https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Four German contestants have won the chance to meet Queen Elizabeth II when she comes to Berlin next week. On Thursday the British ambassador taught them the dos and don’ts of meeting Her Maj. https://www.thelocal.de/20150618/germans-learn-how-to-behave-in-front-of-queen Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:17:25 +0200 germans-learn-how-to-behave-in-front-of-queen Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos had an affair with a German aristocrat for the last 10 years of his reign, according to a new book about the monarch's "double life" that is flying off Spanish bookshelves. https://www.thelocal.de/20150423/spanish-kings-10-year-affair-with-german-lover Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:44:30 +0200 spanish-kings-10-year-affair-with-german-lover The royal palace of Fredrick the Great in Berlin is to fully reopen to visitors on Boxing Day after a 4.5 million euro refit. https://www.thelocal.de/20141223/royal-palace-restored-to-glory-after-45m-refit Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:18:00 +0100 royal-palace-restored-to-glory-after-45m-refit A German con artist was jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of fraud and rape. He posed as both the factitious Prince von Hohenlohe, owner of a goldmine and friend of President Barack Obama. https://www.thelocal.de/20140203/german-court-finds-fake-prince-guilty-of-rape-and-fraud Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:21:00 +0100 german-court-finds-fake-prince-guilty-of-rape-and-fraud Germans might not know it, but they desperately need the moral guidance of a re-instated royal family, the great-great grandson of the last Kaiser, Prince Philip Kiril of Prussia, told The Local's Jessica Ware in an exclusive interview. https://www.thelocal.de/20130606/50147 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:36:00 +0200 50147 One in five Germans would like to see the monarchy restored, according to a survey released on Thursday. Young Germans were even keener on replacing the president with a new Kaiser. https://www.thelocal.de/20130425/49371 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:32:00 +0200 49371 Sweden’s Queen Silvia has appeared in a new video in which she offers her final comments on the investigation into her father’s alleged Nazi connections. https://www.thelocal.de/20121221/46911 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:08:00 +0100 46911 Sweden's German-born Queen Silvia has begun an investigation into the nature of controversial ties between her father and the Nazi regime, the palace said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110516/35051 Mon, 16 May 2011 13:05:00 +0200 35051 Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband Prince Ernst August of Hannover denied in court on Monday that he drunkenly beat up a hotel manager with a knuckle duster on the Kenyan island of Lamu in 2000. https://www.thelocal.de/20090615/19959 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:03:00 +0200 19959