Spain

Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia lead the way celebrating communities in Asturias

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22nd October 2023
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía led the Spanish Royal Family in celebrating the parishes of Arroes, Pion and Candana, which have been awarded the Princess of Asturias Exemplary Town Award this year. Together, Arroes, Pion and Candana make up Villaviciosa. They jointly received the award this year due to “having managed to preserve a diversified economy based on local resources and that, at…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William hears about impact of wildfires in Canada

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22nd October 2023
The Prince of Wales has spoken with fire service representatives from across Canada following the worst wildfire season in the country’s history. Prince William spoke with six people from Nova Scotia, Quebec, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories after a historic wildfire season that saw 18.5 million hectares of land burned from over 6,500 fires. William began the call by asking…
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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 Norway and Sweden, the Order of St. Olav was distinctly a Norwegian chivalric order. When the union dissolved in 1905, another…
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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.
Features

The sparkling sapphire with a poignant history that marked the moment a future monarch came of age

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16th October 2023
A future king of Denmark has celebrated a milestone birthday with huge crowds cheering him and royalty from across Europe coming together in his honour. But amidst the festivities for the 18th birthday of Prince Christian of Denmark was one very special tribute and it was made by his proud mum. Crown Princess Mary chose a touching piece of jewellery for the balcony appearance that marked the…
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