Prince Harry in the Caribbean, Day Twelve - Barbados

Prince Harry and Rihanna take an AIDS test on World AIDS Day

(photo Kensington Palace Twitter)

The final leg of Prince Harry's visit to Barbados co-incided with World AIDS Day and the royal wasted no time in getting a serious message across. Harry took an HIV test live on Facebook earlier this year to try and end the stigma around getting checked. On December 1st 2016, he sat next to one of the most famous pop stars in the world, Rihanna, as they both took tests in front of the world's media to encourage others to do the same. Harry on day twelve of his Caribbean tour was ruling.

State Visit Style: Letizia in Portugal

Queen Letizia sparkles in green during her State Visit to Portugal this

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Three days, six outfits, not one single tiara. Despite high hopes for sparkling dinner during the Spanish State Visit to Portugal, which ran from November 28th to November 30th 2016, Letizia kept it simple and left the diamonds behind. Not to worry, we still got a quintet of looks that are well worth remembering. Here is Letizia's State Visit style in Portugal.

The Royal 2016: King Harald's Silver Jubilee

King Harald V and Queen Sonja ofNorway at the end of their Jubilee celebrations in January

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The old year is winding to an end, getting ready for one final party and then heading off to leave us all with the memories. And what memories they have been. There's little doubt that 2016 has made its mark in the history books and there have been plenty of royal highlights along the way. Throughout December, we'll look back at some of the big moments that have made royal headlines in 2016 starting with a major royal event at the very beginning of the year - King Harald and Queen Sonja's Silver Jubilee celebrations.

Prince Harry in the Caribbean, Day Eleven - Barbados revised

That's gone well - Prince Harry looking very pleased to meet Rihanna during his Caribbean tour

(photo Kensington Royal Twitter)

A little bit of rain was never going to dampen down Prince Harry. Come to mention it, a lot of rain wasn't going to make a difference to this prince. Harry added an engagement to his Caribbean tour after a deluge on his debut day in Barbados and then went back to finish a rained off moment as well as meeting one of the world's most famous pop stars and going to one of the biggest concerts of the year. Harry won't be forgetting this part of his Caribbean tour in a hurry.

Palaces in the Snow: Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace in the snow

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It might never really snow at Christmas but nothing conjures up images of the festive season more than a few flakes. In the countdown to Christmas, every day we'll be looking at a palace, castle or stately home with royal links dressed in the festive fineness that is a covering of snow. We start, on December 1st, with Buckingham Palace.