Japan

Japan's Princess Aiko graduates from high school

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23rd March 2020
Japan’s Princess Aiko has graduated from high school as the famous Japanese Cherry Blossoms bloomed. The only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended her graduation ceremony at Tokyo’s Gakushuin Girls’ Senior High School over the weekend.The 18-year-old wore a face mask and her school uniform on Sunday afternoon for the ceremony that had been scaled back due to…
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CoronavirusSweden

Swedish royal palaces close until further notice

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21st March 2020
The royal palaces in Sweden are closed until further notice due to COVID-19.The Royal Court announced that King Carl XVI Gustaf made the decision to temporarily close the palaces to help prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Royal parks will remain open.The palaces closed today and will remain closed until further notice, “depending on the continued development. Pre-booked group…
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Luxembourg

Who is Princess Claire of Luxembourg?

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21st March 2020
Claire Margareta Lademacher was born to Gabriele and Hartmut Lademacher on 21 March 1985 in Filderstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She has one older brother, Felix.Claire spent most of her childhood with her family in Usingen, which is a district of Haut-Taunus in…
CoronavirusThe Netherlands

Dutch King, Queen and daughters in social isolation after trip to Lech

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18th March 2020
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and their three daughters, Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane are practising social isolation after their annual trip to Lech, Austria, in February.The royals are not sick and are not showing any symptoms of the disease.The RVD made the announcement yesterday saying, “His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Her Majesty Queen Máxima and their…
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Greece

Anne-Marie, Last Queen of Greece

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16th March 2020
She’s the daughter of a king, sister of a queen, sister-in-law to a queen, first cousin to a king and aunt to another king. Danish-born Anne-Marie is one of the most royal of royals and most well connected due to her marriage into the Greek Royal Family. We take a look…
Reviews

Review: The Grace Kelly Dress

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16th March 2020
The Grace Kelly Dress by Brenda Janowitz is a recently released fictional book revolving around Princess Grace of Monaco’s famous wedding gown…or a replica of it passed down through the generations. There are three different storylines: 1950s, 1980s and present-day where it follows the bride’s grandmother, mother, and the bride, respectively, in their love lives and paths to the…
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