Spain

Rare appearance for Spain's Queen Sofia on big night in royal calendar

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4th August 2025
Queen Sofia of Spain made a rare public appearance as she joined King Felipe at one of the most important events in the royal calendar.Every year, for decades, Spain’s royals have welcomed people to a glittering reception at their summer home, Marivent, on the island of Mallorca. This year, for the first time, Princess Leonor, 19, and her 18 year old sister, Infanta Sofia, joined the…
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Royal News

City, country or horse drawn ambulance? The mystery surrounding the birthplace of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

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4th August 2025
She lived most of her adult life in the spotlight and yet one very basic detail of her story is shrouded in mystery. For no one is really sure exactly where Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was born. And no one did more to get people guessing than the Queen Mum herself.In 1980, as preparations were under way for her eightieth birthday celebrations, a Clarence House press officer was asked to…
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Features

This is the most popular royal home for visitors: how to visit Windsor Castle

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31st July 2025
Windsor Castle is the most popular royal home for visitors, welcoming more paying customers than any other.The latest report from the Royal Collection Trust shows that almost 1.4 million people bought a ticket to go into Windsor Castle in 2024-2025. Buckingham Palace saw 683,000 paying customers in the same financial year although it’s only open in the summer months whereas Windsor is…
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The many names of a reluctant king: the titles and transformations of Edward VIII

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29th July 2025
He is forever the king who gave up a throne for love but Edward VIII actually had many titles during his lifetime. By a curious twist of fate and royal tradition, the man who was born as Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David became known by many names —each a chapter in a story as dramatic as any in British history. Though his reign as Edward VIII was brief, his life was marked by…
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