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Royal engagements down by 60 per cent in 2020 with Prince Charles and Princess Anne leading the way in numbers

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11th August 2020
The number of official royal engagements conducted so far in 2020 has seen a massive decline compared to previous years due to the ongoing public health emergency. According to research gathered by Royal Correspondent Patricia Treble, the number of engagements conducted between January and July of 2020 is down some 60 per cent compared to previous years. So far this year, The Royal Family…
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Could The Queen rescind King Juan Carlos's membership of the Order of the Garter?

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6th August 2020
Following the exile of Spain’s former monarch King Juan Carlos, some royal commentators are questioning whether the honours awarded to him by Queen Elizabeth II may be rescinded. As reported in the Daily Mail, Juan Carlos has been honoured both with the Royal Victorian Chain and is also a Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter. However, if Juan Carlos one day returns to Spain, he…
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"Your Majesty, dear Felipe" - read the letter King Juan Carlos wrote to his son as the former monarch goes into exile

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3rd August 2020
King Juan Carlos of Spain is to leave the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, his home for half a century, as controversy around his financial affairs grows. The former monarch, who ruled Spain between 1975 and 2014, will leave for an undisclosed location. In a letter to his son King Felipe, Juan Carlos wrote: “Your Majesty, dear Felipe: With the same desire for service to Spain that inspired my…
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Prince Andrew absent from Princess Beatrice's official wedding pictures

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18th July 2020
The Duke of York was absent from the official photographs marking the surprise wedding of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Strict social distancing rules meant that pictures of the happy day would be some what different to the royal wedding pictures we are used to seeing, with participants having to keep at least one metre apart. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, did, however…
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