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King Harald of Norway's health deteriorates as palace issues worrying update

King Harald’s health has taken a worrying turn after the Norwegian monarch’s condition deteriorated over the weekend. The 89-year-old King remains in hospital in Oslo where he is receiving antibiotics for an infection caused by bacteria in his blood. The Norwegian Royal Court issued a new health update on Sunday, revealing that Harald’s condition had deteriorated but confirming that he…
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Queen Camilla was front and centre for the Royal Family as Harry and Meghan announced the were dropping back into the UK

The Queen was on duty for the royals on a day that had major repurcussions for the family. Queen Camilla attended one of her favourite annual events, the Ebor Festival, at york racecourse. While she was there, The Queen watched a parachute display, just hours before Harry and Meghan announced they’d be dropping back into life in the UK. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to…
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The Duchess of Edinburgh given important new role in Scotland

The Duchess of Edinburgh has taken on a new royal patronage supporting people with disabilities in Scotland. Her Royal Highness has become Royal Patron of Visualise Scotland, an Edinburgh-based charity providing care and support services to people with disabilities across Edinburgh and East Lothian. The organisation, which was established in 1987, initially focused on supporting people with…
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These two European countries still prefer princes to princesses in the line of succession

The royal family of Liechtenstein has announced that women will finally be able to succeed to the country’s throne and they won’t be outranked by men. The tiny principality has adopted absolute primogeniture meaning that, from now on, the only thing that determines succession is birth order. It won’t be applied retrospectively. And the change means that there are now just two…
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