Belgium

Belgian Royal Palace releases new photos of Queen Mathilde on 50th birthday

The Belgian Royal Palace has released two new photographs of Queen Mathilde as she marks her 50th birthday today. The images were taken by Michel Gronemberger at the Palace of Laeken, and the second photograph features on BPost’s stamp for Her Majesty’s birthday. The first image sees the Queen in an all-white ensemble standing in the doorway of the palace, while the second…
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Greece

Details of King Constantine's funeral revealed

Further details of King Constantine’s funeral at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens have been revealed. Rehearsals for the funeral took place over the weekend ahead of the Monday funeral. The pallbearers will be Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince Constantine-Alexios, Prince Achileas-Andreas, Prince Odysseas Kimon, Prince Nikolaos, Prince Philippos, and Matthew Kumar; Pavlos, Nikolaos and…
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Greece

Royals expected at King Constantine's funeral

King Constantine of Greece will be laid to rest on Monday, 16 January, in a private funeral service; however, that does not mean that royals from across Europe won’t be in attendance at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens. Belgium: King Philippe and Queen…
Greece

King Constantine II of Greece’s relationship with the Olympics

King Constantine of Greece has a long list of connections to the Olympic Games. Aside from being an Olympic athlete and an International Olympic Committee member himself, Constantine’s family is full of other Olympic competitors. His Majesty was an Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after becoming a member of the IOC in 1963; his time as an active member ended in…
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Sweden

Golden Jubilee celebrations in Sweden to last majority of 2023

The Golden Jubilee year has begun in Sweden, and celebrations are set to last most of the year. A new portrait of the King was released on New Year’s Day to begin the monumental year, and the first official event for the jubilee is set for later this month. On 20 January, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philp and Princess Sofia…
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