Prince & Princess of Wales

The Princess of Wales to host Christmas carol concert with focus on the youngest in society

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18th November 2023
The Princess of Wales will host a carol service at Westminster Abbey as Advent gets under way with a focus on celebrating those who look after babies and young children. The Princess will welcome special guests from across the UK to the Abbey for the event, the third year in a row that this Christmas celebration has taken place. The concert will once again be broadcast on Christmas Eve…
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Spain

King Felipe sees Spain's Prime Minister sworn in after controversy and protests

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17th November 2023
King Felipe has overseen the swearing in of Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, for a new term but the appointment follows a time of controversy which has led to division across the country. Pedro Sanchez was officially appointed to the role again at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on the morning of November 17th 2023 with Spain’s King in attendance. Felipe VI looked solemn as the PSOE…
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European Royals

The queen who fought an assassin with flowers

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16th November 2023
She was the queen who tried to save her dynasty with nothing more than a bouquet of flowers. Maria Amelia saw her husband and eldest son mortally wounded at close range in an assassination that would hasten the demise of their dynasty. She had done all she could to save the monarchy she married into but it would all come to nothing as she watched another son lose his throne just years after the…
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Denmark

Prince Christian makes solemn oath to honour Danish constitution

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14th November 2023
Prince Christian of Denmark has taken a solemn oath to protect his country’s constitution. The prince, second in line to the throne, took the pledge just weeks after turning 18 and coming of age. Since reaching his majority, his constitutional role has altered. Now that he has promised to protect the constitution, he can act as regent if required when his grandmother, Queen Margrethe…
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