Denmark

“I embrace my entire family with great love at all times" - Queen Margrethe speaks of family and hope in New Year's Eve speech

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31st December 2022
Queen Margrethe delivered her annual New Year’s Eve speech at the close of her Golden Jubilee year, reminding listeners: “All over the world, people’s lives are connected for better and for worse. It has rarely been more clear than at this time.”The Danish Queen, who marked her 50th year on the throne in 2022, used her speech to thank people around the world for their…
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British Royals

A new title for the Countess of Wessex

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31st December 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our second most read article was by Jess Ilse on the news that the Countess of Wessex has received a new title from Queen Elizabeth II. Originally published on 12th May 2022…
Norway

A future queen steps into the spotlight as a princess retreats from it: the Norwegian Royal Year

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30th December 2022
It was an important year in Norway as the future queen finally came of age, but that same year, her aunt stepped away from the spotlight. Let’s take a look at the Norwegian royal year.JanuaryThe biggest news for the Norwegian Royal Family in January was Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th birthday. We covered what to expect from the celebrations—before the COVID-19 pandemic curbed…
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Queen Camilla

YEAR IN REVIEW: Camilla's time as Queen-in-Waiting

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29th December 2022
Queen Camilla. At the beginning of the year, it was still a prospective title; we didn’t even know if it would ever be used. The official line in January was still that Camilla would someday be referred to as Princess Consort, but in February, that all changed with one magnanimous gesture from Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.Let’s look at Queen Camilla’s year from January to August…
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King Charles III

YEAR IN REVIEW: The beginning of a new reign

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29th December 2022
If you’d been heir apparent as long as King Charles III was (70 years and 214 days, but who’s counting), you’d expect endless speculation on how you’d handle the job when it finally came your way.On 8 September, King Charles III ascended to the throne of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth countries and began to prove his mettle as monarch. With a coronation date set for 6 May…
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