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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Denmark

This royal summer is for sisters and for swans

Three royal sisters have got together for their traditional summer meet up and it couldn’t have looked more idyllic. Queen Margrethe, who ruled Denmark until her abdication in January 2024, welcomed her younger siblings to Graasten castle where the three usually…
Features

The birth of the House of Windsor

When King George V inherited the throne from his father, Edward VII, in 1910, he was the second monarch in the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. However, he would also be the last monarch of the dynasty.  Queen Victoria was the sixth monarch in the House of Hanover. In 1840, she married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Their son, King Edward VII, took the throne in 1901 upon his…
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Royal News

How Queen Camilla walked into history with brand new title

The Queen walked into history with a brand new title presented in a very special place. Her Majesty became the first woman to hold the post of Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom. Queen Camilla’s historic position was conferred as she visited HMS Astute in Plymouth of which she is sponsor. The submarine was celebrating the end of its first commission – another moment of history as…
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British Royals

Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence make emotional joint visit to Belgium

The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence led commemorations in Belgium to mark the reopening of the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, following a significant restoration project.  Princess Anne and Sir Tim were greeted in Ypres by Princess Claire – King Philippe’s sister-in-law. After viewing the 54,000 names of missing soldiers engraved on the gate, and laying a wreath, the Princess…
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