The Royal Year in Review

A brand new prince and a royal wedding for Luxembourg in 2023

The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg have had many reasons to celebrate this year: the birth of a new prince, a royal wedding for a beloved daughter, and two grandchildren due in 2024. In one of our first posts of the year, we looked ahead to the royal weddings of 2023, which included that of Princess Alexandra and Nicolas Bagory, who were married on 29 April. The Private Collection of…
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Monaco

A family affair in Monaco in a year of calm

After the turbulence of 2022, Monaco’s Princely Family seemed to ease into a quiet groove in 2023, carrying out engagements with the entire family present, though rumours continued to dog Prince Albert and Princess Charlene. In fact, Prince Albert was one of the first…
Features

The sparkling golden tiara presented to a queen as a gift of love

One of Queen Sonja’s most modern and unique tiaras was a gift from her husband on her 60th birthday. In 1997, Queen Sonja was presented with the Modern Gold Tiara, crafted by Millie Behrens. The tiara features golden strips of metal set with diamonds in the spacing and a central gemstone that can be changed between a red-orange topaz, a tourmaline, and a diamond. The tiara is truly…
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Features

Queen Elizabeth II's most famous Christmas Day speeches

For seven decades, Queen Elizabeth II was a regular guest at millions of Christmas dinners. At 3pm, people across the UK and Commonwealth tuned in to hear her festive address. The tradition continues with her son and successor, King Charles III. His Majesty is following a…
British Royals

The 'especially lovely' Christmas celebration that won Queen Camilla's heart

It’s one of the most heartwarming events on the holiday calendar, and Queen Camilla continued her tradition of welcoming children supported by Helen & Douglas House and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity to Clarence House to help her decorate for Christmas. The Queen was overheard telling her special guests, “This is an especially lovely occasion.” During their…
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Belgium

Belgium's future queen visits hospital named in her honour

Princess Elisabeth returned to the site of her first-ever royal engagement for a Christmas reception this week. The future queen of the Belgians attended a holiday reception at the Princess Elisabeth Hospital in Ghent, which she officially opened on her first solo royal engagement in September 2011, at the age of nine years old. During her visit, Princess Elisabeth was given a tour of the…
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