King Charles and Queen Camilla received the warmest of welcomes on their first full day of engagements in Australia – from the sun that finally came out, to the crowds on the streets. Handed armfuls of flowers, toy koalas and even some kangaroo jerky, the couple were repeatedly thanked for …
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On Princess Diana’s first ever foreign tour, to Australia and New Zealand, she was just 21 with a ten-month-old Prince William in tow – and faced a barrage of anti-royal sentiment. She and Prince Charles touched down in Australia in March 1983. The Daily Mail reported at the time how Australian prime minister Bob Hawke …
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla will touch down in Sydney on Friday for their first tour of a Commonwealth nation since the monarch’s coronation. The importance of the trip is underlined by the fact King Charles will be halting his cancer treatment to make the journey, but it also means …
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Every week for most of this year, a car, often the State Bentley, has borne King Charles out the gates of Clarence House to do something that no British monarch has ever done before – be treated for cancer with the full knowledge of the public. Only now, after eight months of …
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The King’s doctors are allowing him to ‘pause’ his cancer treatment in order to fly to Australia for a high-profile royal visit next week. The 75-year-old monarch will undertake a significant official visit beginning on October 18, taking in Sydney and Canberra, immediately followed by a State Visit to Samoa …
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Richard Colville was first employed by Buckingham Palace in 1947 as press secretary to King George VI and dedicated more than 20 years to royal service. However, the former Royal Navy commander had no experience with journalists – and it showed. He treated the media ‘with a mixture of intolerance, scorn and …
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Though still in his first year with Havas Host, Sebastian Vizor is far from green. He served as executive creative director for over three years at The Royals and is a seasoned creative with over two decades in the advertising industry. Beginning with a childhood passion for creativity, Sebastian’s creative …
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By Rebecca English Royal Editor Published: 18:36 EDT, 26 August 2024 | Updated: 18:40 EDT, 26 August 2024 Prince Harry is finally set to bring out the paperback edition of his vitriolic memoir, Spare. However the Royal Family is likely to breathe a sigh of relief after it was announced …
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Billy Loughnane will spend the winter in Australia to continue his development The 18-year-old captured the attention of a wider audience this summer He’s flying in the Flat Jockeys’ Championship, riding 51 winners since May By Dominic King Published: 17:31 EDT, 4 August 2024 | Updated: 17:31 EDT, 4 August …
Read More »It’s where the Queen and King of Denmark’s love story first began 24 years ago. A then Mary Donaldson and Frederik, the Crown Prince, were among the thousands of fans who descended on Sydney for the 2000 Olympics, and after meeting at a bar, one of the world’s most famous …
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