Spain

Queen Letizia returns to a favourite tiara that was a wedding gift for two different royals

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1st October 2026
Queen Letizia of Spain chose one of her favourite tiaras for a glittering event held in Madrid. The Queen of Spain returned to a tiara called the ”Floral” for the State Dinner she hosted with King Felipe in honour of French President, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte. The tiara was a favourite for Letizia in the early years of her marriage to Felipe. It gets its name…
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European Royals

Princess Astrid to be reunited with the husband she fought to marry as she is laid to rest

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24th September 2026
Princess Astrid of Norway is to be laid to rest beside her husband, Johan Martin Ferner, more than a decade after his death and following a lifetime in which their marriage helped challenge long-standing expectations surrounding royal weddings. The Norwegian royal family gathered at Ris Church in Oslo for the funeral of Princess Astrid, who died on September 11 aged 94. Her funeral came just…
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Norway

Funeral details announced for Norway's Princess Astrid

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15th September 2026
The funeral of Princess Astrid of Norway will take place on September 23 in Oslo. The princess died on September 11 at the age of 94, just two days after the funeral of her beloved younger brother, King Harald. Astrid’s funeral will take place as Ris Church in the Norwegian capital with King Haakon VIII, her nephew, expected to lead mourners. His mother, Queen Sonja, was a close friend…
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Features

Princess Astrid of Norway, who has died at the age of 94, was the bride at a controversial royal wedding

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11th September 2026
When the leading princess of a royal court marries, it’s usually a grand affair with tiaras, sparkle and endless celebrations. But when Astrid, then the de facto first lady of Norway, said her ‘I dos’ in 1961, it was a low key affair that changed the rules of royal romance. Her marriage to Johan Martin Ferner was controversial but the fact that it took place at all signalled a…
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