Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary begin trip to Greenland

King Frederik and Queen Mary have set out on their first trip to Greenland since  Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. The Danish monarch typically visits Greenland annually. They will be visiting communities in the northern, western, and southern parts of Greenland over the next week.The King and Queen first arrived at Pituffik Space Base, an American…
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Spain

King Felipe is back to business as he backs up NATO exercises in the Baltic

After celebrating the 10th anniversary of his proclamation last week with two days of events and engagements, it was back to business for King Felipe.On Sunday, 23rd June, His Majesty departed for official visits to the three Baltic Republics of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, to “reinforce bilateral relations and visit military operation areas in the three countries”.The…
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Luxembourg

The Grand Ducal Palace of Luxembourg

With Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg’s announcement that he will begin transferring power to his son and heir, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, in October, all eyes will be on Luxembourg City. Where do the Luxembourgish royals live in Luxembourg City?The Luxembourg monarchy is a younger monarchy, as it was established in 1815. It was established as the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on…
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Sweden

The royal bride who wore her sister's wedding dress

It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads back to June 1964 for the wedding of Desiree and Baron Niclas Silfvershiold.The princess was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
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