Royal News

Torvill and Dean skate to top honours as King Charles hands out awards for New Year

Two of the country’s most famous sports stars have been given top awards in the New Year’s Honours. Torvill and Dean, the legendary ice skating duo who scored perfect marks in the 1984 Olympics lead the list that marks the start of 2026. Jayne Torvill (listed under her married name of Jayne Christensen) is made a Dame for services to ice skating. Her professional partner…
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Luxembourg

Europe's newest ruler gives his first Christmas speech

The newest ruler in Europe has given his first Christmas speech and urged everyone to work together to create a more unified society. Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, whose reign started on October 3 2025, gave his festive address to his country for the first time on Christmas Eve 2025 and spoke of his desire for cohesion. In a moving message, which touched on many symbols of Christmas…
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Norway

This prince is embracing the Christmas sweater as his royal family bring their own spin to festivities

One royal family has embraced the tacky Christmas trend as they made their final preparations for the season. Norway’s future king even put aside the traditional regal suit and tie to get ready for the holidays in an ugly Christmas sweater. Crown Prince Haakon gets full marks for his Gen X take on the festivities as he was seen decorating the tree in a jumper with a huge Santa on the…
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Royal News

Princess Anne isn't the hardest working royal of 2025 - this is who beat her to the title she's had for years

Princess Anne wasn’t the busiest royal in 2025 and the winner of this year’s title took a considerable lead over the notoriously hard working princess. Anne came in second on the annual tally of royal engagements, chalking up 478 across 2025 when the final whistle was blown on December 18 2025. Well ahead of her this year is her older brother, King Charles III, who took on 532…
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