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INTERVIEW: Clare McHugh explores the life of Queen Victoria's daughter in new novel

Queen Victoria’s life remains a fascination hundreds of years later, but perhaps less well-known by the casual royal watcher is the other Victoria: her eldest daughter, the Princess Royal, who was known to her family as Vicky. Author Clare McHugh decided to tackle the fascinating story of Vicky’s life in her first novel, A Most English Princess.The book chronicles Vicky’s…
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British RoyalsThe Sussexes

The Sussex 2020 year in review

What a 2020 it was for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who – even taking Covid out of the equation – have gone through one of the most tumultuous and life-changing years one can imagine.With the announcement they were leaving their roles as senior members of…
FashionSweden

Princess Sofia: Our fashion favourites

With approachable daywear and bold, often 1980s-inspired evening looks, Princess Sofia of Sweden has had some fabulous fashion moments during her five years in the Swedish Royal Family. Here’s a look at some of our favourites from the Princess.Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter[getty src=”998742560″ width=”434″ height=”594″]In terms of day…
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British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen is alive and well despite her obituary being published online

A French radio station has issued an apology after accidentally declaring The Queen, along with a number of other public figures, to be dead Monday morning.Her Majesty is just fine, but France’s RFI Radio mistakenly published a range of obituaries on their website for some older celebrities and world leaders, including The Queen, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Iran’s supreme…
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Spain

Spain's King delivers journalism awards

“Journalism is always necessary, and in these times of health, economic and social crisis, especially necessary,” King Felipe VI said as he presided over the 37th annual King of Spain International Journalism Awardsin Madrid this week.Held at the Casa…
Monaco

Monaco's National Day celebrations to be limited

As with many other celebrations around the world, National Day in Monaco will look much different than usual this year. This past weekend, Prince Albert II announced a scaled-back version of the holiday for 2020 in light of the coronavirus pandemic.Given the large crowds…
Sweden

Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria attend digital Global Child Forum meeting

Three children die every minute as a result of avoidable environmental degradation, a sobering fact shared by Crown Princess Victoria during the third instalment of the Global Child Forum’s Action Lab series on Tuesday.The virtual meeting, also attended by Queen Silvia, focused on the environment and the devastating impact it can have on children’s health and future wellbeing.
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