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 tradition is very much a
Windsor one. It began with His Majesty’s great-grandfather, King
George V, and continued through…
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…
The Princess of Wales opens children's day surgery unit at Evelina London
5th December 2023
The Princess of Wales has opened the new
Children’s Day Surgery Unit at Evelina London. The Children’s Day
Surgery Unit will allow the hospital to treat up to an additional
2,300 children a year and offers two brand-new operating theatres
capable of providing one-day…
Blink and you might have missed him, but
the Prince of Wales has been out on the streets helping sell the
latest edition of Big Issues magazine with his friend, Dave.
Kensington Palace shared a snap of the two together with the
caption: “Great to be back with Dave, selling the latest edition of
the @BigIssue once again!” as the prince was found outside Tesco in
Hammersmith selling with his…
How the Princess of Wales put young people at the heart of her carol service
5th December 2023
The Princess of Wales is ensuring that
young people are at the heart of this year’s Together at Christmas
carol service on Friday with Kensington Palace announcing a host of
ways that children will feature. Now in its third year, the
Together at Christmas carol service…
Another major change is coming next year,
this time within the Royal Collection Trust. On 4th December, the
Trust announced that in 2024, The Queen’s Galleries at Buckingham
Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse will become The King’s
Galleries, reflecting the new…
It was a banner year for King Charles:
his first full year on the throne, not to mention the global
spectacle of his coronation earlier this May, and now, as the year
winds to a close, he finds himself on Time magazine’s shortlist for
Person of the Year. Time announced their shortlist on Monday
morning, and the King has stiff competition against the likes of
Barbie, Taylor Swift, the striking…
Surfing, video games and a very popular film pick - Norway's birthday prince reveals his passions to his big sister
4th December 2023
It wouldn’t be considered a hard-hitting
interview by journalistic standards, but the charming royal
siblings in Norway hit social media with an 18th-birthday interview
for Prince Sverre Magnus over the weekend. The Prince, who turned
18 on Sunday, was interviewed by…
”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…
King Harald’s gift to Prince Sverre
Magnus on his 18th birthday was the designation as a Grand Cross of
the Order of St. Olav. The prince, the only grandson of King Harald
and Queen Sonja, received the gift just days before he comes of
age. And it’s a very special order. Founded by King Oscar I in
1847, though he reigned as the Sovereign of both Norway and Sweden,
the Order of St.
