Denmark

Queen Margrethe shines in new official portrait

A new official portrait of Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been released by the Royal House to mark her 80th birthday. The Royal House said portraits of Margrethe are a narrative of the Queen’s life as head of state: “Portraits are therefore also part of the narrative about the Danish head of state’s life and activities.” The image was taken this summer and replaces the…
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Romania

Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Crown, voted as Romania’s most influential woman

Last week the Romanian Forbes Woman 2020 Gala was supposed to be held in Bucharest. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, the event was cancelled. Nevertheless “Romanian Forbes Woman” announced the winner of this year’s prize as most influential woman. As in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Her Majesty Margareta, the Custodian of the Romanian Crown won the prize for 2020. That is the fifth year in…
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Luxembourg

The links between Europe's newest royal and the town chosen for his christening

Prince Charles of Luxembourg will one day rule one of the wealthiest countries in Europe and the place chosen for his baptism, on September 19th 2020, has some intriguing links to his royal history and family tree. For Clervaux, in northern Luxembourg, where Charles’ first big, public milestone took place, has strong ties with the Lannoy family which his mother, Hereditary Grand Duchess…
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InsightLuxembourg

The godparents of Europe's heirs

As Prince Charles of Luxembourg is christened today, we’re looking at the godparents of Europe’s heirs. The Prince of Wales [getty src=”3424303″ width=”432″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Prince Charles was born on…
Luxembourg

Luxembourg's Royal Christenings through the years

Prince Charles, future Grand Duke of Luxembourg, is being christened on September 19th with his closest family around him. The little royal, who was born on May 10th 2020, is being baptised at the Abbey of St. Maurice in Clervaux. The first child of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie celebrates this special moment at a time of ongoing coronavirus restrictions.
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