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Princess Ingrid Alexandra extends military service

Princess Ingrid Alexandra, a soldier in training and a future queen, has decided to extend her military service into next year. Private Alexandra, as she is known in the military, announced her decision to extend her professional training with the Ingeniørbataljonen (Engineer Battalion) in Brigade Nord through a press conference. Her service, which had been due to end at the end of the…
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The very '90s wedding dress of a could-be queen

In another time, she would have been the Queen of the Hellenes, and her wedding dress was befitting of a woman who should have held the title… but it was also firmly and beautifully designed to be the ‘90s royal wedding dress. Marie-Chantal Miller married Crown Prince…
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Who is the current longest reigning monarch in Europe?

There have been big changes in Europe’s monarchies this year and perhaps the biggest of all was the abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark who brought her reign to an end in January, exactly 52 years to the day since she took the throne. Her departure shuffled the royal deck and means a new name now tops the list of longest current reigning monarch in Europe. And, for the first time in…
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William's stubble shows that royal men are subject to style scrutiny too

Listen, it’s finally time for the royal men to get their share of the fashion coverage the women have been hogging since time immemorial. Give me all the stories about the Prince of Wales’s ‘vacation beard.’ Because while we’re talking about it, we’re also talking about the Homelessness: Reframed exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, which partnered with Prince William’s Homewards…
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A new royal baby for Sweden

The Swedish Royal Court has announced that Princess Sofia is expecting her fourth child with Prince Carl Philip. In a brief statement shared on the Swedish Royal Family’s website and social media accounts, the couple confirmed that their baby is due in February 2025. They also revealed that “During the autumn, no changes are expected in Princess Sofia’s official program.” …
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