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Queen Camilla’s Friday night out at a pub – and the boozer’s rather cheeky royal tribute

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21st September 2024
Queen Camilla has made like the rest of us and headed to the pub to get the weekend started. However, Her Majesty’s Friday night on the tiles had a rather royal ring, as you might expect.The Queen was at the Fife Arms in Braemar on September 20th with the visit recorded in the Court Circular. However, there was no mention of whether Queen Camilla had popped into the establishment’s famous…
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Queen Margrethe taken to hospital after fall

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19th September 2024
Queen Margrethe is in hospital after a fall at her home.The queen, who is 84, was taken to the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on Wednesday evening after falling at Fredernsborg Castle.The royal court said she was ‘doing well under the circumstances’ but remains in hospital for observation.The fall came after a day of engagements for the queen which saw her open a multiple…
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Royal News

Woman arrested after sitting on Sweden's silver throne

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15th September 2024
A woman has been arrested after sitting on the silver throne used by the King of SwedenQueen Christina’s silver throne, which dates from 1650, is on display at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.On September 14th 2024, a woman walked past the cordons around the throne and sat on it. The incident was witnessed by guards who called in the police.Queen Christina’s Silver…
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A sparkling tiara that links an emperor to an historic queen

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10th September 2024
Queen Silvia, who has been consort of Sweden longer than anyone else in the country’s history, is rather fond of the sapphire tiara belonging to her family’s dynasty. She’s worn it on many important occasions, including a string of Nobel Prize ceremonies and at the wedding of her only son, Prince Carl Philip. But the tiara, which is part of a particularly impressive parure, has a…
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