Spain

New royal fashion icon, the King of Spain, goes for a tux after his Wimbledon jacket causes a style stir

He’d turned up to cheer on the underdog in the Wimbledon final and left as the internet’s new fashion darling. King Felipe VI of Spain has become the unexpected royal style icon of the year and for one of his first appearances after claiming his newest title, he was in black tie and tux. Naturally. Felipe VI’s visit to the royal box at Wimbledon caused quite the stir as his jacket was…
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Features

The princess you've probably never heard of who really put the royal into Wimbledon

We’re used to seeing royals at Wimbledon with the Princess of Wales now patron of the All England Club. But rewind nine decades and another royal was a familiar face there. A princess known to her family as Thora regularly cropped up on the Pathe newsreels of the time presenting trophies and cheering on the tennis stars of the day. This granddaughter of Victoria was a good sport and she needed…
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Luxembourg

New baby joy for Luxembourg's royals

The Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg have shared their joy at the news they are to become grandparents again. In a short statement, the Grand Ducal Court said Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa had ”the great joy of announcing that Prince Felix and Princess Claire are expecting their third child.” Felix, second son of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, and…
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Why The King & Queen were forbidden to marry inside Windsor Castle

When King Charles & Queen Camilla announced their engagement in February 2005, they wasted no time in setting a date or venue for their marriage. They immediately told the world they would marry in April that year in a civil ceremony at Windsor Castle followed by a service of blessing at St. George’s Chapel later the same day. Yet just a week later, they had to move their civil marriage out of…
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