Royal News

This is who chose Princess Anne's first name - and it's not the royal you are expecting

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14th August 2025
A is for Anne but why did the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II end up with a name that, at the time, wasn’t a usual one for members of the Royal Family? The answer can perhaps best be found in the summer of 1930 and the arrival of another princess. In August that year, the future George VI and his Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) welcomed their second daughter. The baby girl was…
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British Royals

The allegations over who was Queen Victoria’s real father

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13th August 2025
The speculation began in 2003, when biographer A.N. Wilson suggested that Queen Victoria’s true father was not Edward, Duke of Kent – the fourth son of George III – but instead an Irish-born soldier named John Conroy, whose family hailed from County Roscommon. Conroy, the son of a barrister, served as an equerry to the Duke of Kent and was closely involved with Victoria’s mother…
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New challenges for Danish princes and princesses as Queen Mary reveals her children's school plans

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11th August 2025
The Danish royal family is already looking to the autumn with King Frederik and Queen Mary announcing the plans of their four children as the new academic year looms. It’s all change for the youngest of their family as Princess Josephine has decided to swap schools. She’ll be heading to Spir Efterskole in a first for her family. Queen Mary faces big change Spir Efterskole is a…
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Princess Anne wears festoon of diamonds in joyful birthday portrait

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8th August 2025
The Princess Royal has worn a festoon of diamonds as she begins celebrations for her 75th birthday. With a week to go until Anne reaches three quarters of a century, the Princess has starred in an official birthday portrait and chosen one of her favourite tiaras for the moment. Princess Anne was photographed ahead of the State Banquet for the President of France held at Windsor Castle in…
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