Norway

Business as usual for Princess Anne as election forces Royal Family to reconsider agenda

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23rd May 2024
As King Charles juggled his diary for an unexpected meeting with the Prime Minister and Buckingham Palace later confirmed that His Majesty and his family would be cutting back on duties as a general election campaign got under way, one Windsor didn’t get the memo.The Princess Royal was in Norway for an official visit as her brother found himself called upon to dissolve parliament for the…
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Spain

The wedding dress of Queen Letizia of Spain

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22nd May 2024
Though she was an unconventional bride, this future Spanish queen chose conventional royal styling on her wedding day 20 years ago.Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano shocked Spain when news of their impending engagement was leaked in late October 2003: their romance had been so under wraps that outside of their close circle of family and friends, nobody had any idea that the future…
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Spain

Why Queen Letizia of Spain's famous engagement ring has disappeared from view

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21st May 2024
Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano was not a name familiar to royal watchers up until around 31 October 2003, and even then, many had their doubts that the rumours—that her engagement to Prince Felipe, the Prince of Asturias, was about to be announced—were true.But on 1 November, the Spanish Royal Court shared that King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía had the “great satisfaction” of announcing…
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Denmark

The Wedding Dress of Queen Mary of Denmark

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14th May 2024
Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark will be celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary on 14 May 2024. Although their year has been busy with Frederik’s ascension and the ensuing ceremonies and engagements, we are looking back at their wedding with a closer look…
European Royals

A hug for a queen from Europe's longest serving heir to the throne

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11th May 2024
The Queen of Denmark was given a big hug to welcome her at the start of an historic event by a friend who also has her own place in royal history.As Queen Mary stepped ashore in Sweden at the start of the first State Visit since her husband took the Danish throne, the future monarch of Sweden curtsied to her visitor then cuddled her.The Crown Princess of Sweden welcomes Queen Mary of…
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