British Royals

The stunning turquoise tiara that passed from a queen to a duchess

While The King has inherited a number of stunning tiaras that he can loan out to the members of his family, the other branches of the British Royal Family have their own jewels. The Duchess of Gloucester has a substantial tiara, the Teck Turquoise Tiara, that she wears periodically for important occasions. The Duke and Duchess of Teck commissioned the original diamond and turquoise floral…
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Mary of Modena: the slandered Stuart queen

Mary of Modena was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland for less than four years but the Stuart consort found herself at the centre of multiple scandals. Mary was born to the Duke of Modena and his wife in 1658. In 1673, the fifteen year old princess married the forty…
Denmark

Meet the incoming heir to Denmark's throne: Christian, the soon to be Crown Prince

Following Queen Margrethe’s abdication on 14 January, King Frederik will take the throne and his wife will become Queen Mary. They are not the only members of the Danish Royal Family whose titles will change, though. Their eldest son will also take on a new role. Prince Christian will become Crown Prince of Denmark on Sunday, 14 January.  Christian was born on 15 October 2005 at Rigshospitalet…
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Abdication of Queen Margrethe II

A final formal audience for the reign of Queen Margrethe

With Queen Margrethe’s abdication date on 14 January quickly approaching, she is now carrying out several “lasts” of her reign. At the beginning of January, she hosted her last New Year’s Levées. And on Monday 8 January, The Queen held her last public audience. Queen Margrethe has regularly held public audiences throughout her five-decade reign. These audiences are held roughly once a…
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The mysterious monarch who was the last person to abdicate the Danish throne

In her annual New Year’s address, Queen Margrethe of Denmark announced that on 14 January 2024 she would be abdicating. Her son, currently known as Crown Prince Frederik would become King following her abdication. While this was an unexpected announcement from the Danish queen, she is not the first Danish monarch to abdicate. Eric III Lamb was King of Denmark from 1137 to 1146. He was…
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