Royal News

King Felipe and Queen Letizia begin trip around Spain to show support for those affected by wildfires

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27th August 2025
The King and Queen of Spain have begun a three day visit to some of the areas of the country worst affected by wild fires. Change of plan for royals King Felipe and Queen Letizia began in the western region of Zamora which has been badly hit. The blazes are still so difficult that the initial part of this visit had to be altered. Felipe and Letizia arrived at Lake Sanabria but they…
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Features

The secret queen used by a royal to remove a boy king from power

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22nd August 2025
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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Belgium

Belgium's spare finds out that growing up royal means everyone's talking about you

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20th August 2025
Prince Gabriel of Belgium has discovered that growing up a royal brings its own unusual aspects. As the second in line to the throne turns 22, papers in his home country are already speculating about who he might marry. However, in a sign of changing times, it is the prince who is being spoken about as a potential consort to a future ruler. Prince Gabriel of Belgium poses for a birthday…
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This is why your brand new £1 coin was actually made three years ago and has Queen Elizabeth II on it

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20th August 2025
Millions of brand new £1 coins are about to enter tills across the UK but the will say 2022 and you won’t find King Charles on them. If that left you scratching your head or wondering if there’d been some kind of time slip, then I can provide the answer. Your brand new coin is actually three years old. On August 20 2025, the Royal Mint released 29 million shiny £1 coins into…
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