British Royals

The Prince and Princess of Wales become patrons of the Royal Marsden Hospital

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14th January 2025
The Prince and Princess of Wales have become joint royal patrons of the Royal Marsden Trust. The announcement came as Catherine visited the Royal Marsden Hospital and revealed that she had been treated there after cancer was found following major abdominal surgery a year ago. In a statement shared through Kensington Palace, Dame Cally Palmer, the Chief Executive of The Royal Marsden NHS…
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Norway

Queen Sonja released from hospital

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12th January 2025
After an evening spent in Lillehammer Hospital with atrial fibrillation, Queen Sonja has been discharged with a normal heart rhythm. The Queen of Norway had been admitted following a skiing trip where her heart rate was elevated, though the Norwegian Royal Court shared at…
Royal News

Queen Sonja of Norway hospitalised

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11th January 2025
Queen Sonja has been admitted to Lillehammer Hospital In a brief statement, the Norwegian Royal Court announced that Queen Sonja has been hospitalised for observation following atrial fibrillation earlier in the day during on a skiing trip. Queen Sonja was taken to hospital after developing a rapid heartbeat while ski-ing(Sven Gj. Gjeruldsen, Det kongelige hoff.) Atrial fibrillation is…
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Royal News

Queen Sofía given huge honour by King Felipe VI

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11th January 2025
King Felipe has awarded his mother with Spain’s highest honour as the 50th anniversary of her becoming queen approaches. In an official State Bulletin published on 10 January 2025, King Felipe decreed that Queen Sofía would be awarded the Collar of the Insigne Order of…
Spain

Princess Leonor sets sail on next part of military training

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9th January 2025
There’s a future queen heading out to sea! On Wednesday, Princess Leonor, the future queen of Spain, set sail aboard the naval training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano for several months of practical training. Midshipman Leonor attended a special ceremony at the Port…
Denmark

Twins with Greenlandic middle names star in royal photos on day of controversy

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8th January 2025
With Greenland dominating the headlines—we’ll spare you the reason why, you can research it yourself—the two young Danish royals who count Greenlandic names amongst their given names celebrated their 14th birthdays. Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, fraternal twins and the youngest children of King Frederik and Queen Mary, celebrated their birthday amidst the ongoing media circus…
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Features

A new year - what next for the royals?

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7th January 2025
The new year is a whole week old and already royal plans are taking shape. But what could the 12 months ahead hold for the Royal Family as well as for the dynasties that reign in Europe? Here are a few predictions from our team. Lydia Starbuck, Editor in Chief, Royal…
Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary reign at New Year's Levees

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7th January 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the second and third New Year’s Levees in Denmark: one for military and high court judges and the other for the diplomatic corps. The first levee, for the supreme court justices, the Royal Lifeguards and the Guardhusarregiment’s Officer Corps, happened at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg; the second levee took place at Christiansborg…
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