Features

A Christmas first inside one of the world's oldest royal castles

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20th October 2024
The King and Queen will be opening up Windsor Castle beginning in November for festive guests to enjoy an historic holiday season. And for the first time, a miniature royal residence within a residence will get its own Christmas decorations. Windsor Castle will be officially opened to visitors for the holidays beginning on 21 November 2024 until 6 January 2025.  Although the almost…
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European Royals

The modern royal tiara with traffic light settings

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19th October 2024
Although topaz is not a common stone in tiaras, there are a few royal tiaras that do use the stones in at least one of their settings. One of them is Queen Sonja of Norway’s Modern Gold Tiara. The bright topazes with their red hint are just one version of this diadem which can also feature green stones in its yellow base. While Queen Sonja has several tiaras in her collection that date back…
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Sweden

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia see premiere of new royal ballet

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19th October 2024
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden finished a busy week of engagements with a trip to the ballet on Friday evening. The Swedish King and Queen attended the world premiere of the Royal Swedish Ballet’s new production, Gustavia. The new ballet is a retelling of Gustav Badin Couschi’s life. Badin was born in the mid-eighteenth century in the West Indies and was brought…
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Features

Move over tiaras - this is the jewellery accessory royals are sparkling in now

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18th October 2024
With royals everywhere adapting their wardrobes to modern life and dressing more informally, royal watchers are seeing less of their tiaras and statement necklaces. However, we have seen royals turning to their spectacular earrings making them the new focus. Queen Letizia of Spain wore one of her favourite pairs from Aldao Joyeros for Spain’s National Day on 12 October. [getty…
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