Now playing Next Japan Japan's Princess Mako loses royal status by marrying a commoner The Imperial House Law allows only male succession. Female members of the royal family must renounce their royal status when they marry a commoner. 26/10/2021
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth accepts medical advice to rest, cancels N Ireland trip The palace said the 95-year-old monarch is “in good spirits and is disappointed that she will no longer be able to visit Northern Ireland." 20/10/2021
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Now playing Next Cinema 'No Time to Die': Premiere of much-delayed James Bond film in London The film was initially due to be released in April 2020 but has suffered multiple delays because of the pandemic. 29/09/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Prince Charles' ex-aide quits charity role amid honour claims Michael Fawcett is alleged to have coordinated support for an honour for Saudi businessman Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz. 05/09/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch King's popularity diminished by COVID controversies, poll finds Over the past 12 months, confidence in King Willem-Alexander has plunged from 76 per cent to 57 per cent. 27/04/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Queen returns to royal duties after death of Prince Philip The 94-year-old British monarch attended a retirement ceremony for a senior royal official on Tuesday, according to the Court Circular. 14/04/2021
Now playing Next Spain Uproar as Spanish king's sisters vaccinated on trip to see dad in UAE The sisters of Spanish King Felipe VI acknowledged Wednesday that they got COVID-19 vaccine shots during a visit to the United Arab Emirates to see their father. 04/03/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'won't return as working royals' Harry and Meghan stepped away from full-time royal life in March 2020 with the situation to be reviewed a year later. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday that they will not return and will give up their patronages. 19/02/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Prince Philip, 99, admitted to hospital as 'precautionnary measure' The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to the private Kind Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday after feeling unwell. 17/02/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their second child Prince Harry and Meghan revealed the news on Sunday, meaning baby Archie will become a brother later this year. 15/02/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Harry and Meghan release podcast with special message from son Archie The couple's podcast features a host of celebrities talking about their experiences of the pandemic in 2020. 30/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Meghan Markle reveals she lost a child to miscarriage In an article in the New York Times, the duchess wrote: “In being invited to share our pain, together we take the first steps toward healing.” 25/11/2020
Now playing Next Belgium Love child of Belgium's former king finally meets her half-brother Princess Delphine, who was formally known as Delphine Boel before being given her royal title, has now met her half brother King Philippe for the first time. 16/10/2020
Now playing Next Belgium Paternity ruling nudges ex-Belgian king's love child towards royalty A court in Brussels on Thursday recognised Delphine Boel, 52, as the former monarch's daughter. She can now be called princess "Delphine of Saxe Coburg." 02/10/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom VJ Day: UK marks 75th anniversary of 1945 Japanese surrender Boris Johnson laid flowers of remembrance and observed a two minute silence at the National Memorial Arboretum. 15/08/2020
Now playing Next Spain Ex-king Juan Carlos leaves Spain as brewing scandal divides country The former king's decision to move abroad amid a probe into his financial affairs is the latest bombshell in a long royal saga. 04/08/2020
Now playing Next Spain Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos quits country amid corruption probe Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos, under investigation for corruption, says he is leaving the country 03/08/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Princess Beatrice wears Queen's dress and tiara on wedding day Beatrice, Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter, married her property tycoon beau in a private ceremony on Friday. The couple were initially scheduled to tie the knot on May 29 but the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 19/07/2020