British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

South coast bus decked out in platinum and purple for The Queen's jubilee

Two Platinum Jubilee buses have been commissioned to mark The Queen’s historic reign and will go into service in West Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey. These buses are painted in the purple, platinum and white colour scheme of the official Platinum Jubilee celebrations and use the Platinum Jubilee emblem. The first bus will be seen transporting passengers along the 700 route from Brighton to…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria begins military training program

Crown Princess Victoria has begun a new military training program with the Swedish Armed Forces. The Swedish Royal Court shared the news on its official website earlier this week, noting that the Crown Princess’s training began at the Armed Forces’ headquarters where…
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Royal Olympians: Princess Charlene

Before she became the Princess of Monaco, Princess Charlene was a swimming champion and Olympian in South Africa who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. As the Summer Olympics begin, let’s look at Princess Charlene’s Olympic career. Charlene Wittstock developed a love of swimming in her childhood, which was spent in Zimbabwe (where she was born in 1978) and South…
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British Royals

Playing Diana gets Kristen Stewart an Oscar nod

Kristen Stewart landed her first Oscar nomination for portraying the late Diana, Princess of Wales in Spencer. The nominations, announced on Tuesday morning, recognise the best performances in film over the past year. Stewart was critically lauded for her portrayal of Diana over the holiday period at Sandringham in 1992 when her marriage to Prince Charles has broken down, and she contemplates a…
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Royal Olympians: Zara Tindall

The British Royal Family counts several Olympians in their midst, but only one member has ever won an elusive medal: Zara Tindall, the only daughter of the Princess Royal, who followed in her parents’ footsteps in equestrianism. Before we take a look at Zara’s path to…
Denmark

Mary at 50: her passion for health issues

Crown Princess Mary’s patronages are varied, but a core theme runs through her royal work: her tireless support of health and healthcare organisations. Her health-related patronages number 17 total and feature organisations related to heart health, stroke research, brain injury support, maternal health, twin research, kidney support, mental health support, rare disease research, and the World…
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