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Crown Princess Mary opens Copenhagen Cultural Children's Summit

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5th October 2016
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is back from the USA and she has resumed her national agenda. Crown Prince Frederik’s wife was in charge of opening the conference in connection with the “Copenhagen Cultural Children’s Summit” in Copenhagen. This summit concerning children and the arts was held in Denmark for the first time on the 3rd and 4th of October. According to…
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Charity Spotlight: Project Playground

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16th September 2016
Project Playground is a non-profit organisation which focuses on improving life opportunities for children and young people. It was founded in 2010 by Princess Sofia of Sweden and Frida Vesterberg. Founders: Princess Sofia and Frida Vesterberg. Photo: Project Playground Project Playground explained to Royal Central, “The vision is a safe world where every child grows up with a belief in…
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How Her Majesty's wardrobe plays a role in diplomacy

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12th June 2016
The Queen is well known for her fashion sense, almost always dressed in bright colours with her handbag in tow. Have you ever thought about the choices that go into picking just what outfit and when? Her wardrobe plays a larger part in her diplomacy then some may have ever…
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From 3D to riding on a moose: The Queen in art

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11th June 2016
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has seen a lot during her 90-year life, having reigned for 63 of those years she has also been the subject of many displays of art. Some are your typical predicted portraits, others are, let’s just say, a little more unusual- Her Majesty on a moose for example. Horacio Cordero’s oil painting of The Queen (pictured above) is one portrait you could…
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Who is Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau?

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8th May 2016
In the second edition of “Who Is?”, Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the focus. She was born Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los and Florence Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. The Princess has three sisters, in which the youngest two are from her mother’s second marriage. Her father passed away when she was just nine-years-old from a skating accident, and her…
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