Spain

Leonor and Sofia reunited as Spain celebrates awards

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26th October 2024
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia of Spain were happily reunited at the Princess of Asturias Awards concert on Thursday, 24 October and again at the awards ceremony on Friday.The Princess of Asturias Awards are an annual group of awards given by the Princess of Asturias Foundation to celebrate major accomplishments in the humanities, public affairs, and sciences.On Thursday…
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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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