Royal Christmas

How Queen Elizabeth II made history with a landmark Christmas message

”Twenty-five years ago my grandfather broadcast the first of these Christmas messages. Today is another landmark because television has made it possible for many of you to see me in your homes on Christmas Day.” Queen Elizabeth II uttered those words on Christmas Day 1957 during her first televised Christmas Message, broadcast live from the Long Library at the Sandringham Estate in…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

A very Royal Variety Show as the Prince and Princess of Wales take Victoria and Daniel to the theatre

It was a double date night for the Prince and Princess of Wales and Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at the Royal Variety Performance in London on Thursday evening. The future monarchs of the United Kingdom and Sweden were united for a festive evening of entertainment, continuing the annual tradition of royal attendance at one of the UK’s most prestigious entertainment…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima takes Paris by storm at exhibition opening

Queen Máxima stunned in Paris at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, wearing an illusion-cut dress to view an exhibition about Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen. The Dutch queen was on hand, alongside French First Lady Brigitte Macron, to view the nine themes at play in the dynamic exhibition. According to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, van Herpen’s exhibit “questions the place of the…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William on exercise with Mercian Regiment

The Prince of Wales donned military fatigues for his first visit with The 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, since becoming its Colonel-in-Chief this summer. During his visit, William met with its soldiers and took part in a training exercise in Salisbury Plain with the Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle. The Mercian Regiment’s mission is to be “ready to decisively engage the enemy in…
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