Royal News Recap for Friday, December 29, 2023

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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

Daily Mail: Here come the society brides (and grooms)! Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise, the Duke of Westminster and the granddaughter of the last Shah of Iran will all tie the knot this year (but whose will come out on top?)

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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