Condolences for a close family friend, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima’s visit to Germany, Queen Elizabeth returns to London and two royal centenaries.

Condolences for Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have led tributes for close family friend, Tara Palmer-Tomlinson, who passed away earlier this week, aged 45.

Dutch Royal Visit

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visit Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, which also includes commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation.

Rondleiding door de Slotkerk van Wittenberg. Hier publiceerde Luther zijn 95 stellingen #Reformatie #NLbezoekDU pic.twitter.com/BGgy7YRLyq

— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) February 9, 2017

Sami National Day

King Harald attends celebrations in Trondheim marking the Centenary of the first Sami Congress on 6 February 2017.

I dag feirer vi Samefolkets dag – og 100-årsjubileet for det første samiske landsmøtet. Kong Harald deltok i en rekke arrangementer i Trondheim i dag, blant annet høytidelig festgudstjeneste i Nidarosdomen. Foto: Sven Gj. Gjeruldsen, Det kongelige hoff #samefolketsdag #sápmi #tråante2017 #kongharald #kongen #gonagasharald #nidarosdomen #festgudstjeneste #kingharald

A photo posted by Det Norske Kongehus (@detnorskekongehus) on Feb 6, 2017 at 9:52am PST

Find out more about the Sami and Tråante 2017 by listening to this week’s show.

Queen Elizabeth II Returns To London

The Queen returns to London by train the day after passing a major milestone, her Sapphire Jubilee.

Royal Name Change, 1917

We explain why King George V changed the Royal Family’s name one hundred years ago, during World War I.

Princess Madeleine in London

Princess Madeleine, her husband Chris O’Neill moved to London in 2015. She recently shared these great photos on Facebook.