Sweden

King of Sweden celebrates 80th birthday surrounded by royalty

The King of Sweden marked his 80th birthday with a day of celebrations including a glittering gala dinner attended by royalty from around the world. Carl XVI Gustaf welcomed kings, queens, princes and princesses to the royal palace in Stockholm as he marked his milestone birthday. Birthday celebrations had already taken place in the weeks before April 30, the day Sweden’s king turned 80…
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Spain

Queen Sofia of Spain is headed to the big royal party of the spring

Queen Sofia of Spain is expected to attend the biggest gathering of royals so far this year. Sofia, 87, is set to travel to Sweden next week for the 80th birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf. Royalty from around the world has been invited to the celebrations which will include a glittering gala dinner in the Royal Palace in Stockholm on the birthday itself. Now, Hola has confirmed that Spain…
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European Royals

Princess Amalia begins a two-day visit to Amsterdam to strengthen ties to the city

Her mother is an ocean away, but Princess Amalia said that Queen Máxima is her role model at the beginning of a two-day official visit to Amsterdam on Thursday. When asked during a roundtable discussion who her role model is, the future queen of the Netherlands spoke lovingly of her mother, saying, “If I could only be half a woman like she is, I would be happy.” She has previously…
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European Royals

A future queen just began an exciting new military posting!

Princess Catharina-Amalia has been posted to a student training job with the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Dutch Royal House announced on Tuesday that the future queen of the Netherlands will complete a work-study programme with the air force through Defensity College, the next step in her military training. Princess Catharina-Amalia was photographed meeting with Air Force officials to…
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