Royal News

King Charles and Queen Camilla to pay tribute at VE Day commemorations

The King and Queen will lead national commemorations for the 80th anniversary of VE Day. May 5 2025 The national commemorations will begin on May 5th 2025, Bank Holiday Monday in the UK, when the Royal Family will join veterans to watch a fly past and military procession outside Buckingham Palace. The procession will include 1,300 members of the Armed Forces and youth groups who will…
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Features

The last person born in the reign of King Edward VII claims a world record

The last of the Edwardians has just written her name in the record books. On May 1 2025, Ethel Caterham was officially recognised as the oldest living person in the world. Mrs Caterham, from Surrey, claimed the record at the age of 115 and she had a very Edwardian answer when asked about the secret to her long life. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph from her care home in Lightwater, Mrs…
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Sweden

A first for a future queen and a little princess on a king's big day

The crowds had come to celebrate a special day for the King of Sweden but they also ended up seeing an important first for the country’s future queen and a little princess. As King Carl XVI Gustaf took the salute at a special ceremony at the Royal Palace in Stockholm to mark his birthday, he was joined by Crown Princess Victoria for the very first time. Usually, Victoria joins the rest…
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Spain

This royal is reaching a milestone birthday but keeping the celebrations very low key

She’s second in line to the throne of Spain but this royal teenager is keeping a big birthday very low key. Infanta Sofia of Spain, younger of the two daughters of King Felipe and Queen Letizia, turns 18 on April 29 but there are no big glitzy celebrations planned for her. Casa de S.M. el Rey Instead, a series of photos have been released of Sofia as she reaches this…
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