{"id":2206318,"date":"2025-12-20T04:32:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T04:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2206318"},"modified":"2025-12-20T04:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T04:32:34","slug":"catching-up-with-the-royals-december-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/catching-up-with-the-royals-december-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with the royals (December 15, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My apologies for not getting this out on Monday. It\u2019s been \u2026 quite a week. As the royal schedule slows for the holidays, I\u2019ll use the time to ramp up my year-end series, The Year in Royal Work. <\/em><\/p>\n

The senior members of the royal family issued statements after gunmen opened fire on the thousand people who had gathered on the famous beach in Sydney, Australia for a Hanukkah celebration. The attackers killed 15 people, including a Holocaust survivor and a child. <\/p>\n

The horror of that act of antisemitic terror is reflected in <\/span>the message from the King of Australia<\/a>, who ended it with a reference to the lights of Hanukkah (using the British spelling): \u201cI know that the spirit of community and love that shines so brightly in Australia \u2014 and the light at the heart of the Chanukah Festival \u2014 will always triumph over the darkness of such evil.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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A message from The King to the people of Australia following the antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. <\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Prince and Princess of Wales issued a similar message<\/a> a few minutes later. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Our thoughts are with every Australian today following the terrible attack at Bondi Beach. We extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives and stand with the Jewish community in grief. We are also thinking about the bravery of the<\/p>\n

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In a program promoting early detection measures, King Charles III revealed that his cancer treatments are going so well that his current regimen of treatment is being scaled back. He credits early detection, effective treatment and following medical advice. A palace spokesperson said the treatment has shifted to being \u201cprecautionary.\u201d<\/p>\n

The simple message from the King: Early detection saves lives. The monarch encouraged everyone to take an online screening tool \u2014 and more than 100,000 took it in the first day after his announcement \u2014 and get those early proactive tests, such as mammograms and colonoscopies, which can find early cancers. <\/p>\n

As for the King, there\u2019s an expectation that he will be able to ramp up his duties though he\u2019s already the hardest working royal, doing more engagements in 2025 than he\u2019s done in years. His entire speech is here, with the news of his treatment at around 2:25, starting with \u201cToday, I am able to share\u2026\u201d). <\/p>\n

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