This royal news recap includes the royal news for Saturday, January 13, Sunday, January 14, and Monday, January 15. Sunday’s royal news recap only covered the abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and the accession of her son King Frederik X of Denmark.
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Brunei
- BBC: Asia’s most eligible prince formally marries in 10-day Brunei celebration
- CNN: Brunei comes to a standstill for royal wedding of Prince Abdul Mateen
- Daily Mail: Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei and his new wife Yang Mulia Anisha Rosnah arrive at glittering wedding reception attended by royals from around the world – as hundreds line the streets
- Daily Mail: Love at first sight! Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei, 32, posts adorable picture of him and his new wife Anisha Isa Kalebic, 29, when they were both children following their lavish 10-day wedding
- People: Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei’s Bride Dazzles in a Tiara at Royal Wedding Reception
Denmark
- BBC: Denmark’s cool, Scandi ‘coronation’ felt similar to the UK’s
- Daily Mail: Arise, King Frederik and Queen Mary: Couple visit parliament on their first day as new monarchs of Denmark
- Daily Mail: The heir and spare who CAN get on! New King Frederik of Denmark proves brother Prince Joachim is a key part of the monarchy by including him in first official engagement with Queen Mary – after family feud over titles
- Daily Mail: Royally awkward! After King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark’s balcony PDA was dubbed forced, how an uneasy public kiss can be the sign of trouble in paradise
- Daily Mail: No hard feelings! Count Nikolai shares photos of ‘sweet memories’ with his uncle and grandmother after skipping ascension for trip to Bali (but does dine at a Danish restaurant!)
- Daily Mail: Queen Margrethe of Denmark, 83, is ‘tired’ after having back surgery- but the real reason she abdicated is so that ‘Mary and Frederik don’t end up like Charles and Camilla’
- Daily Mail: Queen Margrethe’s heartwarming tribute to late husband Prince Henrik revealed as she becomes first Danish monarch to abdicate in 900 years
- Daily Mail: Behind the scenes of King Frederik’s proclamation: Danish Royals share intimate and VERY telling glimpses – from Queen Mary clinging to Princess Josephine to lonely Joachim watching emotional balcony scene unfold
- Daily Mail: It’s fun being a future King! Denmark’s new Crown Prince Christian and his cheeky siblings stole the show as they celebrated their parents’ King Frederik and Queen Mary’s big day
- Daily Mail: Prince Christian of Denmark is now Europe’s most eligible bachelor: Future King is the only single Crown Prince on the continent after Italian princess denied engagement rumours
- Getty Images: Danish Royal Family Received In Danish Parliament
- Getty Images: In The News: Denmark’s King Frederik X
- Hello: King Frederik and Queen Mary make first appearance since accession
- Hola: THE ROYAL HOUSE SHARES BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOOTAGE FROM KING FREDERIK’S BIG DAY
- People: King Frederik Takes a Nervous Breath in Behind-the-Scenes Video of Denmark’s Change of Reign
- People: Queen Mary of Denmark Doesn’t Curtsy to Queen Margrethe for the First Time After Change of Reign
Monaco
- Daily Mail: Princess Charlene and Prince Albert of Monaco attend a Circus Festival with their children – who playfully sport red clown noses
- Getty Images: The Circus Parade In Monte-Carlo
- Hello: Princess Charlene and Prince Albert make poignant appearance with mini-me children
- People: Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco Attend Open-Air Circus with Twins Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella
Multiple Monarchies
Netherlands
- Daily Mail: Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands wave as they welcome guests to a traditional New Year’s reception at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam
- Hola: QUEEN MAXIMA AND KING WILLEM-ALEXANDER SHARE MESSAGE FOR KING FREDERIK AND QUEEN MARY
United Kingdom
