British Royals

Princess Anne presents Team GB's first gold medals of the Paris 2024 Olympics

The Princess Royal has presented the first gold medals won by Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Princess Anne had a regal backdrop for the ceremony – it took place at Versailles, the most famous of French royal palaces. Gold was won in the team eventing and the Princess, a former Olympic equestrian herself, was on hand to present Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Ros Canter with their…
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The royal bride whose wedding dress came via a department store

The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where princes were expected to wed regally. However, love prevailed and Sonja married the then Crown Prince Harald in front of crowned heads from across Europe. This…
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Wine o'clock for three royals as they enjoy a catch up in Paris

As the Paris Olympics got under way, three of the best known royals in Europe enjoyed a catch up and there was wine. Natch. Kings, queens and princesses gathered in the French capital for the opening ceremony of the Summer Games of 2024 and some of them gave us a peek behind the scenes of this very regal gathering. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg took to Instagram the morning after…
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The first tiara of a future queen and the sweet family story that made a princess emotional

She once stood in as a ‘first lady’ when her country was without a consort and one of the oldest princesses in Europe has admitted seeing a future queen in a tiara for the first time made her emotional. Norway’s Princess Astrid, now 92, was often at the side of her father, King Olav, during the early years of his reign as he had no queen. Princess Martha, Olav’s wife…
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