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…
Crown Princess Victoria shared a new
video of her young family taking part in a beloved holiday
tradition: lighting candles. In a new video posted on the Swedish
Royal Family’s YouTube channel, the future queen of Sweden,
accompanied by husband Prince Daniel and…
She was the woman who could have been
England’s first queen regnant and he was the uncle who took the
throne that might have belonged to her. The two were close and
their stories heavily intertwined. But in a strange turn of events,
their relationship became even more…
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…
Queen Camilla's gorgeous Christmas tradition continues as she decorates tree at Clarence House
13th December 2024
It’s one of the most touching royal
events on the calendar: Queen Camilla’s annual Christmas party for
the children at Helen & Douglas House and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous
Children’s Charity. For the past 19 years, the Queen has hosted a
Christmas tree trimming…
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…
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…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend funeral for those killed in floods
9th December 2024
King Felipe and Queen Letizia were the
royal mourners at the Cathedral of Valencia on Monday as a mass was
held to remember those killed in the devastating floods caused by
the DANA at the end of October. On 29 October, a year’s worth of
rain fell in the Valencia region…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at site of explosion in The Hague
9th December 2024
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
visited The Hague to meet with the families of those affected by
the explosion and fire, and to offer their condolences and support
to first responders and volunteers in the area. Early Saturday
morning, two explosions hit the…
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…
