British Royals

Charles III returns to Buckingham Palace for the Christmas Day speech and adds a royal first

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23rd December 2023
The King has added a royal first to his Christmas broadcast. The tree featured is a living one and will be replanted at the end of the festive season. Charles III will make his second Christmas Day broadcast from Buckingham Palace – in 2022, he chose to speak from the Chapel of St. George at Windsor Castle. His Majesty will speak from the Centre Room of the Palace which opens up on to…
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British Royals

The Christmas speeches of King George V

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22nd December 2023
The royal Christmas speech is now an important part of the festive season with the Monarch addressing country and Commonwealth every December 25th at 3pm. Christmas lunches and celebrations are built around it and millions tune in to hear the address. However, this special tradition is less than a century old and it is very much an innovation of the House of WIndsor. The first Christmas speech…
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The Duchess of Edinburgh joins Christmas celebrations for Ukrainian refugees

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21st December 2023
The Duchess of Edinburgh has been getting into the festive spirit with her engagements as the Royal Family continues its diary before the holidays.  The Duchess spent time at The Lighthouse in Woking on December 19 to attend a very special Christmas party. Sophie joined 200 Ukrainian refugees celebrating the holidays and got into the Christmas spirit with them.  Her Royal Highness grabbed…
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The adventurous prince whose death devastated the House of Windsor

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18th December 2023
Nowadays, he is referred to as ‘The Other Prince William’, but who was Prince William of Gloucester and why was his life cut so tragically short? On 18 December 1941, Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester. Through his father, he was one of the youngest grandchildren of King George V…
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