British Royals

Senior royals on guard to ensure Christmas celebrations go ahead

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21st December 2021
Senior members of the Royal Family, including the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, are reported to be taking all reasonable precautions to ensure they are well enough to spend time at Christmas with The Queen. It’s just been announced that Her Majesty will remain at Windsor Castle for the festive season, rather than travel to her home at Sandringham, as coronavirus infection…
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The Netherlands

Controversy over celebrations brings new conundrums for royals

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17th December 2021
It’s a tale of two parties. As Christmas approaches, quite a few minds are turning to celebrations but in these strange and challenging times in which we all live, every movement has meaning as two royal families have discovered with differing consequences this week. On the one hand, the House of Orange is in the eye of a media storm for a birthday gathering while the House of Windsor is…
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Spain

Is King Juan Carlos on his way back to Spain?

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16th December 2021
The future of King Juan Carlos is again the subject of debate after a major Spanish newspaper reported that he intends to return home for his birthday. Juan Carlos turns 84 on January 5th 2022 andEl Mundois reporting that the former monarch plans to be back in…
Greece

Former King Constantine of Greece treated in hospital after suffering stroke

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16th December 2021
The former King of Greece, Constantine II, is being treated in a hospital in Athens after suffering a stroke. Constantine, who is 83, was rushed to hospital on the afternoon of December 15th 2021 after becoming ill. Doctors stabilised his condition and he was moved to a second hospital in Athens where he continues to be treated. News of his stroke was broken on December 16th by the…
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Features

If Edward VIII hadn't abdicated, who would be Monarch today?

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11th December 2021
We all love a royal what if and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December 11th 1936, 85 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he was ending his reign to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. But what if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now? There are two roads to…
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