British Royals

What's occurring? King Charles beaten in Christmas Day TV ratings by Gavin and Stacey finale

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26th December 2024
The King has lost the top spot in the Christmas Day ratings to a programme set partly in Wales featuring a little prince. As Gavin and Stacey bowed out for good, King Charles had to bow to their superior telly pulling power and take a rest from the number one spot for a year. King Charles III’s third festive broadcast came third in the TV ratings with number one going to the much…
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Royal News

Faith and hope at the heart of very personal King's Speech from Charles III

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25th December 2024
King Charles has given his most personal Christmas address so far as he reflected on a year that had brought many challenges but also much hope. In his Christmas Day broadcast, The King spoke of public and personal issues and praised those who help others. The speech began with words of gratitude and admiration for the veterans of D-Day and for their comrades who never returned home. His…
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British Royals

The royal baby whose middle name was inspired by Christmas Day

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25th December 2024
The Christmas of 1936 was a difficult one for the Royal Family. Just weeks before, King Edward VIII had abdicated, giving up his throne to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. The decision had shocked his country, his empire and his relations. Days into the reign of the new king, George VI, they were still so shaken, there wasn’t even a Christmas speech. However, in the midst of this…
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Features

Europe is about to get a brand new heir called Prince Charles

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24th December 2024
For seventy years, Europe had an heir to the throne called Prince Charles. Three years after that first in line became Monarch, the continent is about to welcome another heir with the same name. Luxembourg will see a change of power in 2025 when Grand Duke Henri steps aside in favour of his eldest son, Guillaume. And as he assumed the Grand Ducal throne, Guillaume’s own first born son…
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