British Royals

Why George VI's Private Secretary, Tommy Lascelles, has a role in the UK's tumultuous political crisis

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6th July 2022
He’s the man who helped guide the Monarchy through the crisis of the Abdication and was on hand during the difficult days of World War Two. He died forty years ago and yet, suddenly, he is at the heart of a new drama. Tommy Lascelles, right hand man to George VI, could yet decide who governs the country in the year that the King’s daughter marks a record breaking Jubilee. In the…
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British Royals

Kate takes official birthday portrait of Camilla

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5th July 2022
The Duchess of Cornwall has been photographed for her 75th birthday – by the Duchess of Cambridge. Camilla asked Kate to take an official picture to mark her milestone celebration. The image will feature on the front of the special edition of Country Life magazine which the Duchess of Cornwall has edited as part of her birthday festivities. The photo shows Camilla in the garden of her…
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Monaco

The lasting fascination with a royal wedding that made the bride weep

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2nd July 2022
It was billed as Monaco’s biggest celebration in over fifty years. But in the days before the royal wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock, this fairytale romance began to exercise a more morose fascination. Reports that the bride had tried to flee her soon to be realm ahead of the nuptials flew around the world. Once the vows were said, the new Princess wept copious…
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Monaco

Princess Charlene's nod to her wedding in new portrait

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2nd July 2022
Princess Charlene has given a nod to her wedding day in a new portrait marking the anniversary of her marriage to Prince Albert. Charlene wears an aqua blue outfit for the celebratory snap, an almost identical shade to the colour she chose for her civil wedding to the…
Spain

Queen Letizia welcomes Jill Biden as Madrid prepares for NATO summit

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27th June 2022
The Queen of Spain has met the First Lady of the United States as Madrid gets ready for one of the biggest international political summits of the year. Queen Letizia welcomed Jill Biden to the Zarzuela Palace on June 27 2022, just hours before the NATO summit was due to start in the Spanish capital. US President Joe Biden will be among those taking part in the summit which will bring world…
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