Royal News

Why this royal wedding dress by Giorgio Armani is an ultimate expression of his glamour and grandeur

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4th September 2025
Giorgio Armani, who has died at the age of 91, dressed some of the most famous women in the world. Among them was royalty and one of his stand out creations was worn at one of the most eagerly awaited royal weddings of the 21st century. For it was Armani who was chosen to create the marriage outfit of the bride who followed Grace Kelly as Monaco’s Princess. Charlene Wittstock wore Armani for…
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Spain

Spain's forgotten queen gets the TV movie treatment but it comes with controversy

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9th August 2025
One of the most fascinating yet largely forgotten queens of the 20th century has been given the TV movie treatment. Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain, great grandmother of King Felipe, will have her story brought to life in a drama series. However, it’s taken two years for Spain’s national broadcaster, RTVE, to put on the show which it commissioned and that’s led to…
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Features

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

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21st July 2025
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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Features

The princess you've probably never heard of who helped make Wimbledon a royal favourite

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6th July 2025
We’re used to seeing royals at Wimbledon with the Princess of Wales now patron of the All England Club. But rewind nine decades and another royal was a familiar face there. A princess known to her family as Thora regularly cropped up on the Pathe newsreels of the time presenting trophies and cheering on the tennis stars of the day. This granddaughter of Queen Victoria was a good sport and she…
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