European Royals

King and Queen of Spain to make State Visit to Denmark

The Queen of Denmark has invited the King and Queen of Spain to make a State Visit to her country King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will be hosted by Queen Margrethe II for a three day trip, running between November 6th and November 8th 2023. Spanish press had reported the possibility of the State Visit earlier this month and official confirmation has just come from the Danish Court. The…
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Monaco

The Monaco tradition that brought Princess Charlene to tears

One special tradition in Monaco always brings its royals into the heart of the community, even in the bitter days of deep winter. People across the Principality look forward to the feast day of St. Devote, Monaco’s patron saint, which falls in the early days of January. And the celebrations have had a big impact on Princess Charlene. Festivities for Devote are popular across the principality…
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Features

The dramatic stories of the October kings

October is truly the king of all the autumn months as the leaves turn to gold and regal red and the fading sun adds a gentle sparkle to all it touches. And it’s marked the beginning of five royal roads that ended with a crown – although all five monarchs had very different royal careers. Here are the men who became the October kings. Henry III was the first king of England to have…
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European Royals

The royal bride who wore a wedding dress designed by her future husband

She was the beautiful princess who had been the subject of endless royal wedding speculation, he was the handsome prince with a crown waiting in his future. When Marie-Jose of Belgium married Umberto, heir to the throne of Italy, in January 1930 their marriage had all the echoes of history about it, a union of dynasties that would secure a throne. Tens of thousands flocked to Rome to see the…
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