Denmark

Royals get ready to cheer on Paralympic stars at Paris 2024

Royals from across Europe spent much of their late July and early August in Paris to take in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Now, royals are getting ready for another celebration of sport with the 2024 Summer Paralympics and the Danish Royal Family is the first to share their plans.  Crown Prince Christian will be in Paris on Monday, 2 September to meet Danish Paralympians and to cheer them…
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The Netherlands

The versatile tiara worn by several queens

Queen Beatrix ruled the Netherlands for 33 years; she took the throne in 1980 upon the abdication of her mother, Queen Juliana. She chose to abdicate in 2013 with her son, Willem-Alexander, taking the throne. Queen Beatrix held a special gala the night before her abdication…
Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia find out there's no such thing as a private date night for royals

It was supposed to be a regular date night for them and yet King Felipe and Queen Letizia soon found themselves the centre of photography flashes and cheers from the crowd that had gathered at the restaurant’s entrance.  On Thursday, 22nd August, the Royal couple took advantage of the empty nest and went out for dinner in a restaurant on Plaza de Oriente, very close to the capital’s Royal…
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Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary meet VIP (very important puppy)

You meet all sorts of people on royal tours, from all walks of life, but when you run into a very important puppy, it makes headlines. King Frederik and Queen Mary are halfway through a week-long tour of Denmark aboard the royal yacht, their first since ascending to the throne earlier this year. On Wednesday, the royal couple were visiting Assens municipality when they came across a dog with…
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European Royals

The king whose just been told abdication is not an option by his country

In recent years, abdication has become increasingly common among Europe’s monarchies but one king has just been told by his country that they’d rather he didn’t consider it. A new opinion poll in Norway has found that almost three quarters of those asked don’t want King Harald V to step aside. The King of Norway is now 87 and has experienced some health problems in…
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