Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge's charities and patronages join the birthday party

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10th January 2022
The Duchess of Cambridge celebrated her 40th birthday on Sunday and was treated to well wishes from people all over the world, including her patronages and organisations associated with her. Let’s take a look at what they tweeted. The 1851 Trust, which works to encourage young people to pursue STEM careers through the science and technology of sailing, tweeted to Kate: “Thank you for your…
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Kate at 40: a decade as a senior royal

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8th January 2022
For those of us who have followed the Duchess of Cambridge’s royal path over the past decade—and for those who only became interested in royalty because of her—we have watched her become both a valued and valuable member of the British Royal Family. So let’s take a look back at this first decade. Kate’s first decade as a royal can be best described as foundational. She has…
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The Netherlands

A look back at the Dutch royal year

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30th December 2021
January Our coverage of the Dutch Royal Family began with a look back at the wedding of Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven, continued with the news that King Willem-Alexander would accept the Prime Minister’s resignation, and also included the report that…
Prince & Princess of Wales

A look back at the Cambridges' year

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30th December 2021
January Our coverage of William and Kate began with birthday tributes as Kate celebrated her 39th birthday on 9 January. We looked at some of her best style moments and shared 39 facts about the future queen. In phone calls with NHS frontline workers, William revealed that he spoke about their important work with Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. Later in the month…
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Denmark

A look back at the Danish royal year

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29th December 2021
January Queen Margrethe began the New Year with a poignant speech, urging us all to “Not lose heart” over the ongoing pandemic. As the Danish Royal Family is renowned for their New Year’s and New Year’s Eve events, the team here at Royal Central looked back at…
Norway

A look back at the Norwegian royal year

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29th December 2021
January King Harald set the tone for the year with his New Year’s Eve speech, noting: “The hope will carry us all into 2021.” Sadly, 2021 began on a sad note for the Norwegian Royal Family. They paid a visit to Gjerdrum, the site of a devastating landslide…
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New book to be published for Crown Princess Mary's 50th birthday

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29th December 2021
A new book detailing Crown Princess Mary’s royal life will be published ahead of her 50th birthday in February. Mary – HRH The Crown Princess (in Danish: Mary – HKH) will be released on 31 January by Danish publisher Politikens Forlag as a photographic book featuring work by Danish and international photographers. According to the publisher, these photographers will “give a rare insight…
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