It is a truth, universally acknowledged,
that I have very, very little in common with royalty. I love
writing about them but the ruling dynasties of the world, past and
present, are a long way removed from my origins in the East End.
However, as the eighth month of the year reaches its peak in 2021,
I am reminded of a strange little bond I share with the current
twelfth in line to the throne. For…
All big royal events have symbolism
attached to them and when Prince Julian of Sweden is baptised, on
August 13, 2021, at the Royal Chapel at Drottningholm Palace, he
will find himself wrapped in one of his family’s best-known
traditions. The little royal, youngest child…
The Queen hails Olympic athletes as an ''inspiration'' in special message marking the end of Tokyo 2020
9th August 2021
The Queen has sent her congratulations to
athletes from Britain and the Commonwealth as the Tokyo Olympic
Games come to a close. In a special message released just hours
after the XXXII Olympiad ended, The Queen described those who had
taken part as an…
Sports stars across Europe have received
royal congratulations as the Tokyo Olympics come to an end. Kings,
queens, princes and princesses have sent messages of celebration to
their country’s Olympians as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
finished. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
issued a special statement as the flame was extinguished on Tokyo,
focusing on the…
As 1922 got under way, newspapers began
to run excited articles about a royal wedding. The only daughter of
King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every
moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess
Mary’s wedding dress…
The first famous Windsor woman to be born
on August 4th lived most of her adult life in the spotlight and yet
one very basic detail of her story is shrouded in mystery. For no
one is really sure exactly where Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
was born. And no one did more to…
On the afternoon of August 3rd 2020, a
simple letter was sent to the King of Spain. In it, the man who had
once ruled the country told his successor that he was leaving to
protect the monarchy. By the time that letter was made public, Juan
Carlos I of Spain had gone into self-imposed exile. A year on, the
man they call King Emeritus remains thousands of miles from the
country he once helped…
Spain's royals arrive in Mallorca for summer stay amid fresh questions over the future of King Juan Carlos
2nd August 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have both
been seen out and about in Mallorca as they begin their traditional
summer stay on the island. And this holiday has had another
familiar air to it as they start their time at the Marivent Palace
under the shadow of fresh questions over…
Over half of’people in Spain want King
Juan Carlos to return home from his self-imposed exile, according
to a new poll for a newspaper. The NC Report survey for La Razon
showed that 57% of those asked believe the former monarch should
come back to Spain, a year…
Princess Charlene hopes she will be back
in Monaco by October. The princess, who has been in South Africa
for nearly three months, shared her wishes in a radio interview.
Charlene was speaking to South Africa Radio 702 when she addressed
her ongoing stay in the country. Her trip, which began in early
May, was only meant to last around 10 days but soon after her
arrival she sought medical help…
