Prince & Princess of Wales

The Earthshot Prize: the latest as Prince William makes big announcement

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28th September 2024
The Prince of Wales has shared the fifteen finalists for the 2024 Earthshot Prize awards. Earlier this week, Prince William shared the finalists for this year’s awards. The five award categories are Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste Free World, and Fix Our Climate with three finalists in each area. D.light, a company based in…
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Luxembourg

A debut for one of Europe's newest princes

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27th September 2024
Although he is not even two years old, Prince François of Luxembourg stole the limelight from one of the world’s best known figures, Pope Francis. Prince François accompanied his parents, Prince Guillaume and Princess Stéphanie, and his brother, Prince Charles, when…
Denmark

The history of dogs gets royal recognition

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27th September 2024
Queen Mary has given the royal seal of approval to the favourite royal pet everywhere: dogs!  In her role as Royal Patron of Denmark’s Frie Forskningsfond, Queen Mary presented Christy Anna Hipsley with the award for “Original Idea of the Year”. Hipsley, from the University of Copenhagen, focuses on the history of dogs. Queen Mary was first announced as Patron in May 2024, only…
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British Royals

Why support for the arts from the Princess of Wales is so important

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27th September 2024
The Princess of Wales had another low-key engagement on Thursday afternoon with a trip to see the English National Ballet, marking another strong show of support for performing arts in the United Kingdom. Her Royal Highness was able to see the English National Ballet perform Akram Khan’s Giselle at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London. On X (formerly Twitter) she shared her…
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Spain

Dalí gives King Felipe the giggles

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26th September 2024
King Felipe of Spain appeared to be enjoying himself while he was in Girona for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the opening of the Dali Museum.  The Dalí Museum opened in 1974 and was the artist’s last great project. Dalí himself planned the theatre-museum that was built on top of the remains of the old Municipal Theatre of Figueres in Girona. It is a unique museum, as it takes…
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