Royal Family recap: King Felipe and Queen Letizia celebrate momentous occasion as a family

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Inside, we revisit the standout royal stories of the year – from the Princess of Wales’s emotional return to public life, carried out very much in her own way, to the King and Queen’s 20th wedding anniversary and the secret of their enduring happiness. You’ll also find the Princess Royal at her candid best as she celebrates her 75th birthday, with a collection of her sharpest and most memorable quotes.

In this week’s episode of A Right Royal Podcast, host Andrea Caamano speaks with Andy Webb, who has been investigating Princess Diana's 54-minute sitdown with Martin Bashir for a Panorama interview that shocked the world. 

Andy, who worked for the BBC, explains how Martin Bashir first deceived Charles Spencer to secure a meeting with Diana and manipulate her into agreeing to the interview. 

Listen to the full interview here.

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Hello HELLO! fans, and welcome back to the final hours of today's blog.

After a very busy week, things have quietened down for the royals across the globe so let's take a look back at some of our favorite stories of the week.

• Prince William and Princess Kate attended the 2025 Royal Variety Performance -- and HELLO! spoke to the designers of her dress, revealing that they were only given a heads up 30 minutes before the pictues dropped.
  
  
• Princess Kate also gave her first pubic speech in almost two years, during which she highlighted love as the number one thing that "fundamentally shapes who we become and how we thrive as adults."
  
  
• The Duchess of Sussex is the cover star for the new issue of Harper's Bazaar, and shared new, rare details into her early romance with Prince Harry
  
  
• Highgrove is ready for the holiday season, with King Charles' Gloucestershire home revealing its new look.
  
  
• Princess Charlene of Monaco made a dazzling impression at the Monaco National Day 2025 Gala Performance in Monte Carlo, wearing a tiara in public for the first time since her 2011 wedding ball.

William and Kate's recent outing had us thinking about how on point the family always look, especially when it comes to coordinating their outfits for special occasions. 

Our Fashion and Beauty News Editor, Laura Sutcliffe, has analysed the Waleses' Christmas outfits so if you want tips on how to dress your children like a royal this festive season, look no further.

Earlier this week, Prince William stepped out onto the red carpet for the Royal Variety Performance, where wife Kate stunned in a velvet gown. It gave us all the festive feels!

It's just been announced that William has another glitzy event in the diary, although it sounds like he'll be attending solo. The Prince is due to celebrate the achievements of leading African conservationists by attending the thirteenth annual Tusk Conservation Awards on Wednesday 26 November. 

William is Royal Patron of Tusk and helped to launch the awards in 2013. 

Kate in the kitchen! It's been revealed that the Princess of Wales has shared a recipe and message of support in charity cookbook Choirs For GOOD FOOD!

The £10 book was created by Choirs For Good (Conwy) to raise money for Welsh children's hospices, including Hope House Tŷ Gobaith, and Tŷ Hafan, the latter of which Kate is a patron. Princess Diana previously held the patronage.

To mark her new role back in January, Kate visited a hospice in south Wales where she spent time with the staff, families and children. 

More recently, the Princess penned a heartfelt letter in June, to commemorate ​​Children's Hospice Week. "As Patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices and Tŷ Hafan Children's Hospice in South Wales, I have the immense privilege of seeing for myself the extraordinary work of our children's hospices," Kate wrote. "Lifting spirits through laughter, fun and play, as well as listening, holding, caring and sharing, they support children and families through life, death and beyond."

Speaking of stylish royals, one of the Princess of Wales' prettiest jumpers is in stock again, but with a slight twist! Our Director of Lifestyle & Commerce, Leanne Bayley, spotted the updated look on Boden. 

Kate wore a pink scallop-edged sweater for a school visit in 2021 and the British brand has re-released it in a bright cherry shade, as well as a regal purple - how fitting! The neckline is also slightly different, but still very Kate chic.

You can shop the jumper here.

Princess Charlene of Monaco joined her husband Prince Albert in welcoming the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, to their principality.

Charlene was her stunning self, looking immaculate in a forest green belted coat and matching hat. You can watch a video of their exchange below.

This week marks 30 years since Princess Diana sat down with Martin Bashir for a 54-minute Panorama interview, in which she famously remarked: "There were three of us in this marriage." 

