Opinion

A King's Husband and a Queen's wife - what would we call a gay monarch's spouse?

Around the same time that the UK introduced new succession laws that allowed girls the same rights as boys, the country also passed same sex marriage legislation. But royal laws haven’t caught up with that yet. In the future, as is the case in most European countries, a prince may take a husband and a princess may choose a wife. But when that happens, what title will be bestowed on them? We…
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Monaco

Princess Charlene rushed to hospital

Reports have emerged that Princess Charlene has been rushed to hospital in South Africa. Channel 24 reported that the Princess was taken to a hospital in Durban on September 1st 2021 after collapsing. The channel shared a comment from the Prince’s Palace in…
Monaco

Prince Albert says Princess Charlene could be back in Monaco sooner than planned

Prince Albert says his wife, Princess Charlene, is ”ready to come home”, just days after the couple were photographed together during a reunion thousands of miles from Monaco. Charlene has been in South Africa since May and has been unable to fly back to the principality because of an ENT infection that followed surgery for a sinus graft. In recent weeks, she has undergone a four…
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Prince Philip

New lifeboat to be named in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh

The RNLI is naming its new lifeboat after the Duke of Edinburgh in honour of his lifelong commitment to maritime services. The brand new Shannon class lifeboat will be based at Wells-next-the-Sea and will go into service in late 2022. The tribute was announced on the 71st anniversary of Prince Philip taking command of the frigate, HMS Magpie. Prince Charles has already visited the lifeboat…
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Spain

King Felipe visits Afghanistan reception centre set up in Spain

King Felipe has visited the reception centre set up in Spain for those being flown in from Afghanistan. Felipe VI headed to the base at Torrejon on August 28th 2021 with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. He met many of the politicians involved in the programme including the Health Minister, Carolina Darias, and the coordinator of the Task Force for Repatriations from…
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