Articles tagged: "Royals"
1: Spanish Monarchy On Its Knees
Military law and the the overthrow of democracy in an attempted army coup was thwarted by Spain 's King Juan Carlos in its early post Franco days in the 1980 's , and Spain blossomed as it became acceptable to take a holiday there.
But the royal family aren't as popular as they once were - could Juan Carlos be the last Spanish monarch?
2: The Last King Of Spain?
A young King Juan Carlos helped steer Spain from a dictatorship to a modern democracy after he came to the throne some 32 years ago, and his achievements include defending the fledgling democracy in 1981 from an attempted coup Once popular and regarded as a man of the people, recent times have been more troubling for the king as political groups on both the left and right have called for an end to the Spanish monarchy
3: Diamond Celebrations For Queen Elizabeth 2
Queen Elizabeth has just celebrated sixty years of marriage to Prince Philip, and in that time has filled more newspaper and magazine column inches than anyone else.
While she might not be a celebrity in today 's conventional sense, she is the most photographed woman in the world.
4: A Royal Celebration for the King of Spain
King Juan Carlos of Spain saved Spain 's democracy in the 1980 's , but there are now moves to rid the country of the Monarchy. He recently celebrated his 70th birthday with a question mark hanging over the Spanish Royal Family...
5: 60th Anniversary Celebrations For The Queen And Duke
Britain 's Queen Elizabeth came to the British throne when she was only 25, and at her side has been Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who married the Queen in 1947 In the modern world of celebrities, celebrity relationships, marriages and highly publicised breakdowns - including that of her son Prince Charles and Princess Diana - it is easy to forget that the Queen has acted with grace and seldom complains of press coverage when it is unfavourable - unless it is simply untruthful, when the British Press Complaints body intervenes
