Monaco

Princess Charlene makes drastic change at Monaco Grand Prix

Princess Charlene attended the F1 Monaco Grand Prix alongside her husband, Prince Albert II, and debuted a new look. The Princess of Monaco, 45, made a drastic change to her appearance by dying her blonde locks to dark brown. [getty src=”1258257191″ width=”594″ height=”396″] Charlene kept her hair cut the same while deviating from her usual platinum…
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Royals and the Fight Against ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a neurological disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot discovered the disease in 1869. In 1939, ALS became well-known after Lou Gehrig, New York…
Sweden

Queen Silvia gets special honour back home in Germany

Queen Silvia was back in her home country of Germany to receive a special honour in her birthplace. While in Heidelberg (where she was born in 1943), the Queen of Sweden was given honourary citizenship in a special ceremony. Lord Mayor Eckart Wuerzner welcomed Silvia to the Great Town Hall, where he later paid tribute to the German-born Queen, saying: “You care tirelessly for those…
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Spain

King Felipe honours past military heroes in centuries-old ceremony

King Felipe of Spain carried out one of only two engagements on his agenda this week and presented two families with posthumous military honours.  His Majesty presided over the ceremony of the Chapter of the Royal and Military Order of San Fernando, which was held in the Aranjuez Royal Palace in Madrid.  Present for the occasion were, among others, the Chief of Staff of the Air and Space…
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Royal Relations: how Charles III is linked to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg

King Charles III is related to many of Europe’s sovereigns, not in the least because of Queen Victoria’s matchmaking but also because of another woman, Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Princess Carolina was born on28 February 1743 as the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and Anne, Princess Royal, the daughter of King George II and Caroline of Ansbach, after whom she would be…
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