Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla serves up special Christmas celebration

It’s one of the most heartwarming events on the holiday calendar, and Queen Camilla continued her tradition of welcoming children supported by Helen & Douglas House and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity to Clarence House to help her decorate for Christmas. The Queen was overheard telling her special guests, “This is an especially lovely occasion.” During their…
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British Royals

The history of the Royal Christmas Day speech

For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth II was a staple of Christmas Day, appearing on television, radio and on the internet throughout her reign to deliver her annual Christmas Message. Now, it is King Charles who speaks to country and Commonwealth on Christmas Day. But this…
British Royals

The Royal Family hosts diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace

The Royal Family has welcomed members of the Diplomatic Corps to Buckingham palace for a special reception. Hundreds of diplomats joined The King, The Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales at the evening event which is traditionally held in the first days of December. Guests included ambassadors and high commissioners. Before the reception began, King Charles and Queen Camilla posed…
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King Charles III

Is the new Royal Family Order one step closer?

For seasoned royal watchers, there’s really only one mystery left to wrap up King Charles III’s accession to the throne: his Royal Family Order. Given out as a personal gift from the Sovereign to female members of the Royal Family, the Royal Family Order has been a…
British Royals

The Princess of Wales opens children's day surgery unit at Evelina London

The Princess of Wales has opened the new Children’s Day Surgery Unit at Evelina London. The Children’s Day Surgery Unit will allow the hospital to treat up to an additional 2,300 children a year and offers two brand-new operating theatres capable of providing one-day service to families that includes pre-surgery check=ups, operations, and recovery in the same space. During her visit…
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Queen Elizabeth II

How Queen Elizabeth II created a modern royal Christmas

Each family has its own Christmas tradition and royal families are no exception. For seven decades, Elizabeth II enjoyed the celebrations of a family Christmas which she shaped into a traditional all of her own. As the Windsors prepare to mark the festive season, we look at how Elizabeth II made Christmas a very special time for family. A Very Big Family Lunch A week before Christmas, Queen…
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