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Turquoises for December: our royal favourites

Turquoise is the jewel for December, and while it is not seen in many royal tiaras, it has appeared on some royals in various forms over the years. However, let’s take a look at some of our favourite royal turquoise tiaras around the world. The Teck Turquoise Tiara It is worn by the Duchess of Gloucester and is part of a set that includes a necklace, earrings and brooch. It was…
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BelgiumEuropean Royals

Princess Delphine of Saxe-Coburg Fund created

Princess Delphine has shared her name with a cultural fund to support arts in health care, with the creation of the Princess Delphine of Saxe-Coburg Fund. Created by the Ghent University Hospital, Princess Delphine’s fund will promote the healing power of art and will…
BelgiumRoyal Weddings

Royal Wedding Rewind: King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola

The marriage of King Baudouin of the Belgians and Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, on December 15th 1960, gave a country a new queen and began a royal partnership that would become one of the most successful in modern regal history. The discreet monarch and his equally dignified bride went on to enjoy a long and happy union that would help stabilise the Belgian monarchy after years of turbulence. Their…
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Sweden

Princess Madeleine's best tiara moments

Since we didn’t have the Nobel events this year due to the pandemic, we are taking a look at each of the Swedish royal ladies’ best tiara moments. From her wedding to her fairytale tea party, we take a look at Princess Madeleine’s best moments in a tiara: Madeleine stunned in her wedding gown by Valentino and her Modern Fringe Tiara when she wed Chris O’Neill in June…
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European Royals

Royalty and St. Lucia's Day

The 13th of December is St. Lucia’s Day and traditionally was celebrated in the holiday season. While it is a less popular holiday in the United Kingdom and North America, it is still widely celebrated in Scandinavia and Northern Italy. Like many other Scandinavian…
Spain

Spanish royals reveal 2020 Christmas card

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia have revealed their 2020 Christmas card which features their two daughters, Princess Leonor, 15, and Infanta Sofía, 13. This year’s card says, in Spanish and English, “May this Christmas bring us a specially hopeful…
FeaturesInsightSweden

Princess Sofia's best tiara moments

The Nobel Prize Ceremony is always a chance for Swedish Royal Family glamour, but since this year’s awards have been cancelled because of the pandemic, we’re instead looking back at some of the best tiara moments from each royal lady. Let’s take a look at some of Princess Sofia’s best tiara moments! [getty src=”476999170″ width=”594&#8243…
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