OpinionPrincess Anne and Family

It’s about time Princess Anne’s hardworking husband, Sir Tim Laurence, is properly recognised by The King

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25th January 2023
To the average person, Sir Timothy Laurence will not be a familiar name, nor will his face invoke many memories. However, he is undoubtably one of the harder working members of The Royal Family, and indeed, is married to the person many consider to be the hardest working royal – Princess Anne. Her Royal Highness has enjoyed a busy start to 2023, visiting Cyprus and Estonia, in addition…
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Danish Royal Family refuses to pussyfoot around the issue of ‘Queen Camilla’

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23rd November 2022
The Danish Royal Family have refused to entertain the notion of Camilla being styled as ‘Queen Consort’, instead referring to Her Majesty as ‘Queen of Great Britain’. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, official statements have referred to Camilla as ‘The Queen Consort’, despite there being no previous precedent for this. Ditching the ‘Consort’ title, a…
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Is it time for every country to remove controversial royal statues?

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24th February 2022
In Belgium, a report on decolonisation has recommended that a bronze statue of King Leopold II in Brussels be melted down or removed. This is only the newest in a continual call for controversial statues to be removed, including royal statues. But should these statues be removed and melted down?  In June and July 2021, a statue of Queen Victoria was torn down in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, by…
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