Prince & Princess of Wales

Christmas preparations at baby banks are the focus for the Princess of Wales

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25th November 2023
The Princess of Wales has helped kick off a Christmas campaign with the Royal Foundation’s Centre for Early Childhood in High Barnet. Catherine’s visit to Sebby’s Corner, a Baby Bank, officially launched a seasonal campaign that aims to help families with young children in the lead-up to the holidays who are struggling with financial difficulties this year. According to new research…
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Denmark

The sparkling royal jewels that were first seen at the coronation of Napoleon

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22nd November 2023
The ruby has been used as a symbol of royalty for centuries. Today we’re looking at the history behind the most famous ruby tiara in the Danish Royal Family’s collection: the Danish Ruby Parure. Now most closely associated with Crown Princess Mary, who has worn the tiara exclusively since her 2004 wedding, the Danish Ruby Parure has been used by a long line of European queens while the…
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Luxembourg

The mystery around a modern tiara that's proved popular with princesses

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17th November 2023
The stones at the heart of this Luxembourg tiara have long been a mystery to royal watchers: are they topazes or are they citrines? The Grand Ducal Household has never officially declared which gemstones are used in the tiara, so nearly every article about it calls it the Citrine (or Topaz) and Pearl Bandeau. The tiara is made up of oval citrines—or topazes—set on a yellow gold band and…
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King Charles III

As King Charles reaches a milestone birthday, how do Europe's other monarchs match up age wise?

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14th November 2023
King Charles III has marked a milestone birthday that only five other British monarchs have ever reached: his 75th birthday. But even though he’s among the oldest within his own dynasty, where does he compare to his fellow European monarchs? Let’s take a look. Here is every European monarch ranked oldest to youngest. King Harald of Norway — Aged 86 Europe’s oldest monarch is the…
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