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Christmas messageWorld
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 11:  In this image released on December 23, 2024, King Charles III records his Christmas message at the Fitzrovia Chapel on December 11, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

King’s speech breaks royal tradition

King Charles is scheduled to make his annual Christmas speech from a former hospital chapel, in a break from tradition as the British monarch undergoes cancer treatment.

‘Bond of blood’The Times
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 15, 2015 Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York (L) and Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend the Most Noble Order of the Garter Ceremony at Windsor Castle in southern England. - Trained from childhood to be king, Charles III has endured the longest wait for the throne in British history. He has spent virtually his entire life waiting to succeed his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, even as he took on more of her duties and responsibilities as she aged. But the late monarch's eldest son, 73, made the most of his record-breaking time as the longest-serving heir to the throne by forging his own path. (Photo by PETER NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP)

A brotherly battle royal

A conflict-averse King could enlist the help of his brother’s ex-wife to keep the peace and stop the series of troubling headlines.

sudden resignationWorld
(FILES) Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 27, 2024. Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigned on December 9, his office and parliament officials said, stepping down in the wake of a power struggle with the Pacific nation's royal family. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP)

Tongan PM resigns amid rift with royals

Siaosi Sovaleni told parliament he would quit just moments before MPs decided his future in a vote of no confidence in the wake of a power struggle with the nation’s royal family.

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