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There was a time when a royal visit meant something. It came with a purpose, an official framework and a clear understanding of who was representing the Crown. Then there is Harry and Meghan in Nottingham. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex swept into the city on Thursday, greeted by cheering crowds, bouquets of flowers and people eager to catch a glimpse of them. They visited community…

It’s now one of the most popular parties in Europe with thousands descending on Munich every year for Oktoberfest and thousands more heading to festivals inspired by the original in cities across the continent. Oktoberfest is all about music, mood and fabulous beer but it actually started as a celebration for a royal wedding for a bride who had almost become an empress. On October 12th…

Buckingham Palace is on alert after an unexpected plan by broadcasters made the possibility of events that took place behind palace walls making it to the screen. Angela Kelly, one of the closest confidantes of Elizabeth II in her later years, is having her story filmed and producers have found a way to get round a potential confidentiality issue. Her account of life behind palace doors is…

It was a marriage that sealed a famous love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th 1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark’s romance went on to weather political crises and exile and endured until his death in early 2023. And it had…