Sweden

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia see premiere of new royal ballet

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19th October 2024
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden finished a busy week of engagements with a trip to the ballet on Friday evening.The Swedish King and Queen attended the world premiere of the Royal Swedish Ballet’s new production, Gustavia.The new ballet is a retelling of Gustav Badin Couschi’s life. Badin was born in the mid-eighteenth century in the West Indies and was brought…
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Norway

Royal Orders on full display at State Dinner

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16th October 2024
On Tuesday evening, King Harald and Queen Sonja hosted the Finnish President and his wife for state dinner on the first day of the three day Finnish State Visit to Norway. While the women of the Norwegian Royal Family wore several impressive tiaras, they also wore several…
Denmark

Crown Prince Christian celebrates birthday with new portrait

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16th October 2024
Crown Prince Christian may be away from Denmark, but that doesn’t mean he’s not celebrating his birthday in royal tradition: a brand-new portrait to mark his 19th birthday.The royal, who earlier this year became Crown Prince of Denmark and has acted as regent on several occasions, is marking his birthday in east Africa.View this post on…
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Spain

Princess Leonor in naval uniform on day of historic first

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13th October 2024
For the second year, Princess Leonor attended the National Day military parade in her military uniform.Last year saw the Princess sport the gala uniform for cadets of the Zaragoza General Military Academy, in the recognisable army green colour. She wore her Toison de Oro collar, together with the ordinance tie. This year, she wore the gala uniform for cadets of the Naval Academy in…
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Norway

King and queen reveal their autumn project: picking their own tombs

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10th October 2024
The King and Queen of Norway are planning where they’ll spend eternity together.Harald V and Sonja are looking at settling all the details of their joint tombs – although royal officials say the project is at an early stage.The couple’s plans for eternity have been revealed in a rather more down to earth document. The Norwegian government’s proposal for the…
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