Royal news from all over the world in the GALA ticker: Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill are sticking to traditions +++ Prince Harry wants to win back brother William +++ King Charles takes part in the traditional Easter service.
Royal news from all over the world in the GALA ticker
March 28, 2024
How do Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill celebrate Easter?
Sweden is waiting for its princess. After Madeleine, 41, and Chris O’Neill, 49, suddenly had to announce in June last year that they would not be moving back to Sweden in the summer of 2023 as planned, they wanted to finally move their center of life from Florida to Stockholm in 2024. Actually. Because while the family of five’s villa is still for sale, doubts are slowly being raised that Chris O’Neill is trying to stop the move entirely.
“Chris probably just doesn’t want to live in Sweden. Probably because he just doesn’t want to live like a royal prisoner in the palace. With that kind of attention and obligations. Besides, I think he would be extremely unhappy in Stockholm, which is small for him. Once When he walks 300 meters, there are people who stare at him the whole time and know who he is,” said aristocracy expert Herman Lindqvist, 80, recently in an interview with “Hänt” and emphasized: “If you don’t feel comfortable in this role and if you want to live like that, it’s unbearable.”
But Princess Madeleine is attached to her homeland and longs to live near her friends and family again. The 41-year-old also integrates a piece of Sweden into every holiday, as is now known. “Princess Madeleine holds on to Swedish traditions that she wants to pass on to her children,” Margareta Thorgren, head of the information department at the royal court, told “Svensk Damtidning” when asked how the family in Florida celebrates Easter. The Swedish Easter meal and the traditional Easter egg hunt will of course be part of the celebrations.
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March 27, 2024
Prince Harry wants to win back brother William
The relationship between Prince Harry, 39, and Prince William, 41, is considered broken. But the cancer diagnosis of William’s wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, 42, changes everything. Now the two brothers could get closer to each other again. As Insider revealed to the British “Mirror”, Harry, who lives in California with his wife Duchess Meghan, 42, and their two children Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, wants to win William back on his next visit home. The Duke of Sussex is expected to travel to Great Britain in May and will make an effort to see his older brother along the way. “Prince Harry will do everything he can to win back his brother Prince William on his trip to England – but he knows it will take time,” the source said. Harry will do everything to let his brother know that he is there for him, they say. He wants to repair the relationship, even though he knows it won’t be easy.
This announcement comes just after both Harry’s father King Charles, 75, and his sister-in-law Kate were diagnosed with cancer. Apparently the Duke of Sussex wants to support his brother during this difficult time.
March 26, 2024
King Charles attends the Easter service
Unfortunately, Catherine, Princess of Wales, 42, will not be able to attend the traditional Easter service in Windsor. And Prince William, 41, and the children should also stay with her after the tragic cancer announcement. But Buckingham Palace has now confirmed what was already suspected: King Charles, 75, will lead the Royal Family next Sunday, March 31st, and accompany his wife Queen Camilla, 76, to St George’s Chapel.
“Other members of the royal family” will also take part in the Easter service, according to a palace press release. Who exactly will appear has not been announced. According to British media reports, it is expected that the number of family members taking part may be smaller than usual this year – to reduce the risk of infection for the monarch, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment.
King Felipe’s nephew Miguel Urdangarín needs surgery
King Felipe, 56, is worried about his nephew: As Spanish media, including “Hola!” and “Vanitatis” unanimously report that Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón, 21, had a skiing accident in Switzerland a few days ago. Now the son of Infanta Cristina de Borbón, 58, and her ex Uñaki Urdangarin, 56, has to undergo surgery.
Miguel Urdangarín actually wanted to use the free time after his marine biology studies and before his master’s degree to complete a ski instructor training. During this time he lives with his mother in Geneva. But he has to give it up first. According to “Vanitatis”, among others, King Felipe’s nephew fell while trying to race down a black slope and had to have knee surgery. However, it is emphasized that fortunately the accident was not serious.
Infanta Cristina with her son Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón
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Last Wednesday, March 20, Miguel was spotted with a splint on his knee while walking through Geneva in pictures obtained by the Spanish newspaper Semana. At the time of the accident, Infanta Cristina was on a cooperation trip to Latin America. She had to travel back to Geneva to help her son.
March 25, 2024
Catherine, Princess of Wales: Prince Harry is said to have contacted her
On the evening of March 22, Catherine, Princess of Wales, 42, made hers Cancer diagnosis made public in a video message – and shocked the whole world. Apparently, Prince Harry, 39, and Duchess Meghan, 42, only found out about their serious illness in this way, according to media reports. Despite the difficult relationship with the Royal Family, the Sussexes insisted on sharing personal words shortly after the announcement. In a statement quoted by People, among others, they said: “We wish Kate and her family health and healing and hope that they can do so in peace and calm.”
But Prince Harry is said to have also contacted his sister-in-law, to whom he was once so close, privately. She was said to have been like a sister to him that he never had, an insider told the Daily Mail in 2016. The US magazine “People” claims to have learned that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly shook hands with Kate and Prince William, 41, amid the terrible news.
Due to the once close base, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams is also certain, according to the Daily Mail, that Harry has decided to contact Kate privately. After the announcement of her cancer, he was said to be “devastated”. According to Fitzwilliams, “time will tell” whether Harry will soon be on a plane to Great Britain to visit his sister-in-law Kate, as was the case with King Charles, 75.
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Sources used: mirror.co.uk, twitter.com, hola.com, vanitatis.elconfidencial.com, semana.es, people.com, dailymail.co.uk