BelgiumEuropean Royals

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visit ancestral castles during visit to German states

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13th July 2019
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde paid an official visit to the German federal states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt this week. While in Saxony-Anhalt, they visited an ancestral castle where the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha once lived, Friedenstein Castle. Accompanied by the Prime Minister of the German-speaking Community in Belgium, Oliver Paasch, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited…
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Tombs of two Princesses found empty in search for missing girl

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12th July 2019
Emanuela Orlandi – the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican clerk – went missing in 1983 when she failed to return home after a music lesson in Rome. The search for her continues to this day and her family recently received an anonymous letter saying that her body could be buried in the Teutonic cemetery, which is a burial ground just inside the Vatican’s walls. The two tombs that…
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A look at the Belgian line of succession

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11th July 2019
Today we’re looking at the line of succession to the Belgian throne. Current Monarch: King Philippe, who succeeded his father, King Albert II, on 21 July 2013 after he stepped down for health reasons. Photo: Laura Dekkers King Philippe was considered by many…
Luxembourg

EXCLUSIVE: Royal Central travels to Thailand with Princess Tessy

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10th July 2019
Royal Central’s Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, travelled to Thailand with Princess Tessy of Luxembourg at the beginning of July to see the work she does with her NGO, Professors Without Borders (PROWIBO) and empowering women across the globe. Read part one below: After a 15 hour flight to South Korea and another 5-hour flight to Thailand, I arrived late on Sunday, 30 June to Bangkok…
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Sweden

Images from Victoriadagen over the years

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10th July 2019
Each year on 14 July, Victoriadagen (or Victoria Day in English) is celebrated in Sweden on the island of Öland. The day is significant as it is Crown Princess Victoria’s birthday, and it was first celebrated in 1979 – when Victoria was two-years-old. For…
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A look at the Swedish line of succession

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8th July 2019
In a new series, we are taking a look at the various lines of successions in the world’s monarchies. This edition is looking at the ten people in the Swedish line of succession. Current monarch: King Carl XVI Gustaf (b. 1946) who came to the throne in 1973 after the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf. PHOTO: BENGT NYMAN/CC BY-SA 4.0/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The King was born to…
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