Monaco

Princess Charlene and a dog are the stars as President of France makes State Visit to Monaco

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8th June 2025
Princess Charlene has taken a leading role as the President of France makes a State Visit to Monaco and she’s added a rather unexpected companion to proceedings – one of her dogs. Charlene welcomed Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, in a spectacular ceremony at the Prince’s Palace in Monte Carlo before holding a series of informal chats with the French First Lady in the…
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Royal News

All guns blazing for King Charles as he gets the prospect of a new job

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7th June 2025
The King was all guns blazing as he made a visit to mark another first of his reign. Charles III was at the Royal Regiment of Artillery for the first time since becoming its Captain General. The King fired an artillery gun during his tour and made it look so effortless, the sergeant in charge said he’d considered asking the Monarch if he could come back after the weekend and take up…
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Royal News

The romance and history of the stunning pearl tiaras now worn by Queen Mary of Denmark

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3rd June 2025
Pearls are the birthstone of June and for centuries they have taken a starring role in royal jewels. They now feature in some of the best known pieces worn by ruling dynasties across Europe. Among the Danish collection are some truly romantic and historic pieces. Queen Mary of Denmark’s wedding tiara Queen Mary received a small wedding tiara, fashioned from diamond hearts and…
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Features

The royal bride who changed England forever

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30th May 2025
For a woman who had such a profound effect on a whole country, she is surprisingly enigmatic. Catherine of Valois changed royal history forever but even now, centuries on, the prevailing image of her is the one created by Shakespeare for whom this French princess was a…
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If Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated, who would be Monarch today?

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30th May 2025
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December 11th 1936 Edward VIII announced to the world that he was ending his reign to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. His reign had lasted just under 11 months, starting on January 20th 1936. But what if Edward VIII…
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