Royal News

The Duchess of Kent has died at the age of 92

Buckingham Palace has announced the death of the Duchess of Kent. In a statement, the Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Buckingham Palace announces the death of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent. “Her Royal Highness passed away peacefully last night at Kensington Palace, surrounded by her family.” The Palace will provide details of her funeral in the coming…
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Royal News

Princess Leonor "eager to learn" as she begins the final year of her military training

The future queen of Spain arrived at the General Air and Space Academy in San Javier to begin her third and final year of military training. Princess Leonor will spend the next year training with the Spanish Air and Space Force in a specially-designed programme that has allowed her the chance to work with all branches of the Spanish military before she becomes its colonel-in-chief when she…
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Luxembourg

Stately new portraits of Luxembourg's future grand duke released

With just over a month to go before Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume ascends to the Luxembourgish throne, the Grand Ducal Court is sharing new photos of him and his wife, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie. In one portrait, the future Grand Duke poses alone in a suit. A message accompanying the portraits—which will hang in government buildings and businesses—notes that a future portrait of…
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European Royals

Belgium's future queen set to return to Harvard after concerns

It seems Princess Elisabeth is set to return to the US this autumn to continue her studies at Harvard, after a summer of confusion and upheaval regarding the status of international students at the prestigious university. But now, according to the Belgian Royal Court’s spokesman, Xaiver Baert, the future queen of the Belgians is aiming to return for her second year of a master’s degree in…
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