Happy New Year everyone! 2025 was a busy year for all of us, with thousands of articles and millions of visitors on The Royal Watcher, and we’ve had a wonderful time covering it all! We have just revisited the highlights of 2025 in our ‘Year-in-Review’ series, so today, we are taking a look at the Royal Events to look forward to in 2026!

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Royal Events

The New Year’s Courts and Galas in Japan, Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium and The Netherlands this month
The 80th Birthday Celebrations of the King of Sweden
The Confirmation of Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of Denmark
The 50th Anniversary of the King and Queen of Sweden

Exhibitions

Dynastic Jewels’ Exhibition at the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris | December – April 2026
Köchert Exhibition in Budapest | December – April 2026
Albion Jewels at the Victoria & Albert Museum | December – April 2026
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style | Spring – Autumn 2026
The Edwardians: Age of Elegance | April – December 2026
Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art | March 2026
Cartier Exhibition in Melbourne | June – October 2026

Royal Weddings

Wedding of Crown Prince Leka of Albania
Wedding of Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling
Wedding of Lady Marina Windsor and Nico Macauley
Wedding of Prinzessin Talita zu Fürstenberg
Lukas von Lattorf and Countess Marie Magdalena von Wilczek
Wedding of Duchess Pauline of Württemberg and Count Constantin of Königsegg-Aulendor
Wedding of Count Maurits Douglas and Countess Emma zu Solms-Laubach
Wedding of Prince Philipp of Oettingen-Wallerstein and Countess Marie-Thérèse of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchberg
Wedding of Hereditary Count Ludwig zu Wolfegg und Waldse and Countess Marie von Seilern und Aspang

Royal Birthdays

The 18th Birthday of Princess Eléonore of Belgium
The 30th Birthdays of Princess Maria Olympia of Greece, Princess Iman bint Abdullah of Jordan
The 40th Birthdays of Princess Raiyah bint Hussein, Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, Princess Ekaterina of Hanover, Charlotte Casiraghi, Prince Philippos of Greece
The 50th Birthdays of Princess Marie of Denmark, Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho, the Prince of Prussia, Crown Princess Himani of Nepal
The 60th Birthdays of Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands, the Margarine of Baden, Crown Prince Akishino of Japan, Landgrave of Hesse, Duchess of Braganza
The 70th Birthdays of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Princess Alia bint Hussein of Jordan, Princess Ubol Ratana of Thailand, Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium
The 75th Birthdays of Queen Komal of Nepal, Queen Noor of Jordan, Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan
The 80th Birthdays of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Duchess of Gloucester, Queen Saleha of Brunei
The 90th Birthdays of Princess Alexandra of Kent, Queen Norodom Monineath of Cambodia, Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia
The 100th Birthday of Alix, Princess Napoléon and Queen Elizabeth II

Royal Anniversaries

The 15th Anniversaries of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess of Monaco
The 30th Anniversary o Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
The Silver Wedding Anniversaries of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway, Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Margrave and Margravine of Baden
The 50th Anniversary of the King and Queen of Sweden

Jubilees

The Sultan of Selangor’s Silver Jubilee

Royal Weddings 2025

Royal Tiaras 2025

The Royal Watcher in 2025

Royal Highlights 2025

Top 10 2025

State Visits 2025

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