Royal News Recap for Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, 2025

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Royal News Recaps are published Monday to Friday and Sunday, except for Thanksgiving in the United States, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. The Royal News Recap for Sundays will be a weekend recap. If there is any breaking or major news, we will add an update as necessary.

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Unofficial Royalty

• Upcoming Royal Events

Belgium

• Hindustan Times: A princess at Harvard: Belgium’s future Queen is currently enjoying American student life
• Town and Country: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium Join World Leaders at Pope Leo’s Inauguration

Japan

• Japan Times: Princess Aiko arrives in Ishikawa to visit quake-hit areas
• Nippon: Princess Aiko Inspects Reconstruction after Noto Quake

Jordan

• Jordan News Agency: Crown Prince attends national team training ahead of Oman match
• Royal Hashemite Court: King attends joint security exercise at Special Police Training Centre

Monaco

• Hello: Princess Charlene wows in bridal white for Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration

Multiple Monarchies

• Daily Mail: Princess Charlene of Monaco, Spain’s Queen Letizia and Belgium’s Queen Mathilde step out for Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass in all-white outfits – as part of the only seven royals in the world that have the ‘privilege’
• Hello: Swedish and Danish royal families in mourning following family death
• Town and Country: Royals Return to Vatican City for Pope Leo’s Inauguration

Norway

• Getty Images: Norwegian Royals Attend Constitution Day 2025
• Royal House of Norway: Happy Constitution Day!

United Kingdom

• BBC: Princess Eugenie opens up about childhood back surgery
• CBC: Why King Charles’s upcoming visit to Canada is unprecedented in many ways
• Daily Mail: King Charles attends Royal Windsor Horse Show with Prince Edward – a day after rare joint appearance with Prince William
• Daily Mail: King Charles chuckles with joy as cancer-stricken monarch appears in high spirits at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
• Daily Mail: How ‘the Kate effect’ will take hold when Princess of Wales is able to give her favourite brands an official royal warrant – and here is what is holding her back
• Daily Mail: William’s bitter-sweet moment: Prince greets players on the pitch at the FA Cup final… after his team Aston Villa were knocked out in the semi-final
• Daily Mail: King urged to issue a ‘hands off Canada’ warning to Trump when he opens parliament next month
• Daily Mail: As he becomes the first monarch in 50 years to open Canada’s parliament… If anyone knows how to walk this political tightrope, it’s the King, writes ROBERT HARDMAN
• Daily Mail: Duchess of Edinburgh looks radiant in a floral outfit and statement hat as she attends the Royal Windsor Horse Show
• Daily Mail: William reveals key skill he’d like Prince George to learn so he can carry on his late grandmother Princess Diana’s legacy
• Daily Mail: Zara Tindall spotted dancing with Strictly Come Dancing legend as fans beg BBC to ‘make it happen’
• Daily Mail: Princess Eugenie opens up about her ‘sense of shame’ when she first saw her scoliosis scar – but reveals the ‘amazing’ family member who helped her think it was ‘a cool thing’
• Hello: Prince Edward fills in for King Charles at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration
• Hello: Princess Eugenie’s struggle at home with sons August and Ernest
• Hello: Queen Camilla’s puppy Moley is adorable in first photo – 3 months after adoption
• Hello: Strictly fans convinced Zara Tindall is signing up for show following cryptic post
• Hello: King Charles is all smiles in ‘cool’ sunglasses with Prince Edward in rare joint outing
• Newsweek: Prince Harry is Struggling to Move On
• People: Prince Edward Attends Pope Leo’s Inauguration Mass on Behalf of His Brother King Charles
• People: Prince William Attends FA Cup Final After Heartwarming Father-Son Soccer Moment with Prince George
• Sunday Times: Prince Harry, King Charles and the rift 40 years in the making

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