Royal News

A sentimental tiara beloved by Queen Elizabeth II to form the heart of her national memorial

The Cabinet Office has announced that Foster + Partners, a sustainable architecture and design firm, had won the contract to design the Queen Elizabeth II national memorial in St James’s Park. In a statement, the Government shared that Foster + Partners’ design concept celebrates the late queen’s life and her ability to balance “tradition and modernity, public duty and private faith…
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Features

The Duchess of Edinburgh wears a poignant shade of green: Edinburgh Green

While most of the royal women wore shades of cream and green, the Duchess of Edinburgh sported a particularly poignant shade of green at Saturday’s Trooping the Colour: Edinburgh Green. The Duchess of Edinburgh’s particular colour choice has dual meaning because it can be seen as a tribute to the duchy her husband, Prince Edward, was granted on his 59th birthday in 2023; but it’s also…
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The Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal named to British Vogue's 25 most influential British women list

The Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal found themselves in rarified company thanks to British Vogue this week: they’re two of 25 of the United Kingdom’s most influential working women. The Princess of Wales’s citation notes that following her cancer diagnosis, she carries herself “with the air of someone with her priorities in order: family, country…
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Spain

Pope Leo XIV says he's grateful for King Felipe and Queen Letizia's papal inauguration attendance as he receives invite to Spain

Though Pope Leo XIV will be stateside this weekend in his hometown of Chicago, he might soon find himself in Spain if he accepts King Felipe’s invitation. A Holy See press readout shows that the recently-elected Pontiff held a phone call with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and “expressed his gratitude that King Felipe and Queen Letizia came to Rome” for his papal…
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