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Royal Wedding Flowers: Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

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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British Royals

IN PHOTOS: The Royal Family at Day One of Royal Ascot 2021

The Queen missed day one of Royal Ascot but she sent back up. Several senior members of the Royal Family were in attendance as the famous meeting got under way with spectators allowed in for the first time since 2019. There was no carriage procession and the main fashion focus was on masks rather than hats but, after the big regal turnout in Cornwall for the G7 summit and Trooping the Colour just…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik leads royal praise for those who helped save Christian Eriksen

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have sent their best wishes to the Danish international, Christian Eriksen, after he was revived on the pitch during the team’s Euro 2020 opening match in Copenhagen. The royal couple took to their official Instagram to share a special message, accompanied by a photo of the Danish team who had stood by their colleague’s side as he…
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British Royals

Trooping the Colour 2021: what to expect

Trooping the Colour takes place in a slimmed down form again this year. The Queen will preside over the traditional parade, which marks the Monarch’s official birthday, at Windsor Castle. Ahead of the June 12th ceremonial, Royal Central outlines what to expect from…
Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen tackles cake cutting with a sword

The Queen has added a whole new flair to a royal tradition when presented with a cake while on her visit to Cornwall. Asked to do the honours and cut the ceremonial first slice, she attempted the feat with a sword. Her Majesty was asked to cut the cake to mark a celebration of the Big Lunch and the organisation’s volunteers who have helped others during the pandemic. She was offered the…
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