The King of Norway has officially opened
his country’s parliament for a new year. Pomp, pageantry and
tradition were all on show as King Harald took on one of his most
important constitutional duties. The King of Norway, 87, was
accompanied by Queen Sonja and their son, Crown Prince Haakon. They
arrived at the Norwegian Parliament by car after a procession
through Oslo where the…
King Charles gives up his drink and busts out some moves as he tries traditional Samoan dancing
3rd October 2024
The King has thrown himself into
traditional Samoan dancing at a big event marking an important
moment for the Commonwealth. King Charles will soon head to Samoa
for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and welcomed
guests to St. James’ Palace for a…
The Duke of Edinburgh has marked the
anniversary of a special partnership which has allowed young people
to learn new skills and achieve long held ambitions. In 1999, the
Duke of Edinburgh Award cemented an agreement with the Gaisce – The
President’s Award as well as…
The Prince of Wales was on hand to cheer
on his favourite team, Aston Villa, as they enjoyed one of their
biggest matches in years. For the first time since it was created
in 1992, Aston Villa played in the Champions’ League, with
anticipation high ahead of kick off. The Champions’ League replaced
the European Cup over thirty years ago but Villa’s last moment of
glory in…
The Duchess of Edinburgh has taken on one
of Queen Elizabeth II’s former patronages. Sophie is now patron of
Girlguiding, a role held by Her Late Majesty for most of her
historic reign. Since 2003, the Duchess has been President of the
organisation, taking on…
Princess Beatrice and her husband are
expecting a new addition to their family. The princess is pregnant
with her second child, due in the spring. The couple already have a
daughter, Sienna, who has just turned three. Edoardo has a son,
Wolfie, aged eight, from a…
The king who might have found his country under invasion from Boris Johnson
28th September 2024
The former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,
has revealed he considered invading the Netherlands during the
height of the Covid pandemic. Boris Johnson writes in his memoir
that he looked at the possibility of launching an aquatic raid on a
warehouse in Leiden to grab vaccines he believed belonged to the UK
by right as they had been developed in the country. Quite what King
Willem-Alexander…
Prince Francois steals the show as Pope Francis is greeted by Luxembourg's royals
26th September 2024
They share a name and now they’ve shared
the limelight during a very important visit. As Pope Francis was
welcomed to the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg by the country’s
royal family, his namesake prince was very happy to see him.
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Queen Camilla’s Friday night out at a pub – and the boozer’s rather cheeky royal tribute
21st September 2024
Queen Camilla has made like the rest of
us and headed to the pub to get the weekend started. However, Her
Majesty’s Friday night on the tiles had a rather royal ring, as you
might expect. The Queen was at the Fife Arms in Braemar on
September 20th with the visit…
Did Buckingham Palace just give the thumbs up to a very difficult duke?
20th September 2024
Buckingham Palace might just have given
away a very big secret. For years, there has been debate about the
standing of a certain duke inside royal circles and now a brief
social media post could have revealed how the Palace really feels
about him. And it appears that an ultimate royal rebel might just
have found redemption. The man in question is Richard, Duke of
Gloucester and later King of…
