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Opinion: Harry and Meghan's deal still leaves questions to be answered

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18th January 2020
Royal Central reporter, Gabriel Aquino, has shared his opinion on the Sussex announcement and decision. To make it clear: whether or not the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should step back as ‘senior’ royals is completely up to them, and I hope they made the decision that will better suit their lives in the long run. However, there are some doubtful points in their statements that I…
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Spain

Who is Queen Sofía of Spain?

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2nd November 2019
The person who we now know as Queen Sofía of Spain was born on 2 November 1938 in Athens, Greece. She was known differently at birth as she was titled Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, and her parents were the then Prince Paul of Greece and Princess Frederica, a…
Japan

Princess Takamado says Canada and Japan are "kindred spirits"

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30th August 2019
Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado of Japan is currently on an unofficial visit to Canada to mark the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada. The visit, which lasts from 23 August until 2 September, has been full of public events despite its unofficial status. The Princess was received at the Rideau Hall, Ottawa, by Governor General Julie Payette, who is The…
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Denmark

Countess Alexandra talks about life not being perfect

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18th June 2019
Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg, the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, recently gave an interview after it became known earlier this year that her former boyfriend was a criminal. Embed from Getty Images Alexandra had been in a relationship with Tony Lindkold…
Japan

First official visit abroad for Princess Kako of Japan

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18th May 2019
The Imperial Household Agency has announced this week that Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako of Akishino is set to pay her first official visit abroad in September. The Princess will be travelling to Austria and Hungary to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the institution…
JapanOpinion

Controversy surrounding the succession to the Imperial Throne of Japan

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15th April 2019
The Japanese Monarchy is the oldest monarchy in the world, and that becomes very clear from the moment you come across the succession law that governs it. We are now in 2019, and women are still not allowed to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne which is unacceptable in the world today where the principles of gender equality are so desperately important. The succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne…
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Monaco

Charlotte Casiraghi denies rumours that she and fiancé Dimitri Rassam have split

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12th January 2019
Charlotte Casiraghi, 32, and her boyfriend, Dimitri Rassam, 37, have released a joint statement to People denying reports that surfaced earlier this month that the couple’s relationship has come to an end. In the statement, the couple made a “formal denial of all the unsubstantiated rumours of separation” that have surfaced in the press recently and went on to say that there is…
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