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Sapphires for September: The Dutch Royal Collection

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5th September 2021
The Dutch Sapphire Necklace Tiara[getty src=”495453309″ width=”594″ height=”428″ tld=”ca”]This is one of the smaller, but no less opulent tiaras in the Dutch Royal Family’s collection. Created from a sapphire necklace; and previously-owned jewellery within their collection, the pieces date back to the time of Queen Emma (who owned a…
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Dutch and Spanish princesses head to Wales to begin new curriculum

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30th August 2021
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, the second child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, and Princess Leonor of Spain, the elder daughter of King Felipe and Queen Letizia, have headed off to Wales to begin their two-year programme at the UWC Atlantic College.The second in line to the Dutch throne and the future Queen of Spain are following in the footsteps of Princess Elisabeth of…
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New beginnings beckon for two of Europe's princesses

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24th August 2021
With the summer holidays nearly over and students returning to school, two European princesses are settling in at their Welsh sixth-form school for their final years of study.Princess Leonor of Spain, a future queen, and Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, middle daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, will both begin their studies at UWC Atlantic College, in the Vale of…
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Countess Eloise's plane suffers malfunction

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7th August 2021
Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau shared on her Instagram stories that her plane was forced to return to Schiphol Airport after suffering a malfunction.Countess Eloise excitedly shared that her parents had planned a surprise vacation for the family and shared stories of herself reading on a plane. The next story showed the plane back on the ground with another KLM plane in the background with…
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