Features

A king's poignant tribute to his grandfather on the day that unites them in royal history

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15th September 2023
It is a day of celebration in Sweden as the country marks the first ever Golden Jubilee of a monarch in its history. But it is also a day of contemplation for the country’s royals as it is also the anniversary of the death of a much loved family member. King Carl XVI Gustaf took the throne on September 15th 1973 on the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf. The first sight of the…
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British Royals

Italy honours Queen Elizabeth II with rare stamp

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13th September 2023
A brand new stamp, showing Queen Elizabeth II in five different decades of her life, has been issued by the Italian Postal Service. The stamp was released to mark the anniversary of the death of Her Late Majesty. It is extremely rare for the Italian Postal Service to issue a stamp featuring a non-Italian and the Royal Family immediately thanked them, on social media, for the honour. The…
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Spain

Spain's future queen reaches new milestone in her military training

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13th September 2023
Princess Leonor has reached an important moment in the first year of her military training. The heir to the throne of Spain has been at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza for a month, training with the Army as she begins three years of work which will see her also complete year long initiations with the Navy and Air Force as well. Now, the princess has completed the Combatant Training…
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Features

A truly historic royal wedding dress created by Marc Bohan of Dior

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11th September 2023
It was a wedding for the history books as the King of Sweden ripped up the royal rule book that had governed marriages for centuries to wed his love. And the bride, the most talked about in the world, chose Marc Bohan of Dior to create her gown. It was an historic royal wedding which created a consort. When Silvia Sommerlath married King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on June 19th 1976, she became…
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