2024 according to Nostradamus: A new Pope, Harry on the throne, and war with China

Last month, we brought you the 2024 predictions from the legendary soothsayer Baba Vanga... And the outlook wasn’t so rosy: EU terrorist attacks, a huge economic crisis and plenty of weather troubles.

Now, the predictions for next year from the infamous French 16th century doomsday prophet Nostradamus have been revealed. 

And it’s all good, everything’s fine, and prepare for more rainbows.

Oh wait, we misread. 

It's the opposite. 

Sorry everyone. False hope - seatbelts on, we're still heading towards turbulence. 

According to Nostradamus’ 1555 text “Les Propheties” (“The Prophecies”), 2024 brings continued global strife, royal turmoil and humanitarian disaster.

While his writings are vague, bear in mind that he has been credited with foreseeing the rise of Adolf Hitler, the Sept. 11 attacks and COVID, to name a few.

Before we give you the lowdown on 2024, it’s also worth bearing in mind that interpretation of Nostradamus predictions is controversial and definitely more conjecture than literal. He’s been wrong before (the world was supposed to end in 1999), and he did predict the coming of the antichrist in 2023.

Granted, we’ve still got a few just over half a month to go, and crashing the party during the holidays sounds like something the Prince of Darkness would do. Still, the year has been challenging enough as it is... Maybe Old Nick can wait until next year, like a gent.

Here’s the lowdown for 2024 in four main prophecies:

Nostradamus predicted “combat and naval battle”, and said that a “Red adversary will become pale with fear / Putting the great Ocean in dread.”

Some think that the “Red adversary” could be referring to China.

Sounds depressingly action-packed. Thanks Michel de Nostredame!

One of the passages in “The Prophecies”