Royalty
Danish crowds cheer their next king and queen amid strong approval ratings
Denmark’s king-in-waiting, Frederik, and his Australian-born wife Mary, have been raucously cheered by crowds at their first public appearance since Queen Margrethe’s shock abdication.
- by Rob Harris
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Denmark’s ‘smoking Queen’ who ruled the longest of anyone in its 1200-year history
Queen Margrethe II, after undergoing surgery in 2023, quit a heavy smoking habit that had lasted 66 years and often was subject of debate.
- by Christian Wienberg
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A shocking certainty, Princess Mary’s elevation to queen nears completion
The abdication announcement by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe caught even veteran observers of Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy unawares.
- by Rob Harris
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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe to abdicate, paving the way for Prince Frederik
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II will abdicate on January 14 after 52 years on the throne, she said in her annual New Year’s Eve speech on Sunday.
- by Rob Harris
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Royal family
King Charles and Queen Camilla plan spring Australian tour
King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will visit Australia in late 2024 for their first visit in six years and his first as monarch.
- by Stephen Brook and James Massola
Piers Morgan identifies senior royals named in Dutch version of controversial book
The British broadcaster decided to “end this nonsense” and name the people allegedly outed in a translated version of Endgame. The author himself has blamed it on translation.
- by Rob Harris
He took on a king’s bank in court. He’ll walk away with $1.35 billion
A wind power mogul had a significant win in a nine-year legal battle that has bounced from Bangkok to Hong Kong, then Belize and Britain and beyond.
- by Michael Ruffles
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My work’s been banned in Thailand. I wish they’d read it first
Beyond the lure of beaches, pubs and temples, Thailand is a place where uncomfortable facts and dissenting opinions can land people behind bars.
- by Michael Ruffles
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The European royals who have fled to Australia to escape the limelight
Denmark’s Count Nikolai of Monpezat’s arrival in Sydney sees the continuation of a peculiar tradition of young European blue bloods escaping gilded cages and fluttering to Australia to taste life without the unimaginable privilege.
- by Andrew Hornery
Prince Harry says phone hacking was ‘on an industrial scale’
Giving evidence for a second day, Harry said he would feel a sense of injustice if the High Court in London ruled he had not been a victim.
Charming, unfaithful, misbehaving: Meet Queen Camilla’s ex-husband
At 83, Andrew Parker Bowles is still quite the player in royal circles. He had many dalliances while with Camilla, but the couple was “rock-solid”. In the end, Charles blew their marriage apart.
- by Hilary Rose