The marriage of King Baudouin of the
Belgians and Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, on December 15th 1960, gave
a country a new queen and began a royal partnership that would
become one of the most successful in modern regal history. The
discreet monarch and his equally dignified bride went on to enjoy a
long and happy union that would help stabilise the Belgian monarchy
after years of turbulence. Their…
Princess Alexandra has told veterans that
the past year, despite its many challenges, has shown just how much
communities can achieve together. The Queen’s cousin was speaking
as part of a special recorded ‘Starlight’ service, organised by the
Royal Star & Garter…
Sweden will welcome a new royal baby in
the spring of 2021 and the confirmation that Princess Sofia and her
husband, Prince Carl Philip, will become parents again within
months has raised an intriguing question. What title will this
newest baby Bernadotte hold? For this…
Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos I,
has settled a bill for back taxes as reports continue that he is
planning a return to the country he ruled for almost forty years.
In a statement released on December 9th 2020, the king’s lawyers
said he had paid 678,000 euros. The sum also covered interest and
fines. They gave no details on why the back tax was owed. However,
in recent days, leading…
December usually means a great big dollop
of diamonds coming at us from Sweden as the Royal Family oversee
the Nobel Prizes and the glittering ceremonies that go with them.
Of course, all of that is off because of the coronavirus pandemic
meaning we’ll have to make do with…
Rare coins bearing the initials of three
of Henry VIII’s wives have been dug up. The gold pieces were
discovered by a family in the New Forest area of England who found
them while weeding their garden during the first lockdown. They are
part of a stash of forty coins…
The Queen will welcome two great
grandchildren in 2021 which means that the line of succession is
about to be shaken up again. Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack
Brooksbank, are expecting their first child in the coming year
while Zara and Mike Tindall also have another baby on the way, a
sibling for their two girls, Mia and Lena. Neither couple has
confirmed an exact due date but by next…
The Queen has been joined by several
members of her family at Windsor Castle for an event celebrating
key workers. The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took part in the mini celebration at
the Castle where the royals met and…
King Juan Carlos I of Spain wants to
return home for Christmas after four months of self imposed exile
in the Middle East according to reports in several newspapers. The
former monarch left Spain in the first days of August after
allegations of financial irregularity…
A hospice in Norfolk is selling off a
range of royal Christmas cards from the late 20th century after the
coronavirus pandemic hit its fundraising this year. The Norfolk
Hospice, Tapping House received the cards as a gift from a former
Sandringham Estate worker at the end of 2019 and decided to put
them up for auction. They will be sold by Rowley’s Auction House in
Ely on December 12th…
