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Ninety Years of Grace: Princess Grace’s first wedding dress

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2nd November 2019
Her gown she wore for her religious marriage is one of the most famous royal outfits ever worn and an icon of the 20th century but Grace Kelly had another wedding dress before that celebrated creation. Grace and Prince Rainier III of Monaco said ‘I do’ in a civil ceremony the day before the church service beamed around the world and for that event, this royal bride wore pink.The two piece…
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Denmark

Danish Royal Run 2020 cities announced

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2nd November 2019
The cities hosting the Royal Run 2020 have been announced by the Royal Danish House. 2020 will be the third year of the race after its creation in 2018 for Crown Prince Frederik’s 50th birthday celebrations. There were over 70,000 Danes who took part in the 2018 race…
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Man arrested over allegations of threats against Queen Margrethe and King Carl XVI Gustaf

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1st November 2019
The Danish Police has announced that, earlier this week, they carried out a raid on the house of a Muslim man living in Copenhagen after his wife reported she feared that the man was planning an attack on the Danish or Swedish monarch.Danish Police arrested the 33-year-old man who will remain in custody for ten days so that they can investigate the case. During questioning, the man has…
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Sweden

King and Queen of Sweden hosted lunch for Nordic Council Session

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31st October 2019
This week, King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden hosted a lunch for the Nordic prime ministers, presidents and other Nordic politicians in connection with the Nordic Council session in Sweden. The lunch was held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.This year, the Nordic Council’s 71st session was held in Sweden. The agenda included discussions on climate, sustainability and young…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon hosts the SIKT conference

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31st October 2019
For the seventh consecutive year, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway hosted the annual SIKT conference this week. This is an annual conference established by the Crown Prince to gather young leaders and talent from Norway. The conference started on Monday…
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Palace of Russian Tsar to reopen

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28th October 2019
A Russian imperial residence is to reopen following extensive rehabilitation. This is the Alexander Palace in St Petersburg which over the past three years has been renovated for more than £24 million (or 31 million US dollars or 2 billion Russian rubles). The palace was the last home of Tsar Nicholas II before he was executed along with his family. It was from the Alexander Palace that the Tsar…
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