British RoyalsFeatures

A future king makes his debut: the moment Charles and Diana presented baby William to the world

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21st June 2022
A picture is worth a thousand words and sometimes captures the essence of a moment more than the most perfect prose. The royal story is filled with images that tell a tale all of their own. As the Duke of Cambridge marks his fortieth birthday, we rewind to his very famous debut in London. The picture – June 22nd 1982, St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London [getty…
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Denmark

A Cinderella moment for Crown Princess Mary as she almost loses a shoe while curtseying

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21st June 2022
The Crown Princess of Denmark almost found herself barefoot on the red carpet as she performed a dramatic curtsey during her official visit to the Netherlands. As she greeted King Willem-Alexander in The Hague, Crown Princess Mary curtseyed and photographers caught one of her designer shoes leaving her foot. Mary recovered herself and within moments was curtseying deeply to Queen Maxima. Mary…
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Sweden

The love tokens that told two famous royal romances

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19th June 2022
June is royal wedding month in Sweden and one particular date is filled with regal marriage memories. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia wed on June 19th 1976 and their eldest child and heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, chose the same date for her marriage to Daniel Westling in 2010. Mother and daughter wore the same tiara for their marriages and selected cream and green blooms for…
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Norway

Princess Astrid shares her emotions on seeing Princess Ingrid Alexandra inherit special family tiara

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17th June 2022
Princess Astrid has spoken of her happiness at seeing a tiara that meant so much to her family inherited by Norway’s future queen. Astrid, sister of King Harald, was speaking as Princess Ingrid Alexandra was seen in the diadem for the first time. Astrid’s pride in her great niece, second in line to the Norwegian throne, was clear as she talked about the tiara which Ingrid Alexandra will…
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