British Royals

Kate takes official birthday portrait of Camilla

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

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 tears…
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Spain

Queen Letizia welcomes Jill Biden as Madrid prepares for NATO summit

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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British Royals

Prince Charles speaks of sorrow over slavery as he opens CHOGM

Prince Charles has spoken of his deep, personal sorrow over the slave trade in an address at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda. In his first major speech to this year’s CHOGM, the first he has attended since being confirmed as a future Head of the Commonwealth, the Prince of Wales added that the ‘’time had come’’ to hold discussions about the ongoing impact of the…
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