Royal style is no easy matter. You might
think that having the pick of designers at your beck and call would
make getting ready in the morning a breeze and for your average
outing, you might well be right. But there are times when you’re
expected not just to look smart, stylish and even vaguely on trend.
Oh no, sometimes being royal means diplomatic dressing and using
your look to pay…
It’s hard to believe that we’ve been
watching the latest generation of royals grow up in real time and
now they’re all either in university, or undergoing military
training, or taking the next steps to prepare them for their future
roles! As we look back on 2024…
For seventy years, Europe had an heir to
the throne called Prince Charles. Three years after that first in
line became Monarch, the continent is about to welcome another heir
with the same name. Luxembourg will see a change of power in 2025
when Grand Duke Henri steps…
A surprise visit brings some Christmas cheer after disaster in Valencia
24th December 2024
King Felipe and his family made an
unexpected trip to one of the worst affected villages in October’s
floods. The royals traveled to Catarroja, a village near the city
of Valencia, on Sunday, 22nd December, and received a warm welcome
from the locals. The King and Queen of Spain had already
visited the area, with most people remembering the first visit,
just a few days after the…
December is almost like two distinct
months for working royals. While they are typically relaxing and
spending time with their families like we are from the 24th on,
they tend to be exceptionally busy in the first half of the month.
Their busy schedules mean that there are…
As we explore a different Royal Christmas
Broadcast each day from 1 to 24 December, we are able to see both
personal, family moments and public events marked. In 1934, King
George V added a real family touch to his Christmas speech, only
the third he had ever made. On…
The poised and poignant final Christmas speech of Queen Elizabeth II
21st December 2024
Queen Elizabeth II gave nearly seventy
Royal Christmas Broadcasts throughout her reign, with 1969 being
the only year she did not give a Christmas speech. In 2021 she
delivered what would be her last address oand she touched on
several major events in the Royal Family. With Prince
Philip’s passing in April 2021, it was expected that she would
remark on his life in her speech. While it was…
The Second World War was the major
defining event of King George VI’s reign and as such, several of
his Royal Christmas Broadcasts dealt with the war. In 1943, he once
again focused on the dedication, faith, and resiliency of both
service members and civilians across the…
She was the woman who could have been
England’s first queen regnant and he was the uncle who took the
throne that might have belonged to her. The two were close and
their stories heavily intertwined. But in a strange turn of events,
their relationship became even more…
The king who spoke from the 15th century in 2024 and other amazing royal discoveries
18th December 2024
The year 2024 has seen many royal history
discoveries. From lost portraits to a controversial monarch’s
voice, experts have continued to uncover the past lives of
royals. Mayan royal jade mask found In January 2024, a team
of archaeologists led by Francisco Estrada-Belli of Tulane
University shared that in 2021 they had discovered a complete jade
mask from a Mayan King dating back…
