British Royals

Will Prince William give up one of the oldest titles associated with the English Monarchy?

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17th January 2024
Questions have arisen over whether one of the oldest titles associated with the English monarchy is about to disappear. A new book debates whether the Prince of Wales will be known as Defender of the Faith when he eventually takes the throne. The issue arises in Robert Hardman’s book Charles III. In it, the differences in spirituality between The King and his heir are widely talked…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe and King Frederik in tears at abdication

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14th January 2024
Queen Margrethe II was overcome with emotion as she passed the throne of Denmark to her elder son. Her Majesty abdicated in a private Council of State held at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen on the afternoon of January 14th 2024. The brief meeting took place behind closed doors but images were later released. They showed Margrethe signing the Declaration of Abdication while her son…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark abdicates

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14th January 2024
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has abdicated. Just after 2pm, in front of a Council of State at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Her Majesty signed a Declaration of Abdication. She was succeeded immediately by her son who becomes King Frederik X. The abdication…
European Royals

The King of Sweden sends poignant telegram to Queen Margrethe of Denmark on the day of her abdication

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14th January 2024
The King of Sweden has sent a very special message to Queen Margrethe of Denmark on the day of her abdication. With just hours to go until the Danish monarch signs away her throne in favour of her son, Frederik, Sweden’s royals have conveyed their thanks for her reign. In an open letter, King Carl XVI Gustaf said he wanted to ‘’express his warm thanks for the strong co-operation’’…
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British Royals

How Charles III discovered he was king

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13th January 2024
Charles III found out he was King in a simple but heartbreaking way. The Monarch wasn’t with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, when she died. He had spent a long time with her on the afternoon of her death but had gone out for a walk to allow his sister, Princess Anne, some time alone with their mother whose health had declined rapidly in the hours before her passing. Now, a new book by…
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