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How King Charles III is related to King Felipe VI of Spain

Charles III and Felipe VI have a linked history with roots in centuries past. The pair share several bloodlines including ties to two of the most famous matchmakers in royal history. Here are the different ways Charles III and Felipe VI get to call each other cousins. The Victorian Side to King Felipe’s links to King Charles The queen who dominated the 19th century is an ancestor of…
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Royal News

Princess Charlene shares a giant red and white cake covered in macarons for Prince Albert's special anniversary

Princess Charlene helped cut a huge cake covered in macarons as her husband, Prince Albert, marked 20 years as ruler of Monaco. The couple were joined by their ten year old twins, Jacques and Gabriella, for the celebrations which took place in the heart of Prince’s Palace in Monaco. Prince Albert’s nieces and nephews were also at the party which brought together thousands of…
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The secret queen removed from history by a conquering king

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…
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Denmark

This royal summer is for sisters and for swans

Three royal sisters have got together for their traditional summer meet up and it couldn’t have looked more idyllic. Queen Margrethe, who ruled Denmark until her abdication in January 2024, welcomed her younger siblings to Graasten castle where the three usually…
Royal News

The four letter word that made a huge revelation about one of the relationships of Queen Elizabeth II

One four letter word, spoken casually, brought a surprise revelation about one of the closest relationships of Queen Elizabeth II. In the 1990s, there had been much talk about whether the late Queen had warm friendships even with her closest relatives after claims that her eldest son, Charles, had lamented not spending enough time with his parents when younger. Queen Elizabeth’s family…
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