Monaco

Sainte Dévote and the Principality of Monaco - an ancient and strong relationship

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2nd July 2021
The relationship between the Princely Family of Monaco and Sainte Dévote is both ancient and strong.Every year, members of the Princely Family take part in the festivities remembering the Patron Saint of the Principality. On the 26th of January, the eve of her feast day, a symbolic fishing boat is brought in a procession from the port to the chapel and is set on fire. On the 27th of…
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Monaco

The royal bride who wore trousers

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1st July 2021
It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit, a style statement worn as a much talked about bride became a princess. Charlene Wittstock arrived at her civil marriage to Prince Albert II of Monaco in a trouser suit she designed with the help of Karl Lagerfeld.Charlene…
Monaco

Albert and Charlene, 10 years: The Eagles concert

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30th June 2021
When Prince Albert of Monaco married South African Charlene Wittstock in 2011, rock legends, The Eagles, performed at their star-studded celebrations at Louis II Stadiumon 30 June.The royal wedding festivities kicked off on the eve of the wedding with the concert…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Margaretha of Sweden and John Ambler

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30th June 2021
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married businessman John Ambler on June 30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
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Spain

Queen Letizia opens first global conference for blind people in Madrid

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29th June 2021
On Monday, Queen Letizia opened the joint conference for the World Blind Union (WBU) and the International Council for the Education of the Visually Impaired (ICEVI). The conference took place within the World Blindness Summit Madrid 2021. Her Majesty arrived at the Sports and Culture Complex, belonging to the National Blind people Organization, and was greeted by the Presidents of the…
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