Monaco

The complex prince who helped make modern Monaco: Louis II

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17th December 2023
He was a complex man with great passions who helped transform the nation he ruled. During his time as Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Louis II oversaw a period of great cultural strides and dark days for the principality.Prince Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi was born 12 July 1870, the only child of Prince Albert I of Monaco and Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton. His parents separated and…
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Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla to start her own podcast

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16th December 2023
Queen Camilla is bringing her love of literature to a new platform in the new year: the Queen plans to launch a Reading Room tie-in podcast.In an Instagram reel, The Queen’s Reading Room announced that their brand-new podcast will be a “place for book lovers—and those who wish they loved literature a little more—to be inspired by the bookish confessions of global literary heroes” and…
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Spain

The colourful tiara given to a princess by a billionaire

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15th December 2023
The only ruby tiara in the Spanish Royal Family’s collection is the Niarchos Ruby Bandeau and its accompanying parure.Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark received a treasure trove of jewels on her wedding day in 1962. In addition to the Prussian Tiara, a gift from…
Royal Christmas

Queen Elizabeth II's most famous Christmas speeches

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15th December 2023
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 pattern set by the House of Windsor – the Christmas broadcast started with King George V in 1932. But it was during the…
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Sweden

The necklace that became one of the most popular tiaras of a glittering royal family

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10th December 2023
Crown Princess Victoria has chosen one of the most famous tiaras in her royal family’s collection for this year’s Nobel ceremonies.The heir to the throne of Sweden wore an amethyst diadem that has become popular with her dynasty and which has a romantic history all of its own.Initially an amethyst necklace until Queen Silvia had a chance to fix it up, the Queen Josephine…
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