Luxembourg

A brand new line of succession in