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Danish King Frederik and Queen Mary during a tour to Thisted, Denmark, in August.

Denmark’s Queen Mary on a mission in latest visit to Australia

King Frederik of Denmark and his Australian-born queen will be joined by dozens of Danish leaders on a state visit to Australia that aims to drum up $2 billion in annual business.

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King Charles’ actions to contain the crisis surrounding his brother may have saved the monarchy.

UK signals plan to cut former prince Andrew from royal line of succession

Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will consider passing a law to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession.

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A court sketch of Marius Borg Hoiby during the second day of the trial against him in the Oslo District Court, Norway.

Son of Norway’s crown princess cries in court, denies ‘rape videos’ on phone

Marius Borg Høiby said that “few can relate to the life I have led” and that his upbringing in the public eye since he was a toddler had led him to crave alcohol and sex.

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In this July 30, 2008, file photo, Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Florida.

How the Epstein files exposed the rich, the royal and the European elite

The latest disclosures reveal more about the full scale of Jeffrey Epstein’s network, well beyond the US and the UK, unmasking those who cosied up to the sex offender.

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Danish King Frederik and Queen Mary wave to the people during a summer tour to Thisted Municipality in Denmark, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Denmark’s King Frederik and Queen Mary to visit Australia

King Frederik and Australian-born Queen Mary, who met during the Sydney Olympics and married in 2004, will make their fourth official visit in March.

  • Tom Wark
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A right royal relocation

Best described as sheer folly.

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Queen Sirikit in Bangkok in 1961.

The queen who dazzled Australia but was divisive at home

The consort to Thailand’s longest-reigning king and mother of a controversial monarch, Sirikit made a strong impression but leaves behind a complicated legacy.

  • Michael Ruffles

‘Four-minute’ daylight heist: Thieves steal priceless jewels from Louvre

Thieves rode a truck-mounted ladder up the Paris museum’s facade, forced a window open and fled with royal jewels.

Thailand’s ousted Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra waves as she leaves Government House in Bangkok after being dismissed from her position on Friday.

Another Thai prime minister bites the dust after Constitutional Court ruling

Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been officially sacked.

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Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is facing 10 years in prison if convicted. He’s pictured here with his mother in Oslo in 2022.

Son of Norway’s crown princess indicted on multiple counts including rape

The 28-year-old stepson of the heir to the throne, half-brother to the royal studying at the University of Sydney, is facing up to 10 years in prison.