Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia host glittering reception as Princess Leonor leaves for sea

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10th January 2025
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have kicked off the new year with multiple diplomatic engagements while the new star of their royal family has headed out of the spotlight for almost half a year. As Princess Leonor, heir to the throne, packed up and shipped out of Madrid to start a new phase in her military training, her father was at the Royal Palace in Madrid to receive the credentials…
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Spain

Princess Leonor sets sail on next part of military training

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9th January 2025
There’s a future queen heading out to sea! On Wednesday, Princess Leonor, the future queen of Spain, set sail aboard the naval training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano for several months of practical training. Midshipman Leonor attended a special ceremony at the Port…
Belgium

Queen Mathilde begins new year with a museum visit

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8th January 2025
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians is back to work after the Christmas break. This week, Queen Mathilde visited the Mudel Museum to see an “Emile Claus. Prince of Luminism” which focuses on the life and art of artist Emile Claus.  The Queen of the Belgians was able to tour the display and meet with curators during her visit which began with the presentation of flowers by some…
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Denmark

Mary of Denmark is the perfect winter queen

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7th January 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark are hosting the first New Year’s levees of their reign. And as she welcomed hundreds of guests on a cold, Epiphany morning, Denmark’s consort was the ultimate winter queen. The King and Queen of Denmark hosted a levee at…
Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary reign at New Year's Levees

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7th January 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the second and third New Year’s Levees in Denmark: one for military and high court judges and the other for the diplomatic corps. The first levee, for the supreme court justices, the Royal Lifeguards and the Guardhusarregiment’s…
European Royals

The princess who became a winter royal bride

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6th January 2025
It’s not the most talked about royal wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold, January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the current monarch King Willem-Alexander, wed Pieter van Vollenhoven in a regal setting and the couple have gone on to be among the most solid supporters of their royal…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Christian's New Year's first

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2nd January 2025
It was a royal first for Crown Prince Christian on the first evening of 2025: the young royal attended his first ever New Year’s Levee. Hosted at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg, the traditional New Year Levee is hosted by the monarch for Denmark’s government…
Denmark

The symbolism of the room where King Frederik X gave his first New Year's speech

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31st December 2024
King Frederik X of Denmark will give his first New Year’s Eve address as monarch after his mother abdicated in January 2024. Where will he be giving his address from? The Danish court has shared that King Frederik will be giving his speech from the King’s Reception Room at Frederik VII’s Palace at Amalienborg. The King’s Reception Room features murals inspired by Denmark…
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