Spain

King Felipe calls for global sharing of Covid vaccines

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3rd July 2021
The King of Spain has spoken of the importance of richer countries sending coronavirus vaccines to poorer nations as he welcomed the Secretary General of the United Nations to Madrid.King Felipe’s appeal came in a speech at a lunch at the Royal Palace in honour of Antonio Guterres as he completed a two day visit to Spain.Before the gathering, Felipe VI held an audience with Mr.
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Monaco

Albert and Charlene, 10 years: the royal guests

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2nd July 2021
When Prince Albert married Charlene Wittstock, first in a civil ceremony on 1 July and second in a religious ceremony the following day in 2011, royals from across the world flew into the tiny principality for the festivities. Each reigning European royal family, except…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco

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2nd July 2021
It was billed as Monaco’s biggest celebratios in over fifty years. In July 2011, Prince Albert II married Charlene Wittstock in civil and religious ceremonies that brought royals from across Europe to Monaco and grabbed the attention of the world. The wedding was one of the biggest royal events in Europe that decade and turned an Olympic swimmer into a consort. It also brought a dash of…
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Monaco

Albert and Charlene, 10 years: the wedding dress

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2nd July 2021
When Princess Charlene walked down the aisle on 2 July 2011 to marry Prince Albert in a religious ceremony, she did so in a Giorgio Armani Privé creation. The gown was a gorgeous creation with a simplicity that fit with Charlene’s style.Charlene wore a bespoke…
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…
Sweden

Swedish royal visits to counties across country to resume

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1st July 2021
The royal visits to each of Sweden’s counties is set to resume after it had to be put on hold last year due to the global health emergency.The visits were the initiative of King Carl XVI Gustaf, who wanted to show the Royal Family’s support for each county in the aftermath of the pandemic. The short tours began in the autumn of 2020, but a resurgence in COVID infections led to it…
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