The King of Norway has ended 2021 with an
upbeat message urging people across the country to face the year to
come with energy and determination. Harald V delivered his
traditional New Year’s Eve speech from the Royal Palace in Oslo.
The king placed a particular focus on the importance of listening
to one another in an address which looked to the future with hope
and…
It promises to be a very busy royal year
with plenty to look forward to over the coming twelve months.
There’s not one but two jubilees as well as a host of big birthdays
and wedding anniversaries and that’s before anyone steps outside a
palace and gets busy. As…
It was, once more, a royal year like no
other. As 2021 winds to a close, fading to nothing more than
memories, many moments remain, but some linger more than others.
The past twelve months have proved challenging for everyone,
royalty included, and amongst the joy has been…
Princess Anne's royal year underlines her role as a 'strength and stay' to the House of Windsor
31st December 2021
If 2021 ended with an enforced quietness,
then it was in sharp contrast to the year just gone for the
Princess Royal. Despite the challenges of the twelve months past,
Princess Anne remained as busy as ever and, perhaps, even more
important to her royal family. For it is Anne who has found space
in her already packed diary for many of the engagements that might
otherwise have fallen to The…
A year of sadness, yes, but 2021 was far from another 'annus horribilis' for the Windsors
31st December 2021
It’s a well worn phrase, coined by the
Monarch herself. As the dust settled on a truly terrible year for
the Royal Family in 1992, The Queen described it as an ‘’annus
horribilis’’. Thirty years on, it’s been used several times to
describe the twelve months the…
The promise of the future meets the shadow of the past: Spain's royal year dominated by a former monarch and a queen in waiting
31st December 2021
If the theme of 2020 for Spain’s royals
was the shadow of the past catching up with them, then the family
began 2021 with their focus firmly on the future. With King Juan
Carlos several thousand miles from Madrid, there were moments when
the controversies around him…
The story of the Princes in the Tower and
their uncle, Richard III, continues to fascinate. New research has
just been shared, indicating that Richard may have saved the boys
he has long been accused of removing to further his own power. Much
of his argument for taking the throne from the sons of his older
brother, Edward IV, rested on rumours of a romance between two
people who were already dead…
Did Richard III actually save the boy king he's accused of killing?
29th December 2021
It’s a question that has long divided
historians – did Richard III kill off his main rivals for the
throne, his nephews, known forever afterwards as the Princes in the
Tower? Now a new theory that argues for Richard’s innocence has
been published and it…
As she approaches a milestone in her
already historic reign, another claim to fame has been made for The
Queen. New research has pinpointed how many of her subjects have
actually lived longer than her. Her Majesty was born in April 1926
and will celebrate her 96th…
Government ministers are considering
allowing pubs to stay open longer over the Platinum Jubilee weekend
to allow people more time to celebrate the historic milestone in
The Queen’s reign. They are considering letting all venues serve
drinks until 1am over the four day Bank Holiday in June 2022 which
will mark the 70th anniversary of Elizabeth II’s rule. The special
weekend is set…
