Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla becomes Colonel of the Grenadier Guards taking over from disgraced Prince Andrew

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22nd December 2022
Queen Camilla is the new Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. Her Majesty takes over a role left vacant after the Duke of York was forced to give up all his military appointments. The Monarch is always the Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards. Queen Camilla is known as the Regimental Colonel. The role has been held by other consorts, including Prince Philip and Prince Albert. Her…
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Norway

King Harald returns home after hospital treatment

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21st December 2022
King Harald has been discharged from hospital after a three day stay. The King of Norway was treated for an infection at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo. The 85 year old was admitted on December 19th 2022 and put on intravenous antibiotics. He went home on December 21s 2022…
Monaco

The Monaco tradition which brought Princess Charlene to tears

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20th December 2022
People all around the world are getting into the festive spirit ahead of the Christmas celebrations. And in Monaco, once Christmas comes to an end, people look forward to January for the feast day of St. Devote – Monaco’s patron saint. Celebrations for Devote are popular across the principality and Charlene has been an enthusiastic participant in past years, showing a connection to the…
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Features

Winter's most romantic royal palaces: Rosenborg

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18th December 2022
Rosenborg Castle has plenty of royal history and carries an air of regal menace that is only slightly softened when the snow falls. Decked in flakes, it still looks as if its only place in a fairytale is as the home of a villain. It has majesty and mystery and covered in snow, it’s a winter wonder. Guillaume Baviere, via Flickr Rosenborg was built on the orders of Christian IV who ruled…
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Features

Paddington steals the show again as the Royal Family celebrate a new Christmas tradition

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16th December 2022
He’s almost part of the family, now. Paddington Bear, who so famously starred in a sketch with Queen Elizabeth II to mark her Platinum Jubilee and became a poignant symbol of remembrance following Her Late Majesty’s death, took a starring role in a new royal tradition. As the Princess of Wales welcomed hundreds to Westminster Abbey for her second Christmas carol service, Paddington…
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