Norway

Princess Ragnhild's widower criticises TV series “Atlantic Crossing” for ''false impression'' of royal history

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9th December 2020
Erling Lorentzen, widower of Princess Ragnhild of Norway, and brother-in-law of King Harald has heavily criticised the TV series”Atlantic Crossing”.  The show has also received criticism from well-known Norwegian historians who accuse it of falsifying history. The series has also been discussed and criticized by the Norwegian Broadcasting Council. Atlantic Crossing is a Norwegian…
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Spain

King Juan Carlos 'plans return to Spain'

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8th December 2020
King Juan Carlos I of Spain wants to return home for Christmas after four months of self imposed exile in the Middle East according to reports in several newspapers. The former monarch left Spain in the first days of August after allegations of financial irregularity…
Norway

Princess Astrid of Norway makes rare public statement

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8th December 2020
Princess Astrid of Norway has made a rare public statement in support of a cause close to her heart. The 88-year-old Norwegian princess is the daughter of the late King Olav V and the older sister of Norway’s current monarch, Harald V. She is also a patron of the Norwegian Women’s Public Health Association, among many others. The statement on December 7th 2020 was a greeting to this…
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The Netherlands

Princess Catharina-Amalia turns 17

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7th December 2020
Princess Catharina-Amalia, the heir to the Dutch throne, turns 17 years old today. Unlike last year, the Dutch Royal Family did not release a new photo of the Princess. The Princess of Orange – as she is known officially as the heir to the throne – was born on 7…
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Royal Wedding Dresses: Princess Lilian of Sweden

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7th December 2020
It’s one of my all time favourite royal wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a masterclass in elegance and chic, it was also the wedding dress of a princess decades in the making. It’s now forty four years since Prince Bertil of…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians

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4th December 2020
It was the last major royal wedding of the 20th century and it began a new chapter in a royal story that would lead to a throne. On December 4th 1999, the then heir to the Belgian throne, Philippe, married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz before a host of regal guests. The couple became King and Queen of the Belgians in 2013. On the twentieth anniversary of their marriage, Royal Central…
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