British Royals

Jason Knauf - royal aide at centre of Meghan bullying allegations - receives royal honour from King Charles

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30th December 2022
The former Kensington Palace staffer who once guided the communications and strategy for the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has been made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order by King Charles III in his New Year’s Honours List. Jason Knauf, who joined Kensington Palace in 2015 and worked for the four principles there during his tenure, joins an…
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Denmark

Annus Mirabilis or Annus Horribilis? The Danish Year in Review

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29th December 2022
There were multiple reasons to celebrate in Denmark this year. Not only was it Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee year, but Crown Princess Mary also celebrated her 50th birthday. But while there were moments of great joy within the kingdom, there were also moments of sadness and scandal with the news that Prince Joachim’s children—Prince Nikolai, Prince Felix, Prince Henrik and Princess…
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Queen Camilla

YEAR IN REVIEW: Camilla's time as Queen-in-Waiting

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29th December 2022
Queen Camilla. At the beginning of the year, it was still a prospective title; we didn’t even know if it would ever be used. The official line in January was still that Camilla would someday be referred to as Princess Consort, but in February, that all changed with one…
The Edinburghs

YEAR IN REVIEW: The Wessexes's quiet support continues in 2022

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29th December 2022
The Earl and Countess of Wessex continued to be stalwart supporters of The Queen throughout the majority of 2022 and performed equally in support of King Charles III by the year’s end. Though their royal work doesn’t always make headlines or grace the front covers of newspapers, as it should, Edward and Sophie continued in tireless support of their causes, travelling the world and within…
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King Charles III

YEAR IN REVIEW: The beginning of a new reign

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29th December 2022
If you’d been heir apparent as long as King Charles III was (70 years and 214 days, but who’s counting), you’d expect endless speculation on how you’d handle the job when it finally came your way. On 8 September, King Charles III ascended to the throne of the…
Prince & Princess of Wales

ROYAL YEAR IN REVIEW: A title with history: how the new Princess of Wales began to make a fresh mark on the royals

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28th December 2022
It’s been quite the year for Catherine. In early January she celebrated her 40th birthday with a series of romanticised portraits that would hang in the National Portrait Gallery, and she was still the Duchess of Cambridge. Then, on 8 September, her life changed. After a publicised move to Windsor, with a photoshoot to accompany the children’s first day of school, the Cambridge…
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