Spain

King Felipe holds videoconference with Operations Command on Armed Forces Day

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31st May 2020
Spain’s King Felipe held a videoconference with the Operations Command on Saturday for Armed Forces Day at the Retamares Base in Pozuelo de Alarcón.The King was greeted by Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles; Chief of Defence Staff, Miguel Ángel Villarroya; Secretary of State for Defence, Ángel Olivares; Chief of Staff of the Army, General of the Army, Francisco Javier Varela…
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FeaturesRoyal WeddingsSweden

Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Birgitta of Sweden

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30th May 2020
Princess Birgitta of Sweden has always known how to make her mark. The second sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf is known for her originality and her wedding was stand out, too, for several reasons. Birgitta was the only one of her siblings to marry a fellow royal and the only one who didn’t choose to marry in June. She was also the first of the five children of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess…
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Norway

May Jewels: Norway’s famous emeralds

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30th May 2020
To conclude our May series on royal emeralds, we are taking a look at the emeralds in the Norwegian royal vault.The Norwegian Royal Family has a large emerald and diamond tiara with matching earrings, brooch and necklace. The tiara is in a neo-classical style and features a centre, square emerald at the top.Its creation date has never been known but it is assumed to have been some time in…
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HistoryHistoryNorwayThailand

King Rama V of Siam's visit to Norway in 1907

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29th May 2020
His Majesty King Rama V of Siam, present-day Thailand, also called King Chulalongkorn, was born in 1853 and died in 1910. As a fifteen-year-old, Chulalongkorn ascended the Siamese throne, but because of his young age, his uncle acted as his guardian.During his five years of custody, he was educated by an English governor, Anna Leonowens, in literary history, language and art. He was King of…
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