- British Monarchy: A message from His Majesty The King to Their Majesties King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark
- Daily Beast: How Queen Elizabeth Planned the Final Days of Her Life
- Daily Mail: How the royals have dealt with a torrent of allegations from Harry and Meghan: Queen was ‘as angry as I’d ever seen her’ after Sussexes claimed they had the monarch’s blessing to use the name ‘Lilibet’, aides tell ROBERT HARDMAN
- Daily Mail: The day the Queen died: From last joyful moments when her filly won at Goodwood to the real reason Meghan wasn’t invited to her bedside, a deeply moving account of Her Majesty’s final hours by the Mail’s royal biographer ROBERT HARDMAN
- Daily Mail: Royal aides drew up secret plans to make Charles the first regent since 1820 and step in during the final years of the Queen’s reign
- Daily Mail: Secret summits over making Charles regent in Queen’s last years: The then-prince was very reluctant to dwell on detailed talk about a regency and aides knew he was determined not to tempt fate or seem impatient
- Daily Mail: King Charles is ‘brilliant’ at mimicking Harry Potter voices when he reads bedtime stories to his grandchildren, Queen Camilla reveals in Reading Room podcast
- Daily Mail: Prince Andrew gets on with daily life as Duke is spotted driving to Windsor Castle to walk the late Queen’s corgis – days after final batch of unsealed Epstein files are released
- Daily Mail: Prince Edward beams during surprise visit to Sunday service at Castle Rising Church in Norfolk
- Daily Mail: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle adopt Ellen DeGeneres’ chicken named ‘Sinkie’ after being bullied by her flock – and will now live out her days at the couple’s $14.5million Montecito mansion
- Daily Mail: ROBERT JOBSON: The Tindalls show Harry and Meghan how it’s done: As Zara and Mike are predicted to become top Royal earners, they have made their lives a huge success… without spilling family secrets or attacking the Royal Family
- Daily Mail: Off to the races! Zara and Mike Tindall arrive at Magic Millions Race Day with Prince Harry’s best friend Nacho Figueras after flying to Australia for deal ‘which has netted them £1.5 million’
- Daily Mail: ‘The only thing I own is my name… and now they’ve taken that’: Insiders reveal just how upset the Queen was by Harry and Meghan’s decision to call their daughter Lilibet
- Daily Mail: Nadine Dorries – The Queen’s final years were overshadowed by Harry and Meghan’s hunger for publicity. She embodies every virtue they lack, and my heart broke after learning of her anger at their legal threats over Lilibet
- Daily Mail: Revealed: The affectionate nickname given to Camilla before she became Queen – as friends and family reveal say she ‘always saw the funny side, even if Charles did not’
- Daily Mail: For William, this was the lowest of the low’: Prince was left furious over Harry’s ‘blatant attack’ against Kate after duke told Netflix documentary royal men ‘marry someone who fits the mould’, new book reveals
- Daily Mail: Harry and Meghan likely caused the Queen ‘distress’ in her final years over naming of baby Lilibet, royal expert says
- Guardian: Sole rehearsal for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral was ‘comedy of errors’
- Guardian: ‘Frugal’ Princess Anne inspires latest Fendi menswear collection
- Guardian: Will no one rid King Charles of his turbulent prince – Andrew has to go, but how to do it?
- Hello: King Charles and Queen Camilla attend church in snowy Balmoral after major break with royal tradition
- Hello: Late Queen ‘died in her sleep’ without pain, new memo reveals
- Hello: Princess Anne’s touching gesture to Prince Harry as he arrived to say final goodbye to Queen
- Hello: King Charles and Queen Camilla attend church in snowy Balmoral after major break with royal tradition
- Hello: The Queen ‘as angry as I’d seen her’ over naming of Harry and Meghan’s daughter Lilibet
- People: Queen Elizabeth Left Behind Two Letters on Deathbed: Her ‘Last Pieces of Unfinished Business’
- People: Queen Elizabeth Realized She Was ‘Not Going to Reach 100’ Like Her Mother, Says Biographer
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