A Controversial Tour of Duty
Flap over Prince William’s Falklands duty (video)

Worries About Monarch’s Health
Japanese emperor Akihito to undergo heart test

Royal Anniversary of the Week
Willem pays tribute to Maxima on tenth anniversary

Sweden Awaits Royal Birth
Princess Victoria to give birth in ‘early March’

Royal Artwork of the Week
Qatar royals paid £158.4m for Paul Cezanne painting

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Tongan Royal Engagement
Prince ‘Ulukalala engages to Hon. Sinaitakala Fakafanua

A Danish Princess Is Born
Joachim and Marie leave hospital with new daughter (photos)

Zulu Royal Controversy
South Africa investigates King Zwelithini

Spanish Royal Gossip
King of Spain ‘is womaniser who made pass at Diana’

Don’t Cook for the Queen?
Jubilee cooking contest may be illegal, says Republic

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“Dear Queen, Dear Wife, Dear Daisy”
Danish Prince Consort’s speech to the Queen

Royal Debate of the Week
Give Queen new royal yacht for Diamond Jubilee?

Middleton Family Holiday
Kate jets off to Mustique leaving William in Wales

Tensions Continue in Kingdom
Bahrain king announces constitutional reforms

Weird Park of the Week
France plans Napoleonland

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Duchess of Cambridge Celebrates Birthday
At 30, Kate tiptoes into the royal limelight

Dutch Monarch Visits Middle East
Queen Beatrix calls headscarf row ‘nonsense’

A Royal Wedding in Jordan
Wedding of Prince Hamzah and Princess Basma (with photos)

Queen Margrethe’s 40th Jubilee
Quirky Danish queen marks 40 years on throne

Duchess of York Faces Charges
Fergie in hot water with Turkish authorities (video)

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Royals Mark the New Year
Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year speech (Denmark)

Japan’s emperor prays for recovery in New Year address

King Harald’s New Year speech to the nation (Norway)

Thai king wishes nation happiness and success

British royals attend New Year’s church service (video)

Spanish royals celebrate New Year’s military parade (photos)

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So much happened in the world of royalty in 2011 that I can’t do it all justice in a single blog post, but here are some of the highlights of this important and eventful royal year:

January
Princess Mary of Denmark gives birth to twins
Passing away of Iran’s Prince Alireza Pahlavi

February
Mass march in Bahrain
Saudi king returns home to reshaped Mideast

March
Emperor makes unprecedented address to nation
Protest at pay freeze while Swazi king celebrates

April
Prince Harry: Arctic trek a real treat (video)
The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

May
Memorial for reburied queen of S. Africa’s Zulus
Queen Elizabeth wraps up Ireland visit hailed as a success

June
Swedish king flatly denies improprieties, scandal grows
Morocco’s King Mohammed announces constitutional reforms (video)

July
Monaco’s Prince Albert marries Charlene Wittstock
UK queen’s granddaughter Zara weds in Scotland

August
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden pregnant: royal court
Jordan king unveils constitutional reform proposals

September
Tonga king has cancerous kidney removed in LA
Team chiefs defend Tindall’s ‘evening out’

October
Bhutan celebrates royal wedding (video)
Saudi king names interior minister as crown prince (video)
It’s a girl! British royal succession rules to change

November
Swaziland denies Queen Dube evicted from royal palace
Albanian crown prince Leka dies aged 72

December
Spanish royal family hit by fraud scandal
New Malaysian king urges national unity

For all the royal news in 2012, visit Royalty.nu.

Royal Christmas speech edition!

King Albert of Belgium
King: “Everybody will have to make sacrifices”

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Queen Beatrix: Green is good

King Juan Carlos of Spain
King Juan Carlos says justice is the same for everyone

King Carl Gustav of Sweden
King’s Christmas speech in English (via Google Translate)

Queen Elizabeth of the UK
The Christmas broadcast 2011 (video)

A very happy New Year to you all! I hope in 2012 you will continue to visit this blog and the Royalty.nu website for history, news, and books from the world of royalty.