The State Visit of the President of
Germany is about to get under way with many of the details only
revealed once this important event starts. However, King Charles
might just have dropped a spoiler. This State Visit, to cement
relations between the UK and Germany, has seen hours of practise to
make sure everything is perfect. And as the final rehearsals got
under way, a rather big clue to one…
A fisherman's choir and star actors turn out for the Princess of Wales: this is everything we know so far about Together at Christmas
2nd December 2025
The Princess of Wales is making final
preparations for her Christmas carol service with Kensington Palace
releasing details of the letter she has written to all 1,600 guests
arriving at Westminster Abbey for the event. They are promised a
star studded celebration of the…
The Princess of Wales has said that
Christmas is about the ”simplest form of love” as she gets ready
for her festive carol service. Kate has written a letter to all the
guests who are attending ‘Together at Christmas’ which will be held
on December…
A gingerbread palace and a wreath of white candles: here are this year's first Christmas style ideas from the royals
2nd December 2025
Royal Christmases comes in all shapes and
sizes and as the countdown to the festive season begins, palaces
across Europe are sharing their preparations for the big day. And
while your budget might not be the same, there’s no reason that
these ideas can’t be an inspiration for some Christmas magic all of
your own. In Norway, the first hint of Christmas came as the royals
welcomed a…
The story of a princess who was almost blown up on her wedding day is still shocking
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…
Queen Maxima wears her most discreet tiara but it's still packed with an impressive number of diamonds
2nd December 2025
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands went
discreet with her latest tiara pick but that still meant an
impressive display of diamonds. The Dutch queen was at a State
Banquet held in her honour in Suriname for her latest dive into the
royal jewellery box. Queen Maxima, who is…
This is why the President of Germany is getting a far sparklier State Banquet than Donald Trump
2nd December 2025
No one tell Donald Trump but the next
State Banquet at Windsor Castle is set to be the most glittering of
the year. King Charles and Queen Camilla will welcome the President
of Germany, Franz-Walter Steinmeier, to the castle for a State
Visit on December 3 and that evening, they will walk into St.
George’s Hall looking at its finest. Royal Collection Trust For
King Charles has put…
The full details of the Letters Patent that removed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's title now revealed
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…
Queen Mary of Denmark has stuck to plenty
of royal traditions over her twenty plus years at the heart of the
oldest reigning family in Europe but she’s also keen on mixing
things up and that’s never more evident than at Christmas. Along
with King Frederik and…
Queen Elizabeth II's first Christmas speech is still poignant and powerful, over 70 years later
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…
