Spain

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

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22nd October 2023
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

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19th October 2023
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?

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18th October 2023
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?

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18th October 2023
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

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18th October 2023
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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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Princess of Wales watches England rugby race to World Cup win

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16th October 2023
The Princess of Wales cheered her team to victory as England advanced to the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup on Sunday afternoon. The royal arrived solo at the Stade de Marseille for an afternoon of rugby and sat between Sir Bill Beaumont, the chairperson of World Rugby, and Rob Bryers, the president of the Rugby Football Union. As the match played behind them, two fans went viral on…
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