At the 47-meter-long table, the heads of state occupied the center: President Trump flanked by King Charles and the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, while Melania, labeled “Mrs. Trump,” sat across from them between Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales.

The romance was legendary: Alexander, who had ascended the throne amid civil unrest, married Aspasia—no royal, a simple Greek commoner. His family saw it as an affront to dynastic order and feared it might shift Greece’s monarchy forever.

Rosie Ross, a 20-year-old second cousin of Prince William and Prince Harry, was found dead at her family home, with police treating the case as a non-suspicious death

Wearing the iconic Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara—famously worn by Princess Diana—Catherine paid homage to royal tradition with a deeply personal touch.

This year’s tradition marked a meaningful moment for Kate after a difficult year marked by her cancer diagnosis and subsequent chemotherapy treatment.