Many friends and relatives of the Royal
Family have died this year, as well as royals from across Europe
and the world. Here we remember some of those who passed away in
2017. King Michael of Romania Romania’s King Michael died early in
December at the age of 96 in Switzerland. He was the last monarch
of Romania before the country turned into a republic. PHOTO:
EMANUEL STOICA VIA FLICKR.COM King…
Prince Charles beats Princess Anne to become 2017’s hardest working royal by just six engagements
29th December 2017
The annual survey of the Royal Family’s
public engagements has been released in the customary letter to the
Times from the paper’s ‘unofficial royal archivist’, Tim
O’Donovan, now on his 38th year of conducting the survey. A total
of 3,628 engagements were…
The Queen's Christmas Broadcast once again tops Christmas TV ratings
26th December 2017
The Queen’s Christmas Day Broadcast has
once again topped off the TV ratings as almost 8 million viewers
tuned in to watch in the UK alone. The traditional speech was
watched by a combined 7.6 million people on the BBC, ITV and Sky.
The true figure is probably much higher…
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Crown in Romania, makes first Christmas speech
26th December 2017
Her Majesty Princess Margareta,
Custodian of the Crown, has delivered her first Christmas speech
since she became Romania’s Head of the Royal Household earlier this
month. Although she isn’t styled as Queen, Margareta is still
afforded the title of Her Majesty and delivers a speech at
Christmas. Unlike other monarchs, she has not recorded her speech
for television, but instead…
Arise Sir Nick Clegg - former Deputy Prime Minister to receive knighthood from The Queen
25th December 2017
Nick Clegg will receive a knighthood from
The Queen in the New Years Honours list for his services to
politics. Mr Clegg, who was Deputy Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom for five years, will be named in the list when it is
released later this week according to…
In her annual Christmas Broadcast to
citizens of the UK and the Commonwealth, The Queen has paid tribute
to the cities of London and Manchester following recent terrorist
attacks. She said that victims, their families and the emergency
services “are examples to us…
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Meghan Markle joins The Royal Family at Church for Christmas Day Service
25th December 2017
The Royal Family have attended the
traditional Christmas Day Church Service at St Mary Magdalene
Church on the Sandringham Estate. This Christmas, they are joined
by a new face as Prince Harry’s fiancee, Meghan Markle, attended
the service alongside her soon to be…
The Queen’s annual Christmas Day message
will this year pay tribute to the cities of London and
Manchester for their response to the numerous terror attacks which
have occurred in the past 365 days. In her speech, Her Majesty
praises how London and Manchester’s…
78% of people say Princess Michael was wrong to wear blackamoor brooch
23rd December 2017
A poll conducted by Royal Central reveals
that 78% of people think Princess Michael of Kent was wrong to wear
a blackamoor brooch to The Queen’s Christmas dinner at Buckingham
Palace. In total, 1,305 people responded to the poll which asked
whether Princess Michael was in the wrong to wear the brooch,
especially considering it was the first time she would meet Meghan
Markle. Embed from Getty…
