Belgium

Queen Mathilde has rough start to Costa Rice trip

Queen Mathilde of Belgium began a solo, three-day trip to Costa Rica with an emergency on the way there. Queen Mathilde’s flight to Costa Rica saw her plane forced to make a priority landing fifteen minutes early with a cracked windshield. Thankfully, everyone on board was safe upon landing. UNICEF BelgiumThe Belgian queen is in Costa Rica in her role as Honorary President of Unicef…
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Norway

Queen Sonja touches down in Rome for exhibition

Queen Sonja of Norway has left Oslo for warmer climes with a visit to Rome and a new exhibition that showcases some of her country’s most famous art.The Norwegian queen visited Rome to see a new exhibition on Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The Palazzo Bonaparte is…
Sweden

The king who just announced his new granddaughter's name - and got it wrong

He had one job and it didn’t go according to plan. The King of Sweden called a special council to his royal palace to announce the name of his brand new granddaughter and promptly got things wrong.King Carl Gustaf was beaming with pride as he officially declared the safe arrival of a daughter for his son, Prince Carl Philip, and daughter in law, Princess Sofia. He couldn’t stop…
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European Royals

An antique tiara that's become a favourite of queens

Princess Beatrix, the former Queen of the Netherlands, has just celebrated her 87th birthday. In honour of her big day, we are looking at one of her favourite tiaras, the Dutch Antique Pearl Tiara.The former Dutch queen has worn this stunning statement tiara many times throughout her reign.The Antique Pearl Tiara was created in the style of a previous tiara, one that belonged…
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Denmark

The delicate royal tiara with a blend of styles and a very romantic name

It’s a very unusual tiara, blending two different styles, and it has a very romantic name. As the only royal woman to wear it marks her birthday, let’s celebrate with a glimpse at Princess Marie’s dazzling diadem, the ”Nuits Claires”.Since her marriage to Prince Joachim, Princess Marie had often attended formal royal events, which meant wearing tiaras. In 2018…
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