Sweden

All the jewels at Sweden's Nobel celebrations

The annual Nobel Prize ceremonies are one of the most anticipated yearly events for the Swedish Royal Family. It is a white-tie event, and the women in the family wear their best jewels. Given that the Swedish royals share their tiaras, necklaces, and more, it means that we can see many different pieces over the years. This year the ceremony took place on Saturday, 10 December.  Since 1926…
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FeaturesSpain

How the Spanish royals celebrate Christmas

Each family has its own Christmas tradition, and royal families are no exception. The Spanish Royal Family starts Christmas festivities by releasing their Christmas cards earlier in December that they will be sending out to those who send them holiday cards over the festive period. King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía have their signatures printed on their card, while…
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Norway

Norwegian royals on hand while Nobel Peace Prize winners awarded as Ukraine takes centre stage

The Norwegian royals were on hand as the Nobel Peace Prize winners received their awards in Oslo’s City Hall. Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties group and the Russian organisation Memorial were all awarded for their work in defending human rights and promoting the right to criticise those in power. Berit Reiss-Andersen, the head of…
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European Royals

German prince among those arrested by police investigating potential coup against German government

A German prince is among those arrested in an extensive set of raids by the German Federal Criminal Police, the anti-terrorist force and other special units on a number of addresses associated with the far-right Reichsbürger movement throughout Germany. The movement, or members of it, are said to have planned a coup d’état in Germany. German Prince  Heinrich XIII Reuss of Greiz was…
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