British Royals

A Christmas address that brought people together in a time apart

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3rd December 2024
It was one of the most anticipated and historic speeches of a truly historic reign. On Christmas Day 2020, millions listened as Queen Elizabeth II spoke at the most difficult of times.The late Queen had seen Great Britain and the Commonwealth through many of the major moments of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. In 2020, she gave two televised addresses- the first in April and the…
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Features

The princess who just dazzled in Paris

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2nd December 2024
A French princess made her society debut at Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris this past week.Princess Eugenie de Bourbon was one of twenty-one young women who made their debut this past weekend at the Shangri-La hotel.Eugenie, 17, is the daughter of the…
European Royals

The royal Christmas tree that needed a cherry picker to put up

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2nd December 2024
The Dutch Royal Family is getting into the holiday spirit this weekend with a little help for a big tree.King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima have shared a behind-the-scenes look as their outdoor Christmas tree was put up in the forecourt of Huis ten Bosch Palace in the Hague.A cherry picker and a team of skilled workers were on hand to erect the massive tree outside the…
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Features

The stunning tiara passed from a queen to a princess

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1st December 2024
Princess Astrid of Norway has one of the most unique tiaras in the Norwegian Royal Family and it actually belonged first to a beloved British Queen.Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner often wears Queen Alexandra’s Turquoise Circlet. Queen Alexandra most likely received the turquoise and diamond tiara as a gift from her husband, King Edward VII, for her 58th birthday in 1902.Princess…
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History

The festive celebrations at Victoria and Albert's Osborne House

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28th November 2024
They were the royals who really helped invent modern Christmas as we know it and now one of their favourite homes is putting on a festive treat. Osborne House, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s family home in the Isle of Wight, will be welcoming visitors for special Christmas celebrations. Families will be able to celebrate the holiday season with a special Christmas quest with twelve…
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