European Royals

A gingerbread palace and a wreath of white candles: here are this year's first Christmas style ideas from the royals

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2nd December 2025
Royal Christmases comes in all shapes and sizes and as the countdown to the festive season begins, palaces across Europe are sharing their preparations for the big day. And while your budget might not be the same, there’s no reason that these ideas can’t be an inspiration for some Christmas magic all of your own. In Norway, the first hint of Christmas came as the royals welcomed a…
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Denmark

As King Frederik and Queen Mary light Advent candle, they shore up their holiday plans

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30th November 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary took to social media to celebrate the first Sunday of Advent as the Royal Court released details of how the Danish Royal Family will spend the holidays. King Frederik and Queen Mary were photographed lighting an advent candle on Sunday, with the caption “Glædelig første søndag i advent,” or “Happy first Sunday of Advent.” The royal couple will spend…
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British Royals

Royal Christmas guessing game begins with all eyes on two princesses

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10th November 2025
With just six weeks to go until Christmas, a royal guessing game has begun and two princesses are at the centre of it. There are already reports that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are planning to spend the festive season with the Royal Family at Sandringham despite both their parents not expecting invitations to The King’s Norfolk home this Christmas. The two princesses were…
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Features

King George V's most intimate Christmas speech

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22nd December 2024
As we explore a different Royal Christmas Broadcast each day from 1 to 24 December, we are able to see both personal, family moments and public events marked. In 1934, King George V added a real family touch to his Christmas speech, only the third he had ever made.   On…
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The poised and poignant final Christmas speech of Queen Elizabeth II

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21st December 2024
Queen Elizabeth II gave nearly seventy Royal Christmas Broadcasts throughout her reign, with 1969 being the only year she did not give a Christmas speech. In 2021 she delivered what would be her last address oand she touched on several major events in the Royal Family.  With Prince Philip’s passing in April 2021, it was expected that she would remark on his life in her speech. While it was…
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