Queen Elizabeth II

Back to business - The Queen is seen carrying out duties for the first time since missing Remembrance Sunday

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17th November 2021
The Queen has been seen carrying out an engagement for the first time since missing the ceremony at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. Her Majesty held an audience with General Sir Nicholas Carter at Windsor Castle. The Queen was seen walking a few steps to meet her guest as she made her first appearance since having to pull out of Remembrance events with a back sprain. She received…
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Features

The Royal Family's Christening Traditions

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17th November 2021
The Prince of Wales will return from his trip to the Middle East with bottles of water from the River Jordan, gifted to him during his stay and with a rather special place in the traditions of the House of Windsor. For royal babies have been christened with water taken from…
Monaco

Princess Charlene to miss Monaco's National Day celebrations

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16th November 2021
Princess Charlene of Monaco will miss her country’s National Day celebrations as she continues to recover from the period of ill health. Just days before the event, the Prince’s Palace in Monaco issued a statement saying that Charlene needed ”a period of calm and rest” and so would not attend the celebrations which will take place, as is traditional, on November 19th 2021. The…
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Spain

King Felipe's plane forced to divert on way to northern Spain

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14th November 2021
The plane carrying the King of Spain was forced to make a diversion on a recent trip as bad weather affected its flight path. Felipe VI was on board a plane headed for Vigo on November 12th 2021 when conditions at the city’s airport became too foggy to land. The aircraft was diverted to nearby Santiago de Compostela where it landed safely. The king was around half an hour late for his…
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British Royals

Souvenir teatowels? It must be time for a Jubilee

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13th November 2021
You can’t have a Jubilee without a souvenir teatowel and the release of the first official mementoes tied to the Platinum celebrations for the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign in 2022 didn’t disappoint. The appearance of souvenirs was another reminder that the countdown to this historic event is well and truly under way. Elizabeth II will have reigned for 70 years as of February 6th…
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