Royal News

King Felipe and Queen Letizia begin trip around Spain to show support for those affected by wildfires

By
27th August 2025
The King and Queen of Spain have begun a three day visit to some of the areas of the country worst affected by wild fires.Change of plan for royalsKing Felipe and Queen Letizia began in the western region of Zamora which has been badly hit.The blazes are still so difficult that the initial part of this visit had to be altered. Felipe and Letizia arrived at Lake Sanabria but they…
Read more
Features

The secret queen used by a royal to remove a boy king from power

By
22nd August 2025
She was the long dead widow who was used by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most famous dynasties to disaster before they had even secured the throne. But was she also Queen of England?Eleanor never claimed a crown for herself but as…
Read more
Belgium

Belgium's spare finds out that growing up royal means everyone's talking about you

By
20th August 2025
Prince Gabriel of Belgium has discovered that growing up a royal brings its own unusual aspects.As the second in line to the throne turns 22, papers in his home country are already speculating about who he might marry.However, in a sign of changing times, it is the prince who is being spoken about as a potential consort to a future ruler.Prince Gabriel of Belgium poses for a birthday…
Read more
Royal News

A moment of history as the last £1 coins bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II enter circulation

By
20th August 2025
The last £1 coins bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II are being put in circulation.It’s a final chapter in this part of a royal story that spanned over seven decades.The £1 were already struck when Queen Elizabeth died in 2022. There is always a supply ready to replace coins that are no longer in use, either through being lost or wear and tear.Now over 23 million brand new…
Read more