British RoyalsKing Charles III

The Duchess of Cornwall visits The Rifles at their Northern Ireland base

The Duchess of Cornwall, newly-minted Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles, visited 2 Rifles’s Northern Ireland base in Lisburn to unveil a plaque for its Rifles Welfare Garden. Camilla arrived with a fanfare played by buglers in the Rifles regiment and then met with the soldiers of 2 Rifles’s ‘A’ Company, and with the families and children of soldiers over a cuppa. She then unveiled a…
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CoronavirusEuropean RoyalsSpain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia keep annual date at major tourism fair

The Spanish royals have lent their support to the tourism industry, returning to one of the world’s largest tourism fairs in Spain as the country gets ready to relaunch itself as a top tourist destination. The FITUR: International Tourism Fair opened in Madrid on May 19th 2021, with King Felipe and Queen Letizia officially opening the Fair. The FITUR Fair has, over the years, welcomed…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima celebrates her 50th birthday with a delicious cake

Queen Máxima received a special birthday cake to mark her 50th birthday this week, presented to her by one of her long-standing patronages, More Music in the Classroom. The decadent cake, presented to the Queen during a special television presentation entitled ‘Queen Máxima: A Life Full of Music ‘for Méér Muziek in de Klas’ featured musical motifs and large and small candles to…
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Kate's emotional call with young woman behind 'Forever Holding Hands' Hold Still portrait

The Duchess of Cambridge has released the third in a series of calls to finalists of the Hold Still exhibition, talking to a West Sussex woman whose grandparents held hands in their final days together on a COVID-19 ward. Kate’s call with Hayley Evans was released on the royal couple’s YouTube page, and for five minutes, the royal talks with Hayley about her grandparents and their loving…
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