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Princess of Wales pays special visit to Royal Marsden to 'show her gratitude' for cancer support

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14th January 2025
The Princess of Wales has paid a special visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital, commenting as she walked in through the front doors, “coming in the front entrance here, having made so many quiet, private visits, actually it’s quite nice.” The Princess, who announced that she had completed preventative chemotherapy last September for an undisclosed form of cancer, made the visit to thank the…
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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…
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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…
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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 the Golden Fleece. The Spanish King declared that he was awarding his mother the honour “to bear witness to My Royal…
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The unusual golden tiara that Greenland used to celebrate a queen

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8th January 2025
As the status of Greenland becomes the topic of global debate again, Denmark’s royal family’s long love of the country is once more in the spotlight. Its current monarch, Frederik X, is so fond that he gave two of his four children Greenlandic middle names. Meanwhile, his mother, Queen Margrethe, received a special tiara to mark her Ruby Jubilee in 2012, a golden gift from the people…
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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…
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The royal title once thought to be cursed

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2nd January 2025
It’s one of the oldest royal dukedoms of all but it’s brought more drama than most and it took centuries for one of its holders to have an heir to take it on. Right now, it belongs to one of the most dutiful members of the Royal Family but his predecessors have been more controversial, to say the least. In fact, some caused so much trouble, the title was once said to be cursed. The…
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