COPENHAGEN—Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, Europe’s longest-serving monarch, will abdicate on Jan. 14 after 52 years on the throne and will be succeeded by her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik, she announced on Sunday. The 83-year-old queen, who ascended the throne in 1972, made the surprise announcement on live TV during her traditional New Year’s Eve […]
MADRID—The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, swore allegiance to her country’s Constitution on her 18th birthday Tuesday, laying the groundwork for her eventual succession as queen when the time comes. The nationally televised ceremony in the lower house of parliament is understood to symbolize the continuity of Spain’s parliamentary monarchy and the institution’s […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, whose half-century reign makes her Europe’s longest-serving monarch, has undergone “extensive back surgery” and the condition of the monarch “is good and stable under the circumstances,” the palace said. The 82-year-old queen will remain in the hospital “for some time to come,” and that will be followed by a period […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Denmark’s popular monarch, Queen Margrethe II, has apologized for upsetting members of her family with a decision to strip the royal titles from four of her grandchildren, but has refused to change her mind. Last week, the royal palace of Europe’s oldest royal monarchy announced that as of Jan. 1, the four children of […]
HONG KONG—A man who paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II near the British Consulate in Hong Kong was arrested for alleged sedition. Police said the 43-year-old man was detained late Monday near the consulate, where dozens of people had gathered to remember the late monarch. Elizabeth was sovereign in the city when it was a […]
In a final Farewell to Queen Elizabeth the Second, King Charles and other senior British royals joined world leaders and monarchs.
The former director of national intelligence, raising concerns about potential misclassified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago. This, as former President Trump returns to his Florida home.
More Republicans are now saying illegal immigrants should be transported away from the border. But California’s governor wants the DOJ to investigate the relocation efforts.
People have queued for over 12 hours to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Yet the overwhelming emotion they feel upon coming out the other side is not tiredness, but relief and fulfilment.
The UK’s King Charles III has been formally proclaimed sovereign on Saturday morning in the first televised accession council. The 73-year-old new monarch automatically became King when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday afternoon, but it is tradition for the Accession Council to convene, usually within 24 hours of a monarch’s death, to formally […]
Messages of condolences continued to pour in on Friday as a period of national mourning began in the UK following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The 96-year-old monarch, whose reign lasted for seven decades, “died peacefully” on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish residence Balmoral. In a speech to the citizens of the United Kingdom and […]
Liz Truss has officially become the new prime minister of the UK after meeting Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She has become the UK’s third female prime minister, and the 15th premier of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen received in audience The Right […]
STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have tested positive for COVID-19, the palace said in a statement on Tuesday. “The King and Queen, who are fully vaccinated with three injections, have mild symptoms and are feeling well, given the circumstances,” the palace said in a statement. The palace said the king, 75, and […]
Dutch former queen Beatrix, 83, has tested positive for COVID-19, the royal information service RVD said in a statement Saturday. Princess Beatrix, as she has been known since her abdication in 2013, got tested after coming down with “mild cold symptoms,” the statement said. “The princess is at home in isolation and adheres to the […]
A pair of diamond bracelets once owned by Marie-Antoinette, the last queen of France, have been sold for $8.2 million at auction, smashing their pre-sale estimate. The bracelets were part of Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels auction on Tuesday. The auction house had predicted the bracelets would sell for between $2 million and $4 million. “Queen […]
Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, dies at the age of 99. A poll shows a majority of Britons still consider the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be safe. New guidelines for international travel say that all travelers need to undergo a PCR test.
An 18-year-old pageant queen who was flying a plane died after the aircraft crashed on a golf course. Lake Little passed away on July 6 after crashing on the Ole Miss golf course, which is located near the Oxford University Airport, reported WMC. Brian Rippee was golfing when he saw the plane crash. “This plane […]
BANGKOK—Thailand has a new queen just in time for the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn in elaborate Buddhist and Brahmin ceremonies this weekend in Bangkok. The 66-year-old king unexpectedly married the deputy commander of his personal bodyguard unit on Wednesday, May 1, in a surprise ceremony, giving her the title Queen Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhaya. […]
The Houston Public Library released an apology statement on March 15 after it admitted allowing a sex offender to read to children during “Drag Queen Storytime” last September. Pro-family organization Mass Resistance uncovered the details regarding the convicted sex offender. Albert Alfonso Garza, 32, was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault of an 8-year-old boy […]
BANGKOK—Thailand’s 86-year-old Queen Mother Sirikit is being treated for influenza at a Bangkok hospital, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement on Aug. 20 in a rare statement on her health. Sirikit, who was queen consort to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016 after seven decades on the throne, is mother […]