The anniversary coincides with the release of Dianarama, a new book by Andy Webb that explores how the interview came about and the profound consequences it had for Diana. 

In this week’s episode of A Right Royal Podcast, host Andrea Caamano speaks with Andy Webb, who has been investigating the story for over 20 years. You can listen to the episode below:

It's been a busy week for Alexandra Hurtado, our US Royal News Correspondent. 

Alex is usually based in Florida but she's over in London for the next few months and in her exciting first week on the royal beat, Alex saw the Prince and Princess of Wales in the flesh, checked out a new auction featuring items from the late Queen Elizabeth II, and stopped by the Royal Mews where she got all the festive feels - and a hot chocolate to warm up! 

You can read her royal diary over on The HELLO! Royal Club. And click the button if you'd like to become a member.

Yesterday was what would have been Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's 78th wedding anniversary and in memory of the occasion, The Royal Collection Trust shared two photos from the historic event - including one of the couple's 9-foot cake!

The caption on Instagram read: "The cake was 2.7 metres (9 feet) high and weighed 226 kg (500 pounds). One tier of the wedding cake was kept for the christening of their first child, Prince Charles, in December 1948."

Queen Letizia is the ultimate style inspiration when it comes to dressing for diplomatic occasions. The Spanish queen was pure perfection in a pastel pink power suit, complete with 80s-inspired puff sleeves and a modest below-the-knee pencil skirt. Elle Woods, eat your heart out!

The Order of the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest, most prestigious, and highest orders of chivalry in Europe, and is the highest distinction awarded by the King of Spain.

The ceremony is the formal act where the sovereign bestows the insignia of the Order, a beautiful gold collar featuring firesteels and the golden ram's fleece, upon a new member.

The ceremony on 21 November saw Queen Sofia be given the Order for "her dedication and devotion to the service of Spain and the Crown". 

It was a family affair for the Spanish royals on Friday as they attended the imposition of the Golden Fleece (Tosion de Oro) at the Royal Palace in Madrid. 

Three royal generations gathered for the special event; Queen Sofia was joined by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, as well as her granddaughters, Crown Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia. The royal matriarch was spotted sharing a sweet word with her grandkids. 

News broke last night that the newly anointed Sir David Beckham would be following in Princess Kate's lead with his new career move. David will be supporting horticulturist and Gardeners’ World presenter Frances Tophill as she designs a space for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show – something Princess Kate did in 2019, when she designed the RHS Back to Nature garden for the Chelsea Flower Show.  

Prince Harry previously revealed King Charles' favourite snack to take with afternoon tea in his tell-all memoir Spare – and it has calming benefits. We spoke to a nutritionist to get the lowdown on the monarch's £4 snack if he's feeling peckish - and it's so simple that you can recreate it at home.

Queen Mathilde of Belgium has visited the Kubus youth library in Antwerp to participate in Read Aloud Week. The Queen read aloud to young people aged 15 to 26 in the library — a space designed for reading, socialising, and creative exchange. 

Following the storytelling session, the Belgian Queen greeted fans and children waiting outside, where she noted the cold weather, telling one young girl: "It's freezing! Your hands are cold."

Did you notice this candid shot of the Prince and Princess of Wales? The couple shared a behind-the-scenes moment from their Royal Variety appearance earlier this week, and fans absolutely loved the majestic shot.

In a new interview, Meghan Markle admitted she invited herself to Balenciaga's Paris Fashion Week show, telling Harper's Bazaar she was "excited" for Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli. 

The Duchess of Sussex, 44, revealed she "reached out and I said, 'Happy to come and support you.'" Discussing her surprise PFW appearance last month in her new interview with Harper's Bazaar, she added: "We kept it a secret, and it was really fun."

The Duke of Edinburgh will undertake a ten-day visit to Nigeria and Ghana from November 17 to November 26, 2025. The visit aims to celebrate the strong relationship between the UK and both Commonwealth nations, with key focus areas including supporting young people and highlighting the positive impact of sport. 

Happy (frosty) morning from HELLO! HQ in London. It'll be a chilly one for Princess Anne today as she attends the Annual Conference at the Royal Geographical Society. 

The Princess Royal will attend the engagement as part of her role as President of World Horse Welfare.