandown Park today. The Princess pulled up her horse as the runners began the final circuit of the race which was won by "Columbus" ridden by Charles Lane

Agency: Press Association

The Princess Royal after her ride in the Newton Williams Handicap Chase at Hereford today, when her horse Cnoc Na Cuille gave her a bloody nose at the first fence as his head struck the royal jockey's face. However, the pair recovered to finish in fourth place

Agency: Press Association

Portrait of Princess Anne taken by Norman Parkinson, seated on sofa

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ANNE/120

Agency: Camera Press London

Photographer: Norman Parkinson

Melbourne, Australia. Jiving royals. The Prince and Princess of Wales take to the dance floor for a jive to Glen Miller's "In the Mood" at a bicentenary dinner and dance in Melbourne today (Wednesday), on the third day of their tour of Australia

Agency: Press Association

Copyright: Ron Bell [PA Court Photographer]

Prince Charles looks on as mountain rescue teams work on the mountain following the Klosters avalanche which killed Hugh Lindsey

Photographer: Frank Spooner

Prince Charles. Klosters Avalanche which killed Hugh Lindsey

Photographer: Frank Spooner

The Princess of Wales surrounded by a sea of top-hatted race-goers at Royal Ascot, in June this year, part of a portfolio of black and white pictures by Press Association court photographer Ron Bell, of Old Coulsdon, Surrey, who was presented with the Best Portfolio award in the 1988 Martini Royal Photographic competition in London today

ITN Reference: ROYAL/DIANA/34

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell

The Windsors' House of Memories. Two of thousands of family photographs found hidden in the late Duke of Windsor's bath at the Paris mansion he shared with the Duchess. Left, the then Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and the Queen), right, the Queen Mother, then the Duchess of York, smoking a pipe. Obit

Broadcast Date: 6 November 1988

Agency: Press Association

ITN Reference: ROYAL/YORK/6

Agency: Camera Press

Photographer: His Royal Highness The Duke of York

Prince's First Day at Work. Prince Edward arriving at the Palace Theatre in London's West End with a box of tea to start work today as a production assistant with Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Theatre Company

Agency: Press Association

Windsor, Berkshire. Royal Kiss. The Prince of Wales bestows a kiss upon the hand of his mother, the Queen, when she presented the losing captain with a runners up prize following his team's defeat by France in the Silver Jubilee Cup match at today's Cartier International Polo Day at Windsor Great Park

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell [Press Association Court Photographer]