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A quartet of royal women wore white in the presence of Pope Leo XIV - what is the privilège du blanc?

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18th May 2025
As Europe’s royals gathered in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass, several royal women were spotted in white amidst a sea of dignitaries dressed in black. This is known as the privilège du blanc—the privilege of the white, in English—in which a Catholic queen or princess is permitted to wear white in the presence of the Pope. Tradition dictates otherwise that…
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A moment of history at Westminster Abbey as King Charles passes a symbolic role to Prince William

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17th May 2025
King Charles III has passed an historic role on to his heir, Prince William, at a ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The Prince of Wales was made Great Master of the Order of the Bath, a military order established exactly three hundred years ago. The Order of the Bath was set up by King George I in the last years of his reign. It takes its name from the medieval tradition that saw new knights…
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The Duchess of Edinburgh and a 'once in a lifetime' moment

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15th May 2025
The Duchess of Edinburgh rolled her sleeves up to get cooking and it turned into a moment described as ‘once in a lifetime’ by her fellow chefs. Sophie was in Barleylands in Essex to focus on food but as she got busy in the kitchen, she made some dreams come true. She was joined by local schoolchildren from St. Cedd’s in Chelmsford and Manor Primary School in Dagenham for a…
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King Charles and Queen Camilla to host President of France on State Visit

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13th May 2025
King Charles III will host President Emmanual Macron of France for a State Visit. President Macron will be a guest of The King at Windsor Castle in July. It will be the first State Visit to the UK by a French President since Brexit. The King and Queen will welcome President Macron and his wife, Brigitte, to Windsor between July 8th and July 10th 2025. It’s the first State Visit…
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