European Royals

We three queens and just one king: a very royal turnout for a Christmas celebration

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1st December 2024
The royal countdown to Christmas got under way with a majestic festive show put on by one queen and celebrated by another three. Queen Margrethe of Denmark welcomed regal relatives and friends to the famous Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen to see her work on a production of a favourite Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker. Queen Margrethe, who abdicated in January after 52 years as Danish monarch…
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British Royals

A king called Charles keeps an eye on Holyroodhouse's sparkling Christmas trees

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28th November 2024
It’s the third Christmas of the new Carolean age at Holyroodhouse but it’s another king called Charles who has a star role in this year’s festive celebrations. As the Edinburgh palace unveiled its trees and decorations for the season, King Charles II had a starring role. The Throne Room at Holyroodhouse is dominated by John Michael Wright’s portrait of Charles…
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Royal News

Portraits of a king and queen: Felipe VI and Letizia, by Annie Leibovitz

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26th November 2024
New photos, taken as historic portraits of the King and Queen of Spain, have been revealed for the first time. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are shown in the Royal Palace of Madrid in two images commissioned by the Bank of Spain as a permanent record of this royal reign. One of the world’s most famous photographers, Annie Leibovitz, was responsible for the portraits which will be…
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Royal News

Three royal weddings, two princesses and just one dress - the sisters who shared a glittering gown

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24th November 2024
It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown that would end up being worn at three ceremonies. When Princess Desiree of Sweden married Baron Niclas Silfvershiold sixty years ago, she took wedding thrift to new levels by borrowing a dress that one of her sisters had worn already to her two wedding ceremonies. The bride, Princess Desiree, was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of…
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