British Royals

Prince Charles to represent The Queen at another major Commonwealth event

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will represent The Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, set to take place this summer. Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Prince and the Duchess will travel to Kigali, Rwanda for the meeting which will take place in the week of June 20th 2022. The summit, usually known as CHOGM, takes places every two years and brings…
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The Queen to miss Commonwealth Day Service

The Queen is to miss the Commonwealth Day Service. In a short statement, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Her Majesty would no longer participate in the ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Instead, the Prince of Wales will lead the Royal Family at the service. The Duchess of…
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Milestones of a reign: The Queen's address as the pandemic began

The Queen’s historic reign has seen many important moments and some have become milestones, forever associated with Elizabeth II. Among them is a four minute address that has become one of her most famous speeches. On April 5th 2020, The Queen recorded a special broadcast at Windsor Castle as the coronavirus pandemic dominated lives across the world. Britain was just days into its first…
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British Royals

The day the Kennedys came to Buckingham Palace

The Queen’s historic reign has seen many moments and meetings that have made history. During her seventy year rule, she has seen fourteen Presidents of the United States and the day she entertained one of them at Buckingham Palace has become a milestone in the story of…
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The poignant losses that marked The Queen's Golden Jubilee year

The historic reign of Elizabeth II, which has now lasted seventy years, has seen many significant times. Among the most poignant were those in 2002 when The Queen said goodbye to her sister and her mother within a matter of weeks and saw the very fabric of her Royal Family alter forever. As 2002 began, The Queen was looking ahead to her Golden Jubilee. On February 6th, she marked the 50th…
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Spain

Questions over whether King Juan Carlos will return to Spain after prosecutors shelve investigations into his finances

The path for a return to Spain for King Juan Carlos has become clearer after Spanish authorities said they were shelving their investigations into his finances. Prosecutors at the Spanish Supreme Court confirmed they were dropping their inquiries on March 2nd 2022, paving the way for the former monarch to come back to Madrid after eighteen months of self imposed exile. Juan Carlos was under…
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