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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge speak to frontline workers about grief

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16th January 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spoken to frontline workers about the importance of counselling and grieving in their first video call of the new year. Speaking to a team of healthcare workers from the NHS and grief counsellors from Just ‘B’, a service provided by Hospice UK, William said of their work during the coronavirus pandemic that, “This is an unprecedented time we are all…
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Norway's modern consorts

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15th January 2021
Queen Maud Queen Maud never had designs on becoming a queen when she was born, a daughter of the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, in 1869. As a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, she was raised in splendour, and well-travelled, having…
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Norway's most glittering tiaras

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15th January 2021
As Norway’s first queen consort since 1938, Queen Sonja brought back the spectacle and glamour of a queen when her husband, King Harald, came to the throne in January 1991. As a major representative of Norway, both home and abroad, Queen Sonja has many majestic tiaras…
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'Alt for Norge': the motto that unites three kings

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15th January 2021
Alt for Norge is the motto that has united the three modern kings of Norway and one that serves as a rallying cry for the nation. When Prince Carl of Denmark was nominated as a potential monarch for the newly independent Norway, before he took the throne, he insisted on a plebiscite so that the people could decide if they even wanted a monarchy, let alone a Danish prince as monarch. The…
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Crown Princess Mary's Best New Year's Looks

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3rd January 2021
Crown Princess Mary always starts the new year with her most dazzling dresses as an annual attendee of Denmark’s New Year’s events. Let’s take a look back at some of her best New Year’s fashions! 2018 Crown Princess Mary stunned in this vibrant red gown, with the plunging neckline and full regalia, in 2018. It was one of her most glamorous…
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Charles and Camilla's Year in Review

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31st December 2020
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were busy this year promoting local and organic foods and farming, literacy, the importance of reaching out to isolated elders, and supporting the Commonwealth and the UK through a devastating pandemic. Today, let’s take…
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A Most Momentous Time: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Year in Review

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30th December 2020
It was perhaps their most momentous year as royals: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge both announced several big projects including The Earthshot Prize, 5 Big Questions, Hold Still, Heads Up (and all of its smaller projects); and when the world focused on the coronavirus pandemic, William and Kate played a major part in the British Royal Family’s response to the crisis. The couple pivoted…
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