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Princess Tessy releases statement about her divorce

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19th January 2017
Following the news of her forthcoming divorce, Princess Tessy of Luxembourg has apparently released a statement to some media outlets. The statement read, “I am very sad to confirm that Louis and I are getting divorced after 12 years together. Despite our separation, we will always remain unified by parenthood to our two precious boys. It is extremely sad for both of us to realise that we…
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Queen Margrethe receives award for her historical work

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8th January 2017
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark has received the North Jutland media anniversary award. The award was handed out to the Queen in connection with the 250 years anniversary of “the North Jutland Media” in a large-scale ceremony in the House of Music in the Danish city of Aalborg. More than 1,000 invited guests were present at the award ceremony and the following concert. Along with the…
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The Queen and Princess Anne were the hardest working royals in 2016, according to Royal Central readers

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2nd January 2017
A poll conducted by Royal Central shows that almost a quarter of people believe The Queen was the hardest working royal in 2016, with another 20% saying her daughter was the hardest working. From a total of 1,376 responses, 325 voted to say that the 90-year-old monarch is the hardest working. The Princess Royal trailed behind with 258 people casting their vote declaring her the hardest…
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Remembering those who died in 2016

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28th December 2016
Many friends and relatives of the Royal Family have died this year, as well as royals from across Europe and the world. Here we remember some of those who passed away in 2016. The Duke of Westminster In August, Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, The Duke of…
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Prince Charles was 2016's hardest working royal, followed by Princess Anne

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28th December 2016
The annual survey of the Royal Family’s public engagements has been released in the customary letter to the Times from the paper’s ‘unofficial royal archivist’, Tim O’Donovan, now on his 38th year of conducting the survey. A total of 3,725 engagements were performed by the 15 members of the Royal Family classed as working royals within the Court Circular. The total number of engagements…
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