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Cadbury loses royal warrant after 170 years – BBC

Chocolate maker Cadbury has been dropped from the list of royal warrants for the first time in 170 years.
The Birmingham-based chocolatier was awarded its first royal warrant as chocolate and cocoa manufacturers by Queen Victoria in 1854, but it has lost its royal endorsement under King Charles.
Cadbury's US owners, Mondelez International, said it was disappointed to have been stripped of its warrant.
The King has granted royal warrants to 386 companies that previously held warrants from […]
Cadbury loses royal warrant after 170 years – BBC

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King Charles Making Big Symbolic Change in His Annual Christmas Message

The King has chosen to deliver his Christmas message from a former hospital chapel as he reportedly wanted a healthcare connection amid his battle with cancer.
King Charles is breaking yet another British royal family Christmas tradition. After moving the pre-Christmas lunch from Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace, the 76-year-old monarch has reportedly chosen to deliver his traditional Christmas message from a former hospital chapel, marking the first time in more than a decade that the […]
King Charles Making Big Symbolic Change in His Annual Christmas Message

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King drops Cadbury and Unilever from exclusive list of royal suppliers – ABC News

Cadbury was first awarded a royal warrant in 1854.  (Reuters: File)
Chocolate maker Cadbury has been left off the list of companies with a royal warrant from King Charles III for the first time in 170 years. 
This month, the king and queen granted their second set of Royal Warrants of Appointment of the New Reign. 
The chocolate company, which was initially based in Birmingham, was awarded its first royal warrant as chocolate manufacturers by Queen Victoria in 1854. 
Mondelez International, […]
King drops Cadbury and Unilever from exclusive list of royal suppliers – ABC News

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Britain's most-loved chocolate brand was stripped of its royal seal of approval

Cholocate brand Cadbury has lost its Royal Warrant, held since 1854. Foto: Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images
Cadbury, a storied chocolate maker, has lost its royal warrant from the British monarchy for the first time in 170 years.
The warrant, which symbolizes that a company supplies goods or services to the royal family, was initially awarded by Queen Victoria in 1854.
But Cadbury was absent from the list that was updated by The Royal Warrant Holders Association this […]
Britain's most-loved chocolate brand was stripped of its royal seal of approval

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Former Greek royal family expresses 'deep emotion' after regaining citizenship – Yahoo

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Greece’s former royal family expressed “deep emotion” Monday at a decision to reinstate their Greek citizenship, ending a decades-old dispute with the country’s government.
Greece abolished the monarchy in a 1974 referendum and the former royal family was stripped of its citizenship two decades later during a dispute over the former royal estate that passed to state control.
In a decision published in the government gazette, dated Friday, citizenship […]
Former Greek royal family expresses 'deep emotion' after regaining citizenship – Yahoo

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King Charles ends royal warrants for Ben & Jerry's owner Unilever and Cadbury chocolatiers – CNN

King Charles III has ended royal warrants for Cadbury and Unilever, which owns brands including Marmite and Ben & Jerry’s, in a blow to the household names.

Charles announced the second set of warrants of his reign late last week, recognizing the included brands and companies as royal suppliers and allowing them to feature the Royal Arms on their packaging.

But the list did not include British chocolatiers Cadbury, which had held a warrant […]
King Charles ends royal warrants for Ben & Jerry's owner Unilever and Cadbury chocolatiers – CNN

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Prince William and Kate Middleton are forbidden from having breakfast together on …

The British Royal Family is one of the monarchies with the most rules and protocols, and on Christmas day they are not exempt from that. One of the prohibitions for Prince William and his wife, Princess Kate Middleton is that they cannot have breakfast together. The Prince of Wales cannot share the first meal on the morning of December 25th, due to a rare tradition that dates back to ancient times.
Men and women should have breakfast in separate rooms. This custom began in the times of King […]
Prince William and Kate Middleton are forbidden from having breakfast together on …

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Kate Middleton’s Christmas Day Look May Include a Diana Style Nod

A royal style expert opened up about the princess's upcoming "big moment."
With the year almost at its end, royal watchers are getting ready for Kate Middleton’s final appearance. After a “tough” 2024, which included undergoing and completing treatment for cancer, the Princess of Wales will step out for the last time this year with Prince William, her kids, and the rest of the royal family as they make their annual Christmas morning walk from Sandringham House to St. Mary […]
Kate Middleton’s Christmas Day Look May Include a Diana Style Nod

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Why Kate Middleton's Christmas Day Appearance Will Be 'Such a Huge Moment'

The Princess of Wales' appearance on Dec. 25 will be especially poignant following her cancer diagnosis earlier in 2024
For Kate Middleton, this Christmas is going to be particularly poignant.

The Princess of Wales is expected be front and center as the royal family unite on Dec. 25 for their annual walk to church at St. Mary Magdalene on Christmas Day morning.

“It’s going to be such a huge moment because the last time we saw her, before we knew anything about her health issues, […]
Why Kate Middleton's Christmas Day Appearance Will Be 'Such a Huge Moment'

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Kate Middleton Admitted She Was ‘Worried What to Give the Queen as Her Christmas Present’ — But Her Gift Was a Hit!

The current Princess of Wales — then the Duchess of Cambridge — went the thoughtful, heartfelt route with her gift for her first married Christmas in 2011
After knowing Prince William for over a decade, Kate Middleton spent her first Christmas at Sandringham with the royal family in 2011.

Kate’s first Sandringham Christmas took place eight months after she married into the royal family on April 29, 2011, and over 10 years since first meeting her future husband, Prince William, in fall […]
Kate Middleton Admitted She Was ‘Worried What to Give the Queen as Her Christmas Present’ — But Her Gift Was a Hit!