She usually brings the biggest hat and a
big dose of brightness with her when she joins the Royals for the
Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham
and over the years, the Duchess of Cornwall has shown a tendency
for jewel rich shades for her outfit at this most special of the
festive family events. We won’t see the Windsors gathered together
to celebrate this…
Political pressure grows for King Felipe VI to criticise his father in his Christmas Eve speech
23rd December 2020
A spokesperson for the minority partner
in Spain’s coalition government has told King Felipe that he must
condemn the financial irregularities of his father, Juan Carlos, in
his Christmas Eve speech as a ‘bare minimum’. A representative of
the left wing…
The leader of Spain’s main opposition
party has claimed that the government is hiding the royals away on
visits to Catalonia. The accusation came after King Felipe and
Queen Letizia travelled to Barcelona on a visit that was only made
public once they had…
Prince Christian, second in line to the
Danish throne, has appeared for the first time since he tested
positive for coronavirus earlier in December. The prince, who if
15, took part in a special video marking the fourth Sunday of
Advent. Christian was seen alongside his siblings, Isabella, 13 and
9 year old twins, Vincent and Josephine, watching their father,
Crown Prince Frederik light the…
The Royal Family, like millions, face a very different Christmas as new restrictions kick in
20th December 2020
Millions of people across England woke up
to new restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic on December
20th 2020. The revised rules, announced just hours earlier by Prime
Minister Boris Johnson, include a Tier 4 which limits contact
between households even further. The…
Camilla is set to add some royal sparkle to Strictly Come Dancing
19th December 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall is expected to
make a special appearance on the final of this year’s Strictly Come
Dancing. Camilla has recorded a message to be shown during the
show, set to be one of the most watched TV programmes in the UK
this year. The Duchess is known…
It’s proving to be a very different
Christmas in more ways than one for many and the Queen is no
exception. This year, the contents of her Christmas Day speech will
be kept secret until the moment it is broadcast. Her Majesty
usually pre-records her Christmas Day message and in previous
years, snippets of the speech have been shared ahead of December
25th. However, this has led to…
Will King Felipe use his Christmas speech to publicly distance himself from his father?
19th December 2020
A Spanish government minister has
indicated that King Felipe will use his Christmas message to
distance himself from his father, Juan Carlos I, whose financial
affairs have seen his royal family plunged into crisis over the
past year. Exactly a week before Felipe is set…
The Duke of Edinburgh makes rare public statement to thank teachers
19th December 2020
As the school term came to an end for
most pupils in the UK, the Duke of Edinburgh issued a message of
support for teaching staff. The Duke is patron of the Chartered
College of Teaching. Prince Philip made his rare public statement
to show his gratitude to all those in…
Sweden's king says his country's coronavirus strategy has failed
18th December 2020
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has said
his nation’s approach to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has
failed. Speaking in a TV programme, the Swedish monarch said ”I
think we have failed. We have a large number who have died and that
is terrible.” Sweden has taken one of the most notably relaxed
approaches in the world to dealing with the pandemic. The country
has never…
