European Royals

Remains of exiled Italian King Victor Emmanuel III returned to Italy

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20th December 2017
The remains of His Majesty Victor Emmanuel III King of Italy, King of the Albanians and Emperor of Ethiopia, and his wife, Queen Elena, was on Friday of last week returned to Italy from Egypt where the King had rested since his death in 1947. Elena died in 1959, and her remains had lain in Montpelier in France. Both His Majesty and Her Majesty were transported with an Italian Air Force military…
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Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit speaks about her disease

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20th December 2017
In late November, it became publicly known that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway suffered from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. On Tuesday of this week, the Crown Princess was interviewed on the popular radio channel P3 in Norway. Then, she commented on her…
Norway

Princess Märtha Louise wants a unicorn but will settle for a new boyfriend for Christmas

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19th December 2017
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has shared her Christmas list on her Instagram account. The daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja wants a new boyfriend. Earlier this week, Princess Märtha Louise shared her wishes for Christmas as the holiday approaches. In the post on her Instagram account, the Princess joked she wants a unicorn for Christmas. Then Santa said to ask her something more…
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Romania

Thousands of people mourn on the streets as King Michael of Romania is laid to rest

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17th December 2017
Thousands of Romanians lined the street of Bucharest for the funeral of their former King. King Michael of Romania ruled Romania twice, once when his father abdicated and moved to Paris with his mistress and once after his then-restored father was deposed. King Michael was forced into exile after the communists took over in 1947. He spent several years in exile working as a chicken farmer and…
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Luxembourg

New official photos of the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg released

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14th December 2017
The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg released several new official photographs of Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa this morning. The four images were all taken by Lola Velasco; when Their Royal Highnesses posed for the pictures was not revealed. One of the photos is just of the Grand Duke and two feature the Grand Duchess by herself. The last picture is of…
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