Monaco

The royal bride who wore the trousers

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 and Albert’s civil wedding took place on July 1st 2011 at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco. For the event, the first…
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Spain

The colourful tiara given to a princess by a billionaire

The only ruby tiara in the Spanish Royal Family’s collection is the Niarchos Ruby Bandeau and its accompanying parure. Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark received a treasure trove of jewels on her wedding day in 1962. In addition to the Prussian Tiara, a gift from…
Denmark

Surprise guests join King Frederik and Queen Mary in Greenland

King Frederik and Queen Mary set out this weekend on their first trip to Greenland since the accession in January this year. And while the couple have now been joined by two special guests.  The King and Queen’s two younger children, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, joined their parents on Sunday on a boat trip to Qeqertarsuaq. The family visited a new Arctic sound station that will be…
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Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary begin trip to Greenland

King Frederik and Queen Mary have set out on their first trip to Greenland since   Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. The Danish monarch typically visits Greenland annually. They will be visiting communities in the northern, western, and southern parts of Greenland over the next week. The King and Queen first arrived at Pituffik Space Base, an American…
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Spain

King Felipe is back to business as he backs up NATO exercises in the Baltic

After celebrating the 10th anniversary of his proclamation last week with two days of events and engagements, it was back to business for King Felipe. On Sunday, 23rd June, His Majesty departed for official visits to the three Baltic Republics of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, to “reinforce bilateral relations and visit military operation areas in the three countries”. The…
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