Norway

Princess Martha Louise and Durek Verrett set their royal wedding date

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13th September 2023
Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Durek Verrett have revealed when they plan to marry. The couple, who announced their engagement in 2022, have said their wedding will take place on August 31st 2024. In a post on her Instagram, Princess Martha Louise also confirmed where they will make their vows. The marriage will be celebrated at the Hotel Union in Gerainger in western Norway. The…
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British Royals

The prince of hope who became his dynasty's despair

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12th September 2023
His birth secured the succession in a way the British royal family had never known before. When Mary, Duchess of York delivered a healthy boy on June 23rd 1894 she ensured that her royal dynasty had three heirs in direct line to the throne. But the baby who arrived that day would take the crown from ultimate security to compete crisis. The baby grew up to be Edward VIII, the king who abdicated for…
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Features

The tiara that has become a symbol of Sweden's new royals

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11th September 2023
It’s among the most unusual pieces in any royal collection and, in recent years, it’s acquired a reputation as the go to tiara for Sweden’s royal brides. The diadem now known as ‘the Cameo’ has a long and romantic history. And since Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria both wore it for their wedding, it’s become the tiara associated with the most royal of…
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Queen Elizabeth II

How rainbows and shooting stars became symbols of a nation's mourning for Queen Elizabeth II

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10th September 2023
In the days between the death of Queen Elizabeth II and Her Late Majesty’s State Funeral, the country she had ruled for seventy years went into national mourning. And amidst the week and a half of ceremonial and constitutional events came some moments that would mark the passing of a Monarch. Amongst the most striking symbols of that strange time was the rainbow. As Buckingham Palace…
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