Royal News

Queen Camilla back in Cornwall as she starts royal engagements again after summer break

On 2 September 2025, Queen Camilla carried out her first public engagements following the summer break at Balmoral Castle, returning to royal duties with a meaningful visit across Cornwall. Her itinerary included visits to multiple charities and community projects of which she is Patron or closely associated.A morning visit to ShelterboxThe day began in Truro, where Her Majesty visited the…
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Features

The Queen of Denmark goes barefoot in the sand on major royal tour and it makes me like her even more

The Queen of Denmark kicked off her shoes to go barefoot in the sand as she carried out one of the biggest tours of her year.Queen Mary dived into the warm (ish) sands of Råbjerg Mile as she was given a tour alongside her husband, King Frederik.Even a queen can’t resist sea and sandThe couple arrived at the sands, one of Europe’s largest migratory dunes, as the first day…
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Monaco

Princess Charlene of Monaco highlights ''public health emergency'' and reveals her determination to end it

Princess Charlene of Monaco has once again appealed for everyone to learn to keep safe in the water as she renews her fight against drowning.The Princess is passionate about water skills and safety and has said the summer weather makes it even more vital that people take care.In a strongly worded Instagram post, Charlene talked about how quickly anyone can get into difficulty in the water…
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Royal News

Counting the kings of England: was Edward VIII given the wrong number?

How many kings called Edward have there been? If you think you know the answer, this special feature by Liam Foley might make you think again.One aspect of the evolution of monarchy that I find interesting is the development of Ordinal numbers, or regnal numbers, and also called post-nominal numbers used to differentiate between monarchs of the same name within the same territory. In the…
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