For only the second time in history, a
jubilee became the main focus of a Christmas speech. In 1977, Queen
Elizabeth II’s 1977 royal Christmas broadcast was one of
celebration and hope. In 1977, Queen Elizabeth celebrated her
Silver Jubilee marking twenty five years on the throne. She is only
the second British monarch to have a Silver Jubilee with her
grandfather, King George V, being the…
The Christmas broadcast made by Queen Elizabeth II in one of her most difficult years
14th December 2024
Each year, the sovereign addresses the
nation on Christmas day and touches upon different events and
themes. In 1997, Queen Elizabeth II made one of her most difficult
Christmas speeches after one of her most difficult years. In August
1997, Diana, Princess of Wales…
Norway's future queen joins important palace gathering for government ahead of Christmas
14th December 2024
Princess Ingrid-Alexandra of Norway has
taken a break from her work at the Engineer Battalion to join her
parents and grand-parents for a government lunch. King
Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit hosted a Christmas lunch for the…
Infanta Sofia chooses symbolic outfit for first solo engagement
14th December 2024
Infanta Sofia of Spain visited an
exhibition of work from the first annual photography competition to
bear her name and made a strong and touching statement with her
wardrobe choices for the day. Sofia, 17, attended the
temporary exhibition for the competition which was launched to help
celebrate and showcase Spanish monuments, historical spaces, and
works of arts. Infanta Sofia…
Diamonds for a queen and steel for a princess on sparkling night for Sweden's royals
13th December 2024
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden hosted the annual King’s Dinner for Nobel laureates at the
Royal Palace in Stockholm. Following a sparkling turn out of tiaras
for the Nobel Prize ceremony the night before, the women of the
Swedish Royal Family chose four…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia's State Visit to Italy mixes politics, degrees and glitz
13th December 2024
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have completed a high profile State Visit to Italy. And amidst the
formal and constitutional events, there was glitz as they attended
a gala dinner. On the start of day one of the State Visit, the
Spanish King and Queen accompanied…
As we dive into different Royal Christmas
Broadcasts each day in December, we are able to see both personal
and public moments marked for the sovereign. Queen Elizabeth II
marked moments of family joy and public loss in 2015. The
spring of 2015 had brought great family joy with the arrival of
Princess Charlotte. Her proud great grandmother reflected on that
in her Christmas speech, noting…
The king who was overwhelmed by emotion in a Christmas speech marking an historic year
12th December 2024
While the Royal Christmas Broadcast is a
Christmas Day staple for many people now that it approaches its
hundredth anniversary, at one point it was still very new. The
first Monarch to speak was King George V, starting in 1932. King
George V had had to be convinced to…
Queen Letizia in all white for beginning of State Visit to Italy
11th December 2024
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have begun a December State Visit to Italy on Tuesday and the
Spanish queen made a bold choice in her wardrobe for Rome, with a
wintery look to begin. While she wore dark neutrals to board
the flight to Rome with a black wool coat…
King Harald leads Norway's royals at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
11th December 2024
The Nobel Peace Prize is always presented
in Oslo and this year King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit at Oslo City
Hall for the ceremony. The Norwegian king awarded the
prestigious prize to a Japanese group, Nihon Hidankyo, that is
working towards a nuclear-free planet. The group, whose full
name is the Japan Confederation of A and…
