Features

The Princess of Wales isn't the only royal pulling tiara surprises and Queen Alexandra is involved again

The Princess of Wales isn’t the only royal pulling a tiara surprise this week. Just hours after Kate made an appearance in a queens only tiara at the German State Banquet, the Queen of Norway made her own unexpected diadem choice. And a very stylish royal links them both. Queen Sonja of Norway chose a tiara known as the Maltese Cross Circlet for a traditional celebration at Oslo’s Royal…
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Features

The Royal Family presents a stunning Christmas themed show

It’s my favourite part of any State Visit and it just got sprinkled with Christmas. You can’t beat the behind the scenes reveal of the set up for the State Banquet and this time round, it’s full on festive. The Royal Family has taken to sharing snapshots of Queen Camilla inspecting the table settings and flower arrangements ahead of State Banquets now. King Charles comes along, too, but…
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Features

The royal couple living separately but who are refusing to divorce

Renewed attention has fallen on Lord Nicholas Windsor and his wife, Paola, ahead of Tatler‘s special edition – due to be published in early December – dedicated to the Duchess of Kent, who died in September at the age of 92. Lord Nicholas, 55, the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Kent and a godson of the King, attended his mother’s funeral at Westminster Cathedral with their…
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Opinion

If King Charles refused Royal Assent, it would be the end of the monarchy

Imagine, for a moment, King Charles III seated at his ornate desk at Clarence House, a bill freshly passed by the Houses of Parliament before him. His conscience recoils. He cannot abide the legislation. Perhaps it offends his principles. Perhaps it challenges tradition. Yet, despite the drama of the moment, there is only one path open to him: he must sign. The Royal Assent is no longer a…
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