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A look at Scandinavia's royal Olympians

With the Olympics underway, let’s take a look at the Scandinavian royals and their connection to the Olympics. Although there haven’t been that many Scandinavian royal competitors, these families are very closely intertwined with the Olympics. Sweden There haven’t been any Swedish Royal Family members who’ve competed in the Olympics, but King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia met at the…
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Queen Margrethe and the Faroe Islands

Later this week, Queen Margrethe will visit the Faroe Islands aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog in her role as queen of the North Atlantic islands. Ahead of her visit, let’s take a look at Queen Margrethe’s history with the Faroe Islands. It was officially confirmed in April that Queen Margrethe would visit the Faroe Islands and that the visit would afford her the “opportunity to…
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The Duke of Kent may have retired, but Wimbledon is in safe hands with the Duchess of Cambridge

It was the end of an era on Sunday afternoon as the Duke of Kent presented his final trophy at Wimbledon before retiring as President of the All England Lawn Tennis Association, ending an association that the Kents have held with Wimbledon for decades. For many of us, the Duke of Kent is just as synonymous with Wimbledon as the players themselves: we’ve watched him present the trophies year…
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