The Netherlands

Princess Amalia goes back to her dress up tiara for the Jordanian royal wedding

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2nd June 2023
The Princess of Orange sported her second tiara on Thursday evening when she joined her parents at the wedding reception for Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa. Princess Amalia—who didn’t attend the wedding ceremony with her parents, instead joining them at the wedding reception—wore the Dutch Ruby Peacock Tiara, one of the oldest in the Dutch Royal Family’s collection. The future…
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Sweden

The monarch's role in Sweden

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1st June 2023
Sweden has a constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary system – similar to that in other kingdoms in Europe. The current monarch is King Carl XVI Gustaf, who has been on the throne since 1973; his heir apparent is Crown Princess Victoria. The monarch in Sweden…
FeaturesMonaco

Who was Prince Rainier III of Monaco?

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31st May 2023
On what would be his 100th birthday, we take a look at Prince Rainier III: Prince Rainier III of Monaco was born on 31 May 1923 in the Prince’s Palace of Monaco. He was the younger child and only son of Monégasque Hereditary Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, and Prince Pierre de Polignac. The Prince was the first native-born Hereditary Prince of Monaco since Honore IV in the…
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Monaco

The monarch's role in Monaco

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31st May 2023
Prince Albert II has been the Sovereign Prince of Monaco since his accession in 2005. Unlike some of the other monarchs in Europe, Prince Albert could exercise greater powers over the day-to-day politics of the principality. The Constitution of Monaco vests executive…
Monaco

Monaco to open exhibit celebrating Prince Rainier's life on what would've been his 100th birthday

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30th May 2023
The Principality of Monaco is set to host a special exhibition commemorating the centenary of the birth of one of its most influential sovereigns, Prince Rainier III.  The exhibition will retell the story of Prince Rainier’s life, from birth until his death, through images, videos and objects that are felt to represent those eras bests.  The late sovereign’s story will be told through…
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