The Netherlands

Flag day for young princess on a weekend of celebration

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6th July 2025
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands is marking a major accomplishment and left her mark on her royal home to celebrate.The youngest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima received her International Baccalaureate diploma on 6 July. While she began her secondary schooling at a Dutch school, in the Summer of 2023 she moved to Italy to attend the UWC Adriatic. Her older sister…
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Features

The ancient ceremony King Charles will undertake at start of important week

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30th June 2025
King Charles will take part in an ancient ceremony as he arrives in Scotland for a week of special events.The Monarch usually spends a week in Scotland at the start of summer with Charles III arriving for this year on July 1.His Majesty will be joined by Queen Camilla, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh for a series of engagements celebrating Scottish culture, community, and…
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British Royals

A huge diamond and a golden handbag - Princess Margaret's wedding gifts

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27th June 2025
The lavish wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey was an historic event- it was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television, and was watched by over 300,000,000 people. What is not typically talked about is some of the truly interesting gifts that the couple received! Unsurprisingly for a princess known for her impressive jewellery collection…
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Royal News

From one queen to another, the Golden Jubilee Necklace

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27th June 2025
Queen Victoria amassed a major collection of jewellery throughout her long reign, including a special pearl and diamond necklace which she received when she celebrated her Golden Jubilee. In 1887, as Victoria marked 50 years on the throne, the Countess of Stratford led the “Women of the British Empire” in collecting funds for a gift to the monarch to celebrate her Golden Jubilee.
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