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Queen Elizabeth II's first Christmas speech is still poignant and powerful, over 70 years later

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1st December 2025
Queen Elizabeth II made more Christmas broadcasts than any other Monarch but her first was one of the most poignant addresses of her life and reign. The late Queen first spoke to country and Commonwealth on December 25 1952, just ten months after the start of her reign. It was a hard task for Elizabeth who a year earlier had heard her father, King George VI, make the same speech. His unexpected…
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Features

King Charles reveals first royal Christmas tree of the season

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24th November 2025
King Charles will have Christmas trees in all his royal palaces this year and he’s already unveiled the first of his festive decorations. Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh is now decked for the season and The King has gone for a traditional red and gold look for the set of decorations in the most regal room of the palace. © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2025 | Royal Collection Trust.
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Queen Sofia of Spain given rare honour by King Felipe VI as she becomes star of celebrations marking restoration of monarchy

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21st November 2025
Queen Sofia of Spain has been presented with one of Spain’s highest honours by her son, King Felipe VI, as the country’s royals mark 50 years since the restoration of the monarchy. King Felipe appeared emotional as he pinned the honour on to his mother’s shoulder in a moving ceremony in the Royal Palace in Madrid. Earlier, he had spoken of Queen Sofia’s integral role…
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Royal Weddings

The secret details behind the Royal Wedding that shaped modern Britain

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20th November 2025
Thursday marks 78 years since the royal wedding that would shape the modern House of Windsor. On November 20th 1947, Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony that would lead to one of the most enduring royal unions in history. Long before the vows were exchanged, newspapers were filled with meticulous details of the…
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