Let the Hobbits and Wizards know that His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland will return to public duties next Tuesday.
BBC: King Charles to resume public duties after progress in cancer treatment
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A thank you message from His Majesty The King
“I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks for the many messages of support and good wishes I have received in recent days.
As all those who have been affected by cancer will know, such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement.
It is equally heartening to hear how sharing my own diagnosis has helped promote public understanding and shine a light on the work of all those organisations which support cancer patients and their families across the UK and wider world. My lifelong admiration for their tireless care and dedication is all the greater as a result of my own personal experience.”
Charles R
Breaking News: Sarah Ferguson: Duchess of York Diagnosed With Skin Cancer
The Telegraph
From BBC News:
The Duchess of York has been diagnosed with malignant melanoma following the removal of a cancerous mole during treatment for breast cancer.
Sarah Ferguson had several moles removed and analysed while having reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy, her spokesman said.
The duchess “remains in good spirits”, despite it being “distressing” to have another cancer diagnosis.
She is the third royal to announce a medical procedure this week.
BBC: Sarah Ferguson: Duchess of York diagnosed with skin cancer
Royal News Recap for Friday, December 29, 2023
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Please note that there will be no Royal News Recap on New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31, 2023 and that there is never a Royal News Recap on Saturdays. The next Royal News Recap will be on Monday, January 1, 2024. Deven, Scott, and Susan wish everyone a Happy New Year!
Jordan
Jordan Times: King receives call from Canada PM, urges international pressure for Gaza ceasefire
Prime Minister of Canada: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan
Monaco
Monaco Tribune: Princess Charlene Foundation: 11 years of action to combat drowning
Multiple Monarchies
Spain
Daily Mail: Queen Letizia of Spain’s ex brother-in-law doubles down on his explosive claims they had an ‘affair’ as he reposts selfie where she ‘confesses her love’
Hola: A LOOK BACK AT PRINCESS LEONOR’S BIG YEAR
United Kingdom
BBC: King’s Tribute to Auschwitz survivor who turns 100
CNN: Have King Charles and Prince William secured the monarchy?
Daily Beast: Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew ‘Will Remarry,’ Sources Believe
Daily Mail: BBC is set to hand over secret Diana emails about its handling of the Martin Bashir scandal after judge ordered broadcaster to release some of the nearly 3,000 hidden documents
Daily Mail: King Charles grants special permission for boy, seven, killed in hit-and-run while playing football with his friends to be buried in graveyard ‘dear to his heart’
Daily Mail: Auschwitz survivor, 100, says a letter from King Charles made her feel ‘very humbled’ after a ‘touching’ personal gesture from the monarch
Daily Mail: A royally good year! William and Kate share previously unseen snap of the Wales children from Father’s Day shoot as they wrap up 2023 with a sweet montage
Daily Mail: Peep Show star Sophie Winkleman who married into royalty reveals her favourite members of the family – and how the Queen made touching gesture after car crash
Daily Mail: Prince Harry’s explosive memoir Spare made a ‘villain’ of his brother Prince William, royal experts tell PALACE CONFIDENTIAL in a review of 2023 for the British monarchy
Daily Mail: Camilla’s lookalike sister who is the Queen’s ‘rock’: They squabbled as girls, but Annabel Elliot became a moral support and sanctuary in the toughest years. Now, she’s starred in a hit Boxing Day documentary, writes ROBERT HARDMAN
Daily Mail: EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Could Prince Andrew’s financial settlement with the King be affected if his name is dragged through the mud with the publication of Jeffrey Epstein documents?
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Royal News Recap for Thursday, December 28, 2023
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Jordan
Jordan Times: King, Egypt president reaffirm rejection of attempts to liquidate Palestinian issue
Luxembourg
Hola: Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa have shared an end-of-year greeting
Multiple Monarchies
Sweden
Hola: WHY 2024 WILL SEE A BIG CHANGE FOR PRINCESS MADELEINE’S FAMILY
United Kingdom
Daily Mail: King Charles tops the TV ratings on Christmas Day and Boxing Day as millions tune in to his broadcast and documentary
Daily Mail: If King Charles has forgiven Fergie, there could even be a way back into royal life for Harry and Meghan, writes RICHARD EDEN. But first, they would have to say sorry. And there is no sign of that any time soon…
Daily Mail: ‘He stays up til 4am writing letters’: Sophie Winkleman calls ‘hard-working’ King Charles a ‘very dear friend’ – as she admits she ‘didn’t know anyone’ at her 2009 wedding to Lord Frederick Windsor (and didn’t even choose her dress!)
