The Netherlands

Excitement builds as Dutch heir Princess Amalia prepares for milestone royal engagement

The Princess of Orange will undertake a milestone journey alongside her parents at the end of January.  Princess Catharina-Amalia, the heir to the Dutch throne, will be travelling with her parents to the Dutch Caribbean. The trio will leave on 27 January for their nearly-two week trip. This is the first time that the Dutch princess has accompanied her parents on a foreign trip.  King…
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Sweden

Princess Birgitta reveals her thoughts on recent controversy in the Swedish royal family

Princess Birgitta has spoken publicly about the recent controversy in the Swedish royal family.  Princess Birgitta is an older sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf. The King has recently made the news due to comments he made in a documentary about the Swedish succession. The heir to the throne is his eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria. However, when she was born, she had no succession rights and…
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Greece

The royals buried at Tatoi

King Constantine II of Greece, the former King of the Hellenes, died in Athens on Tuesday, 10 January. He will be buried at Tatoi Royal Cemetery at the Greek Royal Family’s former summer home in Greece.  Tatoi Palace was the summer estate of the Greek royals, less…
Features

Princess Margaret's fashion favourite: Christian Dior

Christian Dior is one of the most famous names in fashion. For over seventy years, “Dior” has been synonymous with fashion, and Dior exhibitions across the globe continue to draw record-breaking numbers of visitors. However, when his collection first debuted in February of 1947, many people still questioned the New Look. Dior triumphed in the end though, as he quickly gained many notable…
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NorwayQueen Elizabeth II

The time The Queen accidentally stepped on The King of Norway's foot

Queen Elizabeth II was at Westminster Abbey for Princess Alexandra’s 1963 wedding to Alexander Ogilvy and had a bit of a run-in with another monarch.  Footage from Princess Alexandra’s wedding on 24 April 1963 shows The Queen accidentally standing on King Olav V of Norway’s foot before quickly realising what she had done. King Olav flinched when Her Majesty stepped on him. Luckily…
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