Features

The unhappy royal love story that led to the imprisonment of the Princes in the Tower

She was the long dead widow who was used by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most famous dynasties to disaster before they had even secured the throne. But was she also Queen of England? Eleanor never claimed a crown for herself but as…
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Features

Unexpected contender in royal hat of the year stakes their claim

Hats may fall into and out of fashion but there’s one set of people who are always expected to top off their outfits with such style statements and that’s royalty. And as autumn approaches, a rather unexpected contender for royal hat of the year has staked their claim to the 2023 title. However, she has her dad to thank for her sartorial choice becoming public knowledge. As…
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British Royals

The princess who lost her title then gained a crown

She was the royal who insisted she would only marry for love while he was a prince with a broken heart and no desire to wed again. However, on a summer’s day, exactly a century ago, they fell in love in London and began a royal romance that would lead to a crown and change the attitudes of a whole royal family. The love story of Lady Louise Mountbatten and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden…
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Sweden

Cheers for the King of Sweden as he makes a Jubilee balcony appearance

King Carl XVI Gustaf has been cheered by big crowds as he made a balcony appearance in Stockholm to mark his Golden Jubilee. The Swedish monarch stood alongside his immediate family for the celebration which came as he inspected the guard at the Royal Palace. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia were joined by their three children, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess…
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