Daily Mail: Kate Middleton’s £162,000 wardrobe: Princess cut the value of her clothing in 2023 by £15,000 (despite her £32,000 Coronation headpiece)
Guardian: This is how our 21st-century peasants’ revolt took on the royals over rewilding – and won
Hello: King Charles breaks royal tradition with unusual photo – see his ‘surprising’ choice
Hello: Sophie Winkleman shares rare private details of her bond with ‘dear friend’ King Charles
Hello: Why Peter Phillips missed Christmas Day reunion with his royal family at Sandringham
Newsweek: Prince William’s Touching Coronation Joke With King Charles Goes Viral
People: King Charles ‘Works All Day’ Then ‘Disappears’ Until 4 a.m. Doing This, Says Royal Family Member
People: Kate Middleton and Prince William’s 2024 Plans Revealed
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Royal News Recap for Tuesday, December 26, 2023
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Bahrain
Arab News: Bahrain’s king honors Saudi envoy with Order of Bahrain-First Class
Denmark
Hello: Crown Prince Frederik pictured holding hands with Princess Mary as they reunite with their children
Hola: ROYAL FAMILY MAKES SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CALL TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION: WATCH
Monaco
Hola: PRINCESS STEPHANIE’S GRANDDAUGHTER CELEBRATES HER FIRST CHRISTMAS
Qatar
Reuters: Qatari Emir receives phone call from Biden on Gaza
Saudi Arabia
Arab News: Saudi crown prince to deliver annual royal speech to Shoura Council on Wednesday
United Kingdom
Daily Mail: Blind schoolgirl, seven, battling brain tumour fizzes with excitement as she meets Queen Camilla for Christmas tea at Windsor Castle after performing at the King’s speech
Daily Mail: Royally close cousins! Touching friendship between Zara and William’s children and Mike’s bond with Prince George prove how the Tindalls and Waleses have grown ever closer since Harry and Meghan drifted away
Daily Mail: At least there’s no fighting over who got a better present! King Charles gifts his family £115 Highgrove Heritage Scarves as Princess Anne, Lady Louise Windsor and Samuel Chatto wear them to Sandringham church service
Daily Mail: ROBERT HARDMAN: Charles’s Christmas speech had a green tint, but his advisers had removed all the booby traps!
Daily Mail: Charles and Camilla are ‘yin and yang’ but make an utterly formidable team, Queen’s sister says in new BBC documentary: Family members reveal the secrets of the couple’s unshakeable ‘bond’ in review of king’s Coronation year
Daily Mail: ‘Affectionate’ King Charles embraces his grandchildren during Coronation rehearsal in tender new documentary extract… in stark contrast to the supposedly loveless ‘no hugs, no kisses, no pats’ rules Prince Harry described in his memoir Spare
Guardian: King Charles’s Christmas message rules TV ratings, with 5.9m viewers
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Royal News Update for Monday, December 25, 2023
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Belgium
Luxembourg
BNN: Grand Duke Henri’s Christmas Address: A Call for Unity Amidst Global Challenges
Netherlands
Dutch News: King urges people to overcome differences in Christmas speech
Spain
Sur: This is the King of Spain’s traditional Christmas message in full, in English
Sweden
BNN: King Carl Gustaf’s Christmas Speech: A Reflection on a Challenging Year
Daily Mail: Scandi chic! Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden oozes glamour in festive red outfit and faux fur coat as she joins Prince Daniel and their children on Christmas Eve visit to Stockholm port
United Kingdom
Associated Press: King Charles III’s Christmas message reflects a coronation theme and calls for planet’s protection
BBC: King Charles’s Christmas message in full
BBC: King’s Christmas message: Charles focuses on shared values in time of conflict
BBC: Royals attend Christmas Day service at Sandringham
CNN: King Charles III calls for compassion in Christmas address
Daily Mail: King’s Speech: Charles hails Britons who dedicate themselves to ‘service’ in address calling for compassion and accompanied by footage of working royals – after almost all of his family put on a united front for Christmas
Daily Mail: King and Queen are joined by almost all the family for Christmas at Sandringham including William and Kate, their children, the Tindalls, Andrew and Fergie
Daily Mail: Moment helpful cousins Princess Charlotte and Mia Tindall take flowers from Kate Middleton while Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson joke with crowds after Sandringham church service
Daily Mail: Charles hails Britons who dedicate themselves to ‘service’ in King’s Speech calling for compassion and accompanied by footage of working royals
Daily Mail: Andrew is joined by Fergie at Christmas service for first time in 30 years
Daily Mail: Cousins at Christmas! Mia Tindall holds hands with Prince Louis as they join Prince George and Princess Charlotte at Sandringham church service
Daily Mail: Here come the girls! Lady Louise Windsor looks effortlessly chic in navy coat as she joins cousins Beatrice, Eugenie and Zara at Sandringham
