Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen will not lay a wreath at the Cenotaph this year

Buckingham Palace has announced that The Queen will not a lay a wreath at the Cenotaph during the Remembrance Sunday commemorations this year. In a significant move, the Palace say Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh will watch proceedings from a balcony. The Prince of Wales will lay a wreath on behalf of his mother. The decision has likely been made due to Her Majesty’s advancing age. She has…
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The Edinburghs

Earl & Countess of Wessex join in the Sultan of Brunei's Golden Jubilee celebrations

The Earl and Countess of Wessex arrived in Brunei earlier this week to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the country’s Sultan. His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam ascended to the throne in 1967 after his father abdicated. His coronation was held a…
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Spain

King Felipe of Spain delivers extraordinary address to the nation regarding Catalonia

King Felipe VI of Spain has delivered an extraordinary address to the nation, in which he criticises Catalonian separatists and vows “to defend the unity” of Spain. Making a rare televised speech, His Majesty said that Catalonia’s government is “seeking to proclaim independence, breaching the Constitution and its own regional charter.” He said that Catalonian separatists had created…
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The Sussexes

Emma Dent Coad MP: 'I made a joke and it has been taken the wrong way'

The MP at the centre of a media storm following comments she made about the Monarchy has released a statement saying she had ‘made a joke’, and her comments ‘were taken the wrong way.’ Speaking at the Labour Party Conference, Emma Dent Coad MP told a group of activists that Harry can’t actually fly a helicopter and “just sits there going ‘vroom vroom.’” At an anti-monarchy…
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