British Royals

Royal recognition from The King for the heroes who saved lives in the Huntingdon train attack

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17th December 2025
The King has met a group of people whose courage helped save lives during the violent attack on a train near Huntingdon last month, welcoming them to Buckingham Palace in a private audience that underscored the monarchy’s longstanding recognition of quiet heroism. Among those invited was Andrew Johnson, the train driver whose calm judgement and swift action were credited with helping to bring…
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18 facts about James, Earl of Wessex, as he celebrates his milestone birthday

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17th December 2025
As James, Earl of Wessex, celebrates his 18th birthday – here are 18 facts about the young royal. Full Name and Birth: James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor was born on 17 December 2007 at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey to Prince Edward and Sophie, the then Earl and Countess of Wessex. Sibling: He is the younger brother of Lady Louise Windsor but remains ahead of her in the…
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Sadness as Princess Anne's lady-in-waiting dies

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16th December 2025
Dame Shân Legge-Bourke, the esteemed Welsh public figure and long-serving lady-in-waiting to Princess Anne, has died at the age of 82. Her family confirmed that she passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her children. Describing her loss on social media, the…
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A Christmas message from the King: Beatrice & Eugenie are welcome - Andrew is not

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16th December 2025
There was something quietly emphatic about the sight of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie arriving together at Buckingham Palace for the King’s pre-Christmas lunch. No speeches were made, no statements issued, yet the message was unmistakable: the controversies of the father will not be inherited by the daughters. While Prince Andrew was photographed riding alone in the rain at Windsor…
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Isabella Windsor - nine-year-old granddaughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent - alongside her mother raising awareness for homelessness

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16th December 2025
Isabella Windsor, the nine-year-old daughter of Sophie Winkleman and Lord Frederick Windsor, joined her mother this week in a hands-on campaign to support those experiencing homelessness in London. Isabella is 56th-in-line to the throne, and is the granddaughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. The mother-and-daughter pair spent the day selling The Big Issue at Somerset House…
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