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Top secret files reveal Queen Mother protocol error forced Downing Street into grovelling apology

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30th December 2025
Whitehall was left red-faced after Downing Street was compelled to issue an apology for a birthday telegram sent to the Queen Mother that breached royal protocol, according to newly released government papers. The documents, opened at the National Archives in Kew, reveal that John Major’s private office was contacted directly by the Queen Mother’s private secretary after the greeting…
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Royal News

The Prince and Princess of Wales’s nanny is honoured with rare royal award

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29th December 2025
For more than a decade she has operated discreetly in the background of one of the world’s most scrutinised households, shepherding royal children through their earliest years with calm authority and near-total anonymity. Now Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, the full-time nanny to the Prince and Princess of Wales, has been formally recognised for her service. Ms Turrion Borrallo has been…
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British Royals

James, Earl of Wessex, makes first public appearance as an adult at Sandringham

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25th December 2025
James, Earl of Wessex, marked a milestone in his young life this Christmas as he made his first public appearance since turning 18, joining the Royal Family for the traditional walk to St Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham. Born on 17 December 2007 at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey, James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten‑Windsor entered the world as Viscount Severn, a courtesy title…
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British Royals

Who joined the King at Sandringham - and who was missing

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25th December 2025
The Royal Family gathered in large numbers at Sandringham on Christmas morning as King Charles III led the traditional walk to St Mary Magdalene Church, greeted by crowds of well-wishers lining the estate. At the head of the procession were the King and Queen Camilla, continuing a long-standing royal tradition that has become one of the most familiar images of the festive season. They were…
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