The Edinburghs

Where in the world was Sophie in 2024?

The Duchess of Edinburgh never gets the credit she deserves for her royal work. This year alone, she travelled to 10 countries outside the United Kingdom, several of them marking the first time a member of the British Royal Family has ever visited that particular country. Today let’s take a look at all of Sophie’s overseas visits in 2024. Ukraine, April 2024 Sophie became the first…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia brings grandchildren along to festive engagement

It was a full house at the Royal Palace earlier Monday when Queen Silvia accepted the Christmas trees for the Royal Palace alongside her eight grandchildren. In a longstanding tradition dating back to the 1960s, forestry students from the Swedish University of Agriculture in Umeå present the royals with their Christmas trees. Each year a different royal accepts the offering; this year…
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Sweden

A new Haga princess continues royal tradition

Princess Estelle is wishing everyone a happy St Lucia Day in a new picture on the Swedish Royal Family’s social media. The young princess and future queen of Sweden appeared dressed as the fourth century saint in a snap shot by her mother Crown Princess Victoria. The…
History

Edwardian splendour at the heart of a brand new royal exhibition

The Edwardian monarchs—King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and King George V and Queen Mary—are set to take the spotlight next year as the ‘age of elegance’ of Edwardian times is highlighted in a new exhibition from the Royal Collection Trust. The fashionable lives of these monarchs and consorts will be on display, with everything “from their family lives and personal collecting to…
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Royal News

The Princess of Wales lands on Person of the Year shortlist

It’s been a tumultuous year for the Princess of Wales, to say the least, but while the royal retreated from public gaze to begin her chemotherapy treatment, she still managed to stay in public conversation and that spotlight has seen her earn a spot on Time magazine’s Person of the Year shortlist. Time has published its annual Person of the Year cover every December since 1927, honouring a…
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