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The story of a princess who was almost blown up on her wedding day is still shocking

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2nd December 2025
The portrait of a beautiful queen loomed large over King Felipe today. The royal in question was his great grandmother, Victoria Eugenia, who had to leave Spain when her husband, King Alfonso XIII, was forced into exile. She only returned when Felipe was born to act as his godmother. Now, her story is being told in a huge new exhibition in Madrid and it’s quite a tale. In fact, it’s…
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The full details of the Letters Patent that removed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's title now revealed

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1st December 2025
The full details of the Letters Patent which removed the royal titles of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has now been revealed. The Letters Patent were issued on November 3 2025 and notice of such was published in the Gazette but the full text has only now come to light. Although Buckingham Palace’s announcement of the change was made in modern language, the wording of the Letters Patent is…
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King Charles takes down the curtains at Sandringham to make money for charity

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1st December 2025
The King has donated some of the curtains from Sandringham to be recycled as part of a push to make money for charity this Christmas. King Charles has donated old drapes from the royal residence in Norfolk so that they can be transformed into some of the most sophisticated Christmas stockings you might hope to see. The finished stockings are now being auctioned for charity with the proceeds…
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Not your usual royal name: England once had an heir to the throne called Alfonso and he was very nearly king

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24th November 2025
There are some names that just scream royal – George, Edward, Elizabeth, Anne. Kings and queens have a tendency to keep it in the family when it comes to christening their offspring and so a certain quota of names have become associated with royalty. Alphonso isn’t one of them but for over a decade, it was actually the name of England’s heir to the throne and one of the most…
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