Daily Mail: Zara Tindall is effortlessly elegant as she joins husband and children for church service at Sandrignham while Mia cuddles up with Louis and Charlotte and Lena cheekily dances with Mike
Daily Mail: Kate and William wish the world a Merry Christmas with a new photo of Louis, Charlotte and George before joining Charles and Camilla at Sandringham for lunch
Daily Mail: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spend Christmas at their mansion in Montecito with Archie and Lilibet after last joining royal family for festive celebrations in 2018
Getty Images: King Charles III Delivers His Christmas Address
Getty Images: The British Royal Family Attend The Christmas Morning Service
Guardian: King Charles praises ‘selfless’ people who form ‘backbone of society’ in Christmas speech
Independent: King Charles makes major departure from Queen in his Christmas speech
People: King Charles Continues Royal Tradition with His Second Christmas Speech — Here’s What He Said
People: See the Best Photos of the Royal Family’s 2023 Christmas Outing
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A View from a DKM: Looking Back One Year
I was home on vacation. I was relaxing and sleeping in and enjoying not being at work. However, on Wednesday night I had not slept well. I woke up on and off all night because I was dreaming about the Queen and her health. It wasn’t the first time, but it was the most vivid. Unable to sleep I grabbed my phone and looked at my messages and email. There it was, Susan and Scott talking about the announcement regarding HM The Queen’s health.
“The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision. The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.”
It was this generations “The King’s life is moving peacefully to its close” used for her grandfather, King George V, over 87 years before hand.
I got out of bed and turned-on BBC World to watch the news. All the coverage was about the announcement and it early enough that nobody had changed clothes yet. I texted a friend to give her the news. I grabbed my laptop and checked a couple of online but “hidden” sources I knew about. The news there wasn’t good. I continued to watch BBC as I did a few things around the house, took care of the dogs, and ate a little. I kept an eye on Unofficial Royalty to make sure it didn’t go down and messaged friends about the situation. I watched the crowds gather and the talking heads on TV talk. On my phone I would rotate between the UK Telegraph and the Times of London. It still didn’t seem real. I was watching history. Then I saw it.
The helicopter over Buckingham Palace showed the flag at half-staff. Just as it was registering in my mind what that meant, Huw Edwards announced The Queen had passed then read the official announcement:
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
It hit me a lot harder than I thought it would. It was 12:30 my time and quite honestly the rest of the day was a blur. I watched BBC into the night; it would be my pattern over the next few days as I came to grip with what was going on.
A year later and I’m sure I have fully come to grips with it yet. Rest-in-Peace Your Majesty, you certainly earned it.
A View from a DKM: The Coronation
I have been waiting since 1981 for a coronation and since that time I have gotten up early to watch every royal event. I have watched videos of A Queen is Crowned and news reel footage of the coronation of George VI. Needless to say, I was extremely excited about watching the coronation this past Saturday. I got up extra early to watch all the processions and the ceremony and here are my thoughts.
Things experts got wrong:
1. Charles did not wear a military uniform but wore traditional tunics. (He did wear trousers and not britches)
2. Harry was not in the 10th row; he was in the third, which was the first row of nonworking royals.
3. Lady Louise was on the balcony.
Things I did not like:
1. Most peers were not in coronation robes and did not have coronets. That was one of my favorite parts of previous coronations. They could have at least let the peers who were part of the ceremony wear their coronets since they were in coronation robes.
2. The removal of the homage except for the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Prince of Wales.
3. The Queen not holding the consort’s scepter and rod.
Surprising emotional moment for me: After the anointing screens were removed and we see the King kneeling in trousers and white shirt as the bishops prayed over him.
Rock Star of the Coronation: The Lord President of the Council (Penny Mordaunt)
Moment that lived up to all the hype: The actual crowning of the King.
Random Thoughts:
• Louis and Charlotte were every bit a little prince and princess.
• One of the girls in the choir reminded me of a young Lindsay Lohan.
• There were moments when both the King and Queen looked their age.
• No moment brought me to tears, but after the Prince of Wales kissed the King’s cheek, I might have come close.
• The royal salute and three cheers for the King and Queen by the troops was impressive.
• They did an excellent job of making the balcony look full.
• The Queen’s crown looked so big to me.
• God willing, I will live to see one more coronation.
• God save the King!
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