Features

What Happened to the Queen Elizabeth's beloved Corgis?

The fate of the late Queen’s beloved corgis has been quietly resolved after weeks of speculation following the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s departure from Royal Lodge. Sandy and Muick, the last two corgis owned by Queen Elizabeth II, have recently been spotted at Sandringham, indicating that they have followed Mountbatten-Windsor north after his eviction from his Windsor home. In…
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Features

This unusual tiara is a royal rarity as it's covered in pretty amethyst stones

While it does not make frequent appearances, there is one mysterious European tiara that features February’s birthstone. And it’s part of one of the most unusual royal collections of all, the one belonging to Luxembourg. The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg have a strong jewellery collection with several historic pieces in their vaults. The family holds a mid-century…
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Features

It’s been five centuries since the last royal sibling was arrested - here’s how

The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor places the Crown in a position without modern comparison and presents, in both its constitutional and personal dimensions, one of the most exacting passages of the present reign. Royal commentator Alastair Bruce, speaking on Sky News, observed that the only historical precedent for such an event lies nearly five centuries distant. “The only…
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Opinion

Norway’s monarchy faces its toughest test yet - will it survive the fallout?

For decades, Norway’s monarchy has survived by doing something deceptively simple: staying out of trouble, staying out of politics, and staying broadly in tune with the public mood. That quiet social contract is now under visible strain. The question being asked in Oslo is no longer whether the royal family is embarrassed – that much is obvious – but whether the institution itself…
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