King Charles has sent a personalised
Christmas present to the ”bottom of the world”. There’s now a brand
new bright red post box, bearing his cypher, in the middle of
Antarctica. It’s been sent there by The King to help people working
there stay in touch with friends and family back home. There are
relatively few post boxes with The King’s cypher on them with…
Huge surge in queries for cancer checks after King Charles' speech about early detection
14th December 2025
A charity has reported a huge number of
enquiries into tests for cancer after King Charles urged everyone
to get checked out as early detection had made his own illness much
more treatable. The King opened up in an unprecedented message
during an evening of programmes on…
This is how Princess Anne got her name and it's a lot more complicated than you thought
13th December 2025
Anne is one of the most popular names for
queens in English history but after the 18th century, it all but
disappeared from royal use. Until 1950, when the then heir to the
throne chose it for her second child. Why did the only daughter of
Queen Elizabeth II end up with a…
Princess Anne spends her wedding anniversary working as she represents King Charles at major event
13th December 2025
The Princess Royal spent her wedding
anniversary on duty – perhaps the most Anne way imaginable to pass
such a special day. As she marked 33 years of marriage to Sir Tim
Laurence, the Princess was at Sandhurst for the Sovereign’s Parade.
The ceremony at the Royal Military Academy marks the end of an
arduous training programme for cadet officers before they continue
their…
Princess Beatrice brings new spin to royal christenings by holding her party in a pub
12th December 2025
Princess Beatrice has put her own spin on
royal tradition by holding the celebration after the christening of
her second daughter in a pub. The princess and her husband, Edoardo
Mapelli Mozzi, were seen arriving at a central London pub after the
baptism of baby…
I can't get enough of this royal love story - surely the stand out palace romance of the 20th century
12th December 2025
It’s the royal wedding you’ve probably
never heard of and yet it marked the crowning moment of a regal
romance that has all the drama of a Hollywood film. It involves an
actress from Swansea and a prince whose loyalty to his country’s
crown is legendary. On…
Gold sequins and a tiara with no jewels make the perfect princess Christmas outfit
12th December 2025
Princess Madeleine of Sweden gave the
perfect royal Christmas look as the festive season got into full
swing. The princess joined her parents, King Carl Gustaf and Queen
Silvia, and her older sister, Crown Princess Victoria, at the Royal
Palace in Stockholm for a gala dinner for this year’s Nobel Prize
winners. Madeleine, 43, wore a striking evening gown with a black,
sleeveless top…
Royals pull another Christmas surprise and this time it involves puppies
12th December 2025
King Juan Carlos has spent the past few
months pulling all kinds of surprises as he tells all in a memoir
that’s caused plenty of debate in Spain and further afield. Now, as
2025 comes to an end, he’s gone for another unexpected move and
this time, it involves…
The Queen called on the services of the
‘state sleigh’ to start the royal Christmas celebrations. Queen
Camilla had the historic sleigh designed by Prince Albert for Queen
Victoria brought to Clarence House as a special treat for the
children she had invited…
The life and reign of Queen Elizabeth is
one of the best known stories of recent times and yet there is
always something new to see. A brand new book, perfect for
Christmas gifts, is lifting the lid on the many moments of the
longest reigning Monarch in British history and offering a brand
new insight on her in the process. ‘The Story of Queen Elizabeth
II: As Told Through…
