King Charles III

King Charles III with a fashion first as he attends Braemar Games

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2nd September 2023
The King has attended the Braemar Gathering as his stay at Balmoral continues. And His Majesty had a fashion first for the traditional games as he chose a kilt in the brand new Charles III tartan for the event. The tartan, which features blue, red and grey/ green, is modelled on the famous Balmoral pattern which was created in 1850 and developed by Prince Albert after he bought the Scottish…
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Greece

The fairytale romance that turned a princess into the last Queen of Greece

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30th August 2023
It was a marriage that sealed a famous love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th 1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark’s romance went on to weather political crises and exile. Their path to the altar had begun five years…
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Spain

Another emotional farewell for Spain's royals as Infanta Sofia begins new chapter

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30th August 2023
The King and Queen of Spain have seen their younger daughter off on the next chapter of her life. Infanta Sofia has left the family home at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid for Wales where she is beginning a two year course at UWC Atlantic College. Casa de S.M. el Rey Sofia, 16, was seen with her parents and the family’s pet dog, Jan, as she loaded her cases ready for the airport trip…
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Features

A royal rarity - an emerald engagement ring

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28th August 2023
It’s rare to see a royal engagement ring with a flash of green about it. Emeralds aren’t the most popular pick for royal betrothals but the few that have hit the headlines are all rather striking. Here’s our rundown of that rarest of royal sparklers – the emerald engagement ring. Queen Victoria’s serpent ring Engagement rings were rarely used when Queen…
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