it appears nobody informed the young hip Brits of the protocol that should be followed when meeting such sporting superstars, writes Duncan Gilles.

Building blocks? Rocking horse? Nope. Prince George is a toddler of his generation. His dad has revealed he prefers to play games on an iPad.

No one visiting the 9/11 Memorial in New York expects to be anything but moved, but the Duchess of Cambridge admitted she was unprepared for just how affecting it would be.

Basketball ace LeBron James breached royal protocol when he embraced the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in New York.

New York City paid the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge the ultimate compliment to welcome them to the Big Apple - by lighting the Empire State Building red, white and blue.

Lee Suckling charts the ten best royal moments of 2014.

The mother of the unarmed black man who died after a white policeman restrained him in a chokehold has paid tribute to protesters across the US.

Pic of Kate and William posing with Prince George taken for thank you cards for people involved in their tour of New Zealand.

A bereaved mother says the Duchess of Cambridge wrote personally to console her following the death of her baby daughter.

As William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, prepare to visit America in a fortnight, controversy is swirling around how reporters covering the couple's visit should dress.

The Prince of Wales intends to continue making "heartfelt interventions" in matters of national importance when he becomes king, rather than adopting the Queen's blanket impartiality on public affairs, close friends have said.

British actor Daniel Day-Lewis has been knighted by Prince William.

A plot to kill Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Albert Hall during the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance has been foiled.

Prince Charles has roasted Molly Meldrum in a tongue-in-cheek message coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Countdown.

Kate Middleton has promoted a royal personal assistant, 27-year-old Natasha Archer, to the role of stylist for the Duchess.

Australian DJ Mel Greig has attacked those who bullied her after 2DayFM's infamous 2012 prank phone call to the hospital treating Kate Middleton.

Germaine Greer says the Duchess of Cambridge, who gave birth to Prince George last July, is "too thin" and shouldn't have any more children.

Almost a month after it was revealed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a second child, some punters are placing massive sums on its name.

The Duchess of Cambridge is preparing to return to work after recovering from three weeks of acute morning sickness.

Unfortunately, it seems Prince Charles is not familiar with the unwritten codes of behaviour when awaiting a new arrival in the family, writes Shelley Bridegman.

Prince Harry is to become the royal face of England Rugby - the organising committee delivering Rugby World Cup 2015 - after being appointed honorary president.

About 10 years ago, I was invited to meet Prince William over a pint of cider in a pub near Highgrove, his Gloucestershire home.

Royal cousins Prince Harry and Zara Phillips and her husband Mike Tindall put on a royal show at a wheelchair rugby match held at the Invictus Games in London.

Prince in shock as motorbike in his royal motorcade smashes head-on into a taxi.

The British nurse found dead just days after a royal prank by two Australian DJs pleaded for hospital colleagues to forgive her.