Features

Will Platinum Jubilee year produce a new generation of Elizabeths?

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18th January 2022
It was one of the most used baby names of the 20th century but fell from favour as a new millennium dawned. However, interest in the Platinum Jubilee has led to claims that a whole new generation of Elizabeths are about to make their dedbuts. New research from a leading parenting website indicates that 2022 could see a rise in the number of parents choosing the name, or one of its many…
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British Royals

Ballot opens for Trooping the Colour as it returns to London in time for the Platinum Jubilee

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17th January 2022
The ballot for this year’s Trooping the Colour is now open. The Sovereign’s Birthday Parade takes place on June 2nd 2022 and will also be the first major event of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend. People wanting to attend have to enter a ballot for the chance to buy tickets. From January 17th 2022, individuals can apply to buy up to four seats for the Trooping. The ballot closes on…
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Denmark

Princess Benedikte overcome with emotion as she remembers her parents

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14th January 2022
Princess Benedikte was overcome with emotion as she joined her sister, Queen Margrethe, to remember their parents on a poignant day for Denmark’s royals. Benedikte and Margrethe placed flowers on the graves of their father, King Frederik IX, and their mother, Queen Ingrid, in a special ceremony on January 14th 2022. Their tribute came exactly fifty years after their father’s death. A floral…
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Denmark

Margrethe II: Queen of Denmark for 50 years

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14th January 2022
Margrethe II has now ruled Denmark for 50 years. The Danish Monarch marks her Golden Jubilee today, January 14th 2022. Her reign, only the second time a woman has ruled Denmark, has been popular and successful and marked by modernisation of the monarchy. Her Majesty takes as her motto ”God’s help, the love of The People, Denmark’s strength.” Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur…
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