The Duchess of Edinburgh has celebrated
her 60th birthday and the Royal Family marked a milestone in the
life of one of their MVPs. When Sophie Rhys-Jones married the third
son of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1999, they
weren’t slated for full-time royal roles. The pair—the Earl and
Countess of Wessex as they were styled at the time—wanted to
continue in their jobs and…
Princess Leonor’s naval training took a
regal turn when she joined an official luncheon aboard the ship
that she will call home for the next five months. The future queen
of Spain, who departed for naval training aboard the training ship
Juan Sebastián de Elcano a…
David Beckham opened the curtain on his
friendship with Prince William and the royal family in a new
interview at the World Economic Forum, telling those in attendance
that whenever William sends him a message asking for help, “it’s
always a yes.” The former…
Princess on duty: Norway's future queen stars in military birthday portrait
22nd January 2025
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…
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 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…
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…
