Monaco

A look at how Prince Albert and Princess Charlène's wedding broke with tradition and transformed the Princely Palace

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2nd July 2021
It has been a tradition for centuries that civil royal weddings are held in the Princely Palace of Monaco. However, Prince Albert’s marriage to Charlène Wittstock in 2011 broke ranks and made the Palace the location of their religious ceremony, as well.  Once they compiled the guest list, they realised that not everybody could fit into the traditional venue for religious weddings in…
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Features

Crown Prince Frederik visits Save the Children summer camp

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30th June 2021
On Monday, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark paid a visit to one of Save the Children’s summer camps.  The initiative, which has been going on since 1949, is aimed at children aged 7-12 from vulnerable backgrounds. Save the Children also organises summer camps for teenagers aged 13-18 and family camps for parents with children aged 7-12. This year’s visit was the first…
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Spain

King Felipe of Spain officially opens the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

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29th June 2021
Between the evening of Sunday June 27 and the morning of Monday June 28, King Felipe carried out two engagements in connection with the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. On Sunday evening, His Majesty took part in the inaugural dinner of the congress, during which he was reunited with the Prime Minister, the Mayor of Barcelona and representatives of the associations connected to the…
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Spain

Infanta Elena of Spain to undertake her first official engagement in two years

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26th June 2021
The Spanish Royal Household has announced that Infanta Elena, the oldest sister to King Felipe, will preside over her first official engagement in approximately two years.  When King Juan Carlos I abdicated in 2014, The Royal Family was reduced to just the King and Queen, their daughters and the former King and Queen, Juan Carlos and Sofìa, meaning that Infanta Elena was no longer considered…
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