Royal News

King Juan Carlos has written a memoir and it's being published just in time for Christmas

It’s a Christmas present that Spain’s royals don’t necessarily want to find beneath their tree this festive season. King Juan Carlos has written a memoir and it’s hitting shops at the start of December. Juan Carlos, who brought Spain out of dictatorship and into democracy before falling from grace, has told his side of his story in a much anticipated book. Publishers…
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Spain

Queen Letizia enjoying family time with Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia before big changes

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have headed off for a private holiday with their daughters before the late summer brings big changes for the whole family. After almost a week in Mallorca, where they carried out a series of public engagements as their vacations began, Felipe and Letizia are now believed to have left Spain for a break away from the spotlight. A very royal holiday for…
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Features

How King Charles III is related to King Felipe VI of Spain

Charles III and Felipe VI have a linked history with roots in centuries past. The pair share several bloodlines including ties to two of the most famous matchmakers in royal history. Here are the different ways Charles III and Felipe VI get to call each other cousins. The Victorian Side to King Felipe’s links to King Charles The queen who dominated the 19th century is an ancestor of…
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Royal News

Prince George and Princess Charlotte do something no royal has managed since the reign of Edward VIII

Prince George and Princess Charlotte did something no royal has been able to do since the reign of King Edward VIII as they arrived at Wimbledon. The second and third in line to the throne met the winners of the Men’s Doubles at this year’s championships and for the first time in 89 years, they are both British. Not seen since the reign of King Edward VIII Julian Cash and…
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