Monaco

The royal bride who wore 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 part of what…
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Monaco

Albert and Charlene, 10 years: The Eagles concert

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 Stadium on 30 June. The royal wedding festivities kicked off on the eve of the wedding with the concert by The Eagles. Besides Prince Albert and Charlene, 15,000 Monegasque citizens were in the audience, and there was no charge for…
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BelgiumEuropean RoyalsLuxembourg

Belgium, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg royals in Potsdam for Germanophone summit

On Monday, heads of state from Germanophone countries met in Potsdam, Germany.  The group included several royals, including the King and Queen of the Belgians, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein, as well as the Presidents of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  According to the Belgian Monarchy’s Twitter, the first day of work was closed…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf informed of Prime Minister Löfven's resignation

On Monday, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden welcomed Prime Minister Stefan Löfven at the Royal Palace in Stockholm to accept his resignation.  This means that Löfven has now one week to create a new majority within Parliament to retain his position as Prime Minister.  This crisis was opened at the beginning of June when the Left Party withdrew its support to Löfven, which subsequently…
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