Queen Sonja of Norway is resting after
undergoing a successful heart operation. The Norwegian queen, who
is 87, had a pacemaker fitted. The procedure was carried out at the
Rigshospitalet in Oslo on January 16th 2025. Soon afterwards,
Norway’s royal court said the operation had been a success and that
Queen Sonja was doing well. She’s expected to remain in hospital
for a day or two…
Queen Letizia wiped away tears as she
watched the navy ship carrying her daughter, Princess Leonor, head
out to sea for five months. King Felipe was also spotted crying as
the couple’s first born, and the heir to the throne, set out on a
five month stint on board as…
The Prince of Wales has sent a very
public message of love to his wife, describing her as remarkable
and incredible. As the Princess of Wales celebrated her birthday,
Prince William took to social media with heartfelt words from him
and the couple’s three…
It’s not the most talked about royal
wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold,
January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch
Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the
current monarch King Willem-Alexander, wed Pieter van Vollenhoven
in a regal setting and the couple have gone on to be among the most
solid supporters of their royal…
Prince Edward recognises outstanding achievements at special Duke of Edinburgh Award ceremony at Buckingham Palace
6th January 2025
A teenager who used her cancer treatment
as a way to help others is among a group of young people recognised
by the Duke of Edinburgh for their outstanding achievements. For
the second year running, the Duke of Edinburgh Award has celebrated
some of the most inspiring…
She was the film star who married a
prince and created the ultimate 20th century royal fairy tale. And
Grace Kelly received not one but two engagement rings in the midst
of this regal romance. One of those rings is about as famous as
royal jewellery gets. The huge…
Presidential memoirs often deal with
great matters of state and historic events that have influenced
countries, continents and even the world. However Jimmy Carter, who
has died at the age of 100, felt compelled to dedicate part of his
reminiscences to a kiss that happened at Buckingham Palace. Writing
of the moment years later, the 39th President of the United States,
described the event as a…
The competition to find a designer to
create the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II has entered a
crucial stage. The government deadline for teams interested in
designing the monument is looming. The memorial, in the heart of
London, is set to be a lasting tribute to…
Beginnings, endings and a few nerves mark the first New Year's speech of King Frederik X of Denmark
31st December 2024
The King of Denmark said out loud what a
lot of his subjects were thinking as he delivered the royal New
Year’s address for the first time – can anyone other than Queen
Margrethe actually make the speech? It turned out that the answer
was yes even though the new king…
The eternal queen of fashion strikes again in 2024: how Queen Letizia just keeps reigning
31st December 2024
There can only be one winner in the most
stylish royal stakes for 2024 and there’s no alarms and no
surprises here. Queen Letizia of Spain can’t help being chic. If
she wears it, you will be, too, very soon and every time she steps
out, some one sighs at her superlative style. Pick three, you say,
from another bumper year? OK, we’ll try but don’t blame us if we’ve
left your favourites…
