Royal Christmas

The Royal Family's image of hope during a difficult Christmas

It was an image that resonated with many as a very strange Christmas got under way. In 2020, after months of lockdowns and social distancing, many had hoped the festive season would bring a chance to be with family and loved ones again. But as December got under way, it became clear that the pandemic would make Christmas very different for everyone. That was reflected in the one image of the…
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Royal Christmas

The Princess of Wales celebrates hope of new life with Christmas carol service

The Princess of Wales led a nationwide tribute to those supporting the early years at her annual Together at Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey on Friday evening. Surrounded by her family—with the Prince of Wales bringing Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, in his carol service debut arriving after Catherine—the royal fêted the early years and those who go above…
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Queen Camilla

A celebration of winter flowers for Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla has helped launch Winter Flower Week, celebrating the seasonal blooms in the United Kingdom with a new exhibition at the Garden Museum. Winter Flower Week, according to the Garden Museum’s website, celebrates a sustainable approach to the festive floral…
History

The king who was crowned on Christmas Day

For almost a thousand years, coronation services have taken place at Westminster Abbey, in times of peace and strife. The sovereign sometimes arrives at the Abbey a popular figure; sometimes, they’re deeply unpopular. More often than not, they’re crowned by birthright and succession. On a few occasions, they’re crowned after a battle, like the first king to reign after the Norman…
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British Royals

The history of the Royal Christmas Day speech

For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth II was a staple of Christmas Day, appearing on television, radio and on the internet throughout her reign to deliver her annual Christmas Message. Now, it is King Charles who speaks to country and Commonwealth on Christmas Day. But this…
King Charles III

Is the new Royal Family Order one step closer?

For seasoned royal watchers, there’s really only one mystery left to wrap up King Charles III’s accession to the throne: his Royal Family Order. Given out as a personal gift from the Sovereign to female members of the Royal Family, the Royal Family Order has been a staple within the British Royal family since King George IV’s reign in the 1820s. Since his accession in September 2022…
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