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Princess Anne carries out investiture

The Princess Royal presided over an Investiture Ceremony at St James’s Palace, awarding Britons for their work in fields including healthcare, justice, and arts and culture. Among those honoured was Claire Horton, the chief executive of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, who was named a Commander of the British Empire for her services to animal welfare. Speaking to the press afterwards, she…
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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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GALLERY: Royals at the Summer Olympics

You can often spot royals in attendance at the Olympics cheering on their countries’ athletes. Let’s take a look at some royal attendance over the years! Greek and British Royals: 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece [getty src=”78958823″ width=”594″ height=”406″ tld=”ca”] The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. Royals attended the events…
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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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