Sweden

Sweden's royals start summer at Solliden with prizes

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12th July 2024
King Carl XVI Gustaf awarded the 2024 Solliden Prize on Thursday and was joined by Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria. The Solliden Prize is awarded each year to “a person who has made a recognised effort or achievement in any area or has taken measures or taken initiatives that promote the island’s interests and development or which have made contributions to Öland’s pious for a…
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Spain

Leonor and Sofia take art to heart as they solo kickstart major awards celebrations

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10th July 2024
The Spanish Royal Family has arrived in Catalonia, which for this week will act as the host for the Princess of Girona Awards.Now in their 15th edition, the scheme was created in 2009 to celebrate the young talents of Spain. Kickstarting the two days of events on Tuesday, 9th July, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía made a rare solo visit to the atelier of sculptor Jaume Plensa…
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Monaco

The royal bride who wore the trousers

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6th July 2024
It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit, a style statement worn as a much talked about bride became a princess. Charlene Wittstock arrived at her civil marriage to Prince Albert II of Monaco in a trouser suit she designed with the help of Karl Lagerfeld.Charlene…
Spain

King Felipe is emotional as he marks major milestone for Spain's future queen

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5th July 2024
It was an especially emotional day in Zaragoza’s General Military Academy, as Princess Leonor received her graduation certificate and a new decoration from the hands of King Felipe.Although classes ended a while ago, with cadets having been able to enjoy some much deserved days off, they were all back for the traditional end of year ceremony. It is usual for King Felipe to attend…
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Spain

The colourful tiara given to a princess by a billionaire

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3rd July 2024
The only ruby tiara in the Spanish Royal Family’s collection is the Niarchos Ruby Bandeau and its accompanying parure.Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark received a treasure trove of jewels on her wedding day in 1962. In addition to the Prussian Tiara, a gift from…
Belgium

The glamourous royal wedding that created an unexpected queen

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1st July 2024
They were an unexpected king and queen and their royal romance has weathered several storms but King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium are marking their sixty fifth wedding anniversary.  The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959 in Brussels, now live quietly following Albert’s abdication. Their wedding was a glittering event and put a shy young couple on the path to a throne.Their…
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