King Felipe has awarded his mother with
Spain’s highest honour as the 50th anniversary of her becoming
queen approaches. In an official State Bulletin published on 10
January 2025, King Felipe decreed that Queen Sofía would be awarded
the Collar of the Insigne Order of the Golden Fleece. The Spanish
King declared that he was awarding his mother the honour “to bear
witness to My Royal…
The Prince of Wales has sent a very
public message of love to his wife, describing her as remarkable
and incredible. As the Princess of Wales celebrated her birthday,
Prince William took to social media with heartfelt words from him
and the couple’s three…
As the status of Greenland becomes the
topic of global debate again, Denmark’s royal family’s long love of
the country is once more in the spotlight. Its current monarch,
Frederik X, is so fond that he gave two of his four children
Greenlandic middle names.
Prince Edward recognises outstanding achievements at special Duke of Edinburgh Award ceremony at Buckingham Palace
6th January 2025
A teenager who used her cancer treatment
as a way to help others is among a group of young people recognised
by the Duke of Edinburgh for their outstanding achievements. For
the second year running, the Duke of Edinburgh Award has celebrated
some of the most inspiring people taking part in the scheme with
its ‘This is Youth’ event. The outstanding achievements of some
participants…
It’s that man again. Donald Trump has
dominated 2024 and, as he prepares to enter the White House for a
second term as US president, a royal first is beckoning for the man
who has made no secret of his admiration for the Monarchy. It’s
reported that a second…
Presidential memoirs often deal with
great matters of state and historic events that have influenced
countries, continents and even the world. However Jimmy Carter, who
has died at the age of 100, felt compelled to dedicate part of his
reminiscences to a kiss that happened…
The competition to find a designer to
create the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II has entered a
crucial stage. The government deadline for teams interested in
designing the monument is looming. The memorial, in the heart of
London, is set to be a lasting tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with
the government calling it ”one of the most significant design
projects in recent British…
It’s one of the oldest royal dukedoms of
all but it’s brought more drama than most and it took centuries for
one of its holders to have an heir to take it on. Right now, it
belongs to one of the most dutiful members of the Royal Family but
his predecessors have…
King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the
first New Year’s banquet of their reign and the new consort
certainly made a sartorial statement for the milestone. She
wore gems that form part of Denmark’s Crown Jewels for the event.
Denmark front and centre Queen…
King Harald says his family has been 'put to the test' in New Year's speech
31st December 2024
It hasn’t been an easy year for the
Norwegian Royal Family—to put it mildly—and King Harald addressed
the controversies up front in his annual New Year’s Eve speech,
saying that the royals “have been truly put to the test” this year.
But while there have been hardships, King Harald said, the year has
also made them all aware of “what matters in life.” The King talked
mostly…
