Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla helps celebrate one of the most successful sports stars of all time

Queen Camilla unveiled a statue of Italian jockey Frankie Dettori as he retired from the sport in Great Britain.At the Royal Ascot racecourse on Saturday for the QIPCO British Champions Day, the Queen took a moment to recognise one of the greats of the sport. She was accompanied by the Greencoats, which is the ceremonial guard of the Royal Family at Ascot—a position they’ve served in since…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia recreate romantic secret to mark a special anniversary

The King and Queen of Spain recreated a photograph of their first public interaction 20 years later amidst the recent celebrations of the Princess of Asturias Awards.Then the Prince of Asturias, Felipe was photographed shaking the hand of television journalist Letizia Ortiz at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo following the awards (then known as The Prince of Asturias Awards).Traditionally…
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Features

The tiara of a deposed monarchy that sparkled at the birthday celebrations of a king to be

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece wore a glittering diamond tiara to Prince Christian’s 18th birthday celebrations, calling back to the fallen kingdom of a two-time Queen of Greece.The Queen Sophie Diamond Tiara dates back to the wedding of Princess Sophie of Prussia and Crown Prince Constantine of Greece in 1899.[getty src=”1738258948″ width=”396&#8243…
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Norway

What is the Order of St. Olav?

King Harald’s gift to Prince Christian on his 18th birthday this past weekend was the designation as a Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav.What is the Order of St. Olav? Let’s discuss.Founded by King Oscar I in 1847, though he reigned as the Sovereign of both…
Denmark

What is the Order of the Elephant?

Prince Christian has debuted his first national order, having been made a Knight of the Order of the Elephant the morning of his 18th birthday.The Order of the Elephant is Denmark’s highest chivalric order and is bestowed entirely at the Sovereign’s discretion.
Belgium

The discreet tiara of a beloved queen that was worn by an historic heir

Belgium’s future queen wore a tiara once belonging to a beloved great-aunt for Prince Christian’s 18th birthday in Copenhagen last weekend.Walking into the gala dinner arm-in-arm with Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, Princess Elisabeth sported the Wolfers Tiara, which was a wedding present to Queen Fabiola in 1960.[getty src=”1738372269″ width=”440&#8243…
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