Norway

Queen Sonja wears copied tiara for gala dinner

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25th October 2024
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted the annual gala dinner, with Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Astrid, for members of parliament. Queen Sonja chose to wear a copy ofa favourite tiara of another queen for the evening. She wore a somewhat historic tiara for the evening, Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara. Princess Maud of Wales received this tiara as a wedding gift from her parents…
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Belgium

King Philippe officially receives new ambassadors

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24th October 2024
King Philippe of the Belgians has welcomed four new ambassadors to the Belgian court in a centuries old tradition. Four ambassadors presented King Philippe with their Letters of Credence: Nicholas Brousseau from Canada, Anne Sherriff from the United Kingdom, Eros Gasperoni from San Marino, and Vicenç Mateu Zamora from Andorra.A Letter of Credence is a formal, diplomatic document…
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History

The Irish jewels stolen before a royal visit

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23rd October 2024
Also known as the Irish Crown Jewels, the Jewels of the Order of St Patrick, are at the heart of a still-unsolved mystery.King George III created the Order of St Patrick in 1783, as an equivalent order to England’s Order of the Garter and Scotland’s Order of…
Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary in part of Germany that once caused family fights

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23rd October 2024
On the second day of their accession visit to Germany, King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark visited two cities in Schleswig-Holstein to meet Danish minorities. The Danish king and queen were welcomed to Kiel by Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein Daniel Günther and his partner, Anke Günther. There is a Danish minority population in South Schleswig of roughly 50,000. Embed from…
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Denmark

Queen Mary steals the show at glittering gala packed with royals

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22nd October 2024
Although the latest State Dinner in Berlin was not a white tie event with tiaras, Queen Mary of Denmark, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway made it a glamorous evening.King Frederik and Queen Mary are in Berlin for a two day State Visit to Germany. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel and Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit joined…
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