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Two Queens join forces in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases

Two queens, one still on the throne, one emerita, and a common cause. Queen Silvia of Sweden and Queen Sofía of Spain have joined forces in Salamanca for the Global Summit Neuro.  Upon arrival, both Queens were welcomed by many authorities, including the Government Delegate in the Castilla y León Autonomic Province, the Mayor of Salamanca, the Undersecretary of Health and the Dean of…
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Denmark

A Cinderella moment for Crown Princess Mary as she almost loses a shoe while curtseying

The Crown Princess of Denmark almost found herself barefoot on the red carpet as she performed a dramatic curtsey during her official visit to the Netherlands. As she greeted King Willem-Alexander in The Hague, Crown Princess Mary curtseyed and photographers caught one of her designer shoes leaving her foot. Mary recovered herself and within moments was curtseying deeply to Queen Maxima. Mary…
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Ingeborg, the princess who just provided a future queen with her first tiara

The future Queen of Norway, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, debuted a new-to-her tiara at her eighteenth birthday celebrations. The pearl and diamond tiara belonged to Ingrid Alexandra’s great-great-grandmother, Princess Ingeborg of Sweden. Born Ingeborg Charlotte Caroline Frederikke Louise in 1878, she was the daughter of King Frederick VII and Louise of Denmark. She was a first cousin…
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Sweden

The love tokens that told two famous royal romances

June is royal wedding month in Sweden and one particular date is filled with regal marriage memories. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia wed on June 19th 1976 and their eldest child and heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, chose the same date for her marriage to…
Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra's 18th birthday gifts

The Norwegian Royal House has shared the special gifts Princess Ingrid Alexandra received for her 18th birthday, and they range from jewellery to a new bunad and her first foreign order. King Harald and Queen Sonja added to their granddaughter’s jewel vault, gifting her…
Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra is every inch the doting granddaughter at birthday gala dinner

What I love most about the Norwegian Royal Family is that their love for each other, their sense of family and closeness, is always on display, whether they’re sharing photos of their summer vacations on their Instagram account or attending a formal gala event. As the star of last week’s festivities, Princess Ingrid Alexandra was centre stage alongside her father, Crown Prince Haakon, and…
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