European Royals

All the details for King Frederik and Queen Mary's state visit to Sweden

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30th April 2024
The Danish Royal Court has shared the schedule for King Frederik and Queen Mary’s upcoming state visit to Sweden—their first since the throne shift earlier this year. King Frederik and Queen Mary are due to visit Sweden between 6-7 May. A longstanding tradition amongst the Scandinavian monarchs is that their first state visits occur within each others’ countries. King Frederik’s…
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The Netherlands

The historic tiara that is now the favourite of a future queen

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23rd April 2024
For centuries, tiaras have been a symbol of royalty and some gems hold more significance than others when used in these sparkling signs of power. The ruby. It’s been used in royal jewellery collections for centuries and it now features in some of the most striking pieces in European vaults. The Dutch royal gem collection has some famous examples of the stone including a once forgotten piece that…
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Features

What are the most popular royal names?

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20th April 2024
Monarchy is all about traditions and that includes naming conventions. Throughout the royal families of Europe there are common threads to be found for those who ascend to the throne. Today, we’re looking at some of the most common regnal names. Denmark The…
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A romantic tiara that links two royal families sparkles again at a glittering State Banquet

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17th April 2024
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg chose to wear one of her royal family’s most famous tiaras at the State Banquet that began her State Visit to Belgium. And her pick had a sentimental element, too. For the diamond diadem worn by the Grand Duchess was taken to Luxembourg by a Belgian princess on her wedding day. The tiara in question, the Belgian scroll, is just one part of a sparkling…
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Denmark

Queen Mary shares her love of nature at deer haven

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9th April 2024
Queen Mary professed her love of nature over the weekend after she dedicated new land to an existing deer haven. The Danish queen visited the southern part of Jægersborg Hegn on Sunday afternoon to incorporate it into the existing Dyrehaven (Deer Haven) in Copenhagen. With the expansion, the Dyrehaven is now a quarter larger than it had previously been. Accompanied by Magnus Heunicke, the…
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