Princess Ingrid Alexandra turned 21 on
Tuesday and the Norwegian Royal Court shared a new portrait of
their future queen on duty with the military. The royal has been
training with the Engineering Battalion in Troms, where she serves
as Private Alexandra in Brigade North. Princess Ingrid Alexandra is
the eldest child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit, born on 21 January…
The death of a king in a modern era: how George V's passing was announced to the world
19th January 2025
It was not an auspicious start to the new
year of 1936 for King George V. The previous year had seen ‘Grandpa
England’, as Queen Elizabeth II once called her grandfather, feted
during his Silver Jubilee, but long periods of poor health had
plagued the King, and he…
Sophie serves at UK's first social supermarket
17th January 2025
The Duchess of Edinburgh has been
shopping, popping into the United Kingdom’s first social
supermarket to learn more about food insecurity and the community
initiative to help curb it. At Community Shop’s Lambeth location,
Sophie saw firsthand how the social…
Sentimental tiara pick for Grand Duchess at her last New Year reception before abdication
17th January 2025
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa celebrated one
last New Year’s as her country’s consort, and atop her head was a
tiara chosen for sentimental reasons. For the last time, Grand Duke
Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa presided over the New Year’s
Reception for the President and Prime Minister of Luxembourg as
well as other members of the government, the Council of State, the
judiciary, and the…
Crown Princess Victoria begins next stage of officer training
16th January 2025
Crown Princess Victoria has begun the
next phase of her officer training. The Swedish Royal Court shared
new photos of the future queen of Sweden with fellow officers at
the Swedish National Defence University and revealed that she has
now begun, as of 13 January, the…
Pour one out for the Prince of Wales!
Ever the football fan, Prince William found time to chat with Aston
Villa supporters in Birmingham on Wednesday, after he was in town
for the College of Paramedics’ Emergency and Critical Care
Conference. The royal met with…
Prince William praises paramedics as he takes on important patronage
16th January 2025
The Prince of Wales praised paramedics at
the inaugural Emergency and Critical Care Conference for being the
“adaptable, multiskilled” Swiss Army Knives of frontline
healthcare. Prince William became Patron of the College of
Paramedics leading up to the inaugural conference and made a
previously unannounced visit to its Birmingham campus to take part
in the day’s events. William met…
The Princess of Wales confirms she is now in remission from cancer
14th January 2025
The Princess of Wales has said she is now
in remission from cancer. In a personal statement released after
her first solo public engagement since her diagnosis, Catherine
said ”it is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focussed
on recovery.” The…
A personal message from the Princess of Wales to the medics who treated her for cancer
14th January 2025
The Princess of Wales has sent a personal
message to the doctors, nurses and medics who looked after her
during her cancer treatment. The warm words came just after the
Princess visited the Royal Marsden Hospital in London where she was
treated. Catherine underwent…
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…

