Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has been named as patron of Girlguiding, the UK's largest youth organisation dedicated completely to girls. Though the duchess has been president of the group for 21 years,

A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with causing death by careless driving in connection with the death of an 81-year-old woman, who was killed last year in west London following a collisio

British prosecutors said they had authorised a charge against a police motorcyclist for causing a woman's death by dangerous driving after she sustained severe internal injuries after being hit by a motorcade carrying Sophie,