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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Spain

A late end to a day of historic celebrations

The day of celebrations for King Felipe’s 10th anniversary of his proclamation ended late on June 19th 2024.  After a solemn guard changing ceremony performed by the Royal Guard, which saw a historic first use of the Throne Room’s balcony to watch over the ceremony, the handing out of honours to 19 prominent members of society, a lunch in their honour that saw the King’s two daughters…
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Spain

A solemn military display opens celebrations for King Felipe’s milestone anniversary

To mark the 10th anniversary of his reign, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía have two days of scheduled engagements, that started in the morning of Wednesday, 19th June with a solemn changing of the guard performed by the Guardia Real. At 11:15am, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, accompanied by Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, made their entrance in the Plaza de…
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Denmark

Royals show their support for Euro 2024

Euro 2024 is set to have several royal spectators as the royal families of Europe support their team throughout the tournament.  The Prince of Wales has announced that he will be in Germany for England’s match against Denmark on Thursday, 20 June. As President of the…
Norway

All aboard the literature train for Norway's future queen

While The Queen’s Reading Room Festival at Hampton Court Palace wrapped up on Sunday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has also been celebrating literature this week with the launch of her literary train for 2024. An annual event, the Norwegian Crown Princess boarded her literary train again on 11 June to visit several communities and to highlight the importance of reading.
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