Prince & Princess of Wales

Princess Charlotte, the future football star?

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11th July 2019
With a father who loves football and serves as the President of the Football Association, it is no wonder Princess Charlotte, 4, loves to kick the ball about alongside her older brother, Prince George, 5. Charlotte has never been shy about showing her sporty side, and with two brothers, it’s no wonder! Embed from Getty Images Her skills and love of the game were on display Wednesday at the…
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Sweden

Images from Victoriadagen over the years

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10th July 2019
Each year on 14 July, Victoriadagen (or Victoria Day in English) is celebrated in Sweden on the island of Öland. The day is significant as it is Crown Princess Victoria’s birthday, and it was first celebrated in 1979 – when Victoria was two-years-old. For milestone birthdays, like her 40th birthday in 2017, the celebration is extended to other days, as well. The day begins at the…
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FeaturesSweden

A look at the Swedish line of succession

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8th July 2019
In a new series, we are taking a look at the various lines of successions in the world’s monarchies. This edition is looking at the ten people in the Swedish line of succession.Current monarch: King Carl XVI Gustaf (b. 1946) who came to the throne in 1973 after the…
The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and daughters take in World Cup final dominated by USA

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8th July 2019
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and two of his daughters, Princesses Amalia (15) and Ariane (12) took in the World Cup final game in Lyon, France, yesterday to watch the Netherlands face off against the United States. His wife, Queen Máxima and their middle daughter, Princess Alexia (14) were not in attendance. The family was decked out in the country’s famous orange to root on…
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British Royals

Review: Diana, A Spencer Forever

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29th June 2019
To conclude the trilogy, Deb Stratas has released the final instalment of her Diana series “Diana: A Spencer Forever.” It examines the final two years and last months of the late Diana, Princess of Wales’s life before her tragic car crash in Paris on 30 August 1997. As with the other two books in the series, it is a mixture of both non-fiction events and fictionalised…
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