Royal News

Prince William presents The Earthshot Prize

Prince William announced the five 2024 Earthshot Prize winners at the award ceremony in Cape Town. The Prince of Wales is in South Africa by himself while the Princess of Wales continues to focus on her health. However, he still made it an evening to remember- he spoke in all eleven official languages of South Africa. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCC6JAktgXz/?img_index=9 And as…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe at first engagement following fall

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has attended her first engagement after being hospitalised for a fall in mid-September. The former Danish monarch presented the Ebbe Munck Honorary Award at Christiansborg Castle on Tuesday. The ceremony took place in the Velvet Room, an ornate room with high ceilings that served as the Throne Room for the Danish sovereign until 1933.  Queen Margrethe…
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History

The prince whose death changed a dynasty

The Stuart dynasty changed forever with King Charles I. His turbulent reign ended with his execution and the monarchy’s abolishment. However, he was never meant to be king. Who was meant to be the second Stuart monarch? Prince Henry Frederick was born on 19 February…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon remembers the fallen at special service in Oslo

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway represented the Norwegian Royal Family at an important annual event on Sunday. The Norwegian Crown Prince visited the National Veteran Monument in Oslo on Sunday, 3 November to mark National Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The day is observed to remember those who have lost their lives serving Norway, both in the country and elsewhere. In his role as…
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Features

The princess at the heart of a famous plot who became a tragic queen

Remember, remember, the fifth of November – Guy Fawkes Day is almost here once again. But who is the princess that was at the heart of the Gunpowder Plot? Meet Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of a king who grew up to be a queen given a romantic title that has echoed through the centuries. Elizabeth’s story could have been very different. In 1605, a group of English Catholics…
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