The Kents

The loyal royal relations whose support for King Charles weathered a difficult year

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29th December 2024
They are the loyal but often overlooked branch of the House of Windsor. The Kents continue to play an important, if sometimes silent, role within the Royal Family. And 2024 was no different. While true tragedy hit the headlines, the royal cousins who have long supported the Crown kept on with their duty, led by a prince called Edward who has been a royal duke for over 80 years. The past year has…
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British Royals

How Diana still dominated headlines in 2024

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28th December 2024
She’s been gone for nearly thirty years but the late Diana, Princess of Wales still manages to dominate the headlines and inspire column inches, and so today, we’re taking a look back at five of the ways Diana was still one of the most talked about royals in the world in…
British Royals

How Donald Trump could be about to make royal history

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27th December 2024
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 State Visit to the UK is on the table for Donald Trump once his tenure as 47th President of the United States of America is under way.
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The Edinburghs

Where in the world was Sophie in 2024?

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26th December 2024
The Duchess of Edinburgh never gets the credit she deserves for her royal work. This year alone, she travelled to 10 countries outside the United Kingdom, several of them marking the first time a member of the British Royal Family has ever visited that particular country. Today let’s take a look at all of Sophie’s overseas visits in 2024. Ukraine, April 2024 Sophie became the first…
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Queen Elizabeth II

A moment of history in the first Christmas speech of Queen Elizabeth II

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24th December 2024
For our last lookback at Royal Christmas Broadcasts throughout the years, we are looking at one of the most historic Christmas speeches: Queen Elizabeth II’s first Christmas address as monarch in 1952.  When Princess Elizabeth set out with her husband for a six month Commonwealth tour on behalf of her father. King George VI, on 31 January 1952, she did not know that within days, she would be…
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