British Royals

The big royal football fan joining Prince William and King Felipe at the final of the Euros

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13th July 2024
They’re Europe’s top football nations right now and, luckily, they match each other when it comes to passionate royal fans. England and Spain have a battle royale in the royal box for the final of the Euros. And before kick off, it seems Spain is edging it as a real royal football aficionado shows their support. Infanta Sofia, younger daughter of King Felipe, is a noted keen…
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Three lions on a shirt? Meet the king who put them there

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11th July 2024
He spent little time in England but one very famous king’s emblem is now on the lips of millions in the country he ruled but rarely visited. Football fans across the land are singing ‘Three Lions on a Shirt’ once more and it’s all thanks to Richard I. England’s big win against the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the 2024 Euros gives the men’s team another…
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Royal Family wishes England luck ahead of Euro semi-final

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10th July 2024
The Royal Family has taken to social media ahead of England’s semi-final Euro Cup match against the Netherlands. On X, the Royal Family has shared a video of the Band of the Grenadier Guards playing “Three Lions/ Football’s Coming Home” outside Buckingham Palace on Wednesday morning with the caption “Wishing the best of luck to England in tonight’s game!”. This comes…
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Why King Charles will miss out on a plate of dead ducks

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9th July 2024
The King will start a new tradition when he visits an island that still addresses him by one of his oldest titles. King Charles and Queen Camilla are due to visit Jersey in the coming days. But the usual welcome given to the Monarch on the biggest of the Channel Islands has undergone a subtle shift. It’s long been the custom for the Sovereign to be presented with two dead ducks when…
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