Spain

A special moment between a father and daughter caught at a royal birthday celebration

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22nd December 2023
The unexpected returned of King Juan Carlos I to Spain captured headlines but the former monarch had another focus. Juan Carlos had come back to join a 60th birthday party for his eldest child, Infanta Elena, and as he left, the two shared a special gesture that has clearly united them over the years. Elena accompanied her father to his car as her celebrations came to an end and said farewell…
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Spain

King Felipe and King Juan Carlos together to mark special birthday for Infanta Elena

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20th December 2023
They’ve rarely been seen together in recent years but King Felipe VI of Spain and his father, King Juan Carlos, were reunited in Madrid for a special occasion. Infanta Elena, eldest of the three children of Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, turned 60 on December 20th 2023 and she was joined by many of her family to mark the event at a lunch. [getty src=”1869883213&#8243…
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Luxembourg

A new royal baby on the way in Luxembourg

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18th December 2023
The Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg are set to become grandparents again. They have just announced that their only daughter, Princess Alexandra, is expecting her first baby. Alexandra and her husband, Nicolas Bagory, will welcome their child in the spring. The…
British Royals

The three years that a Monarch has decided not to deliver a Christmas Day speech

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18th December 2023
It’s been a popular Christmas tradition for almost a century. The Christmas Day broadcast by the Monarch is a staple of many a British festive celebration. George V began what would become a high point of the royal year in 1932 when he was persuaded to broadcast a message on Christmas Day. It was transmitted on the relatively new BBC in the year that it launched its ‘Empire…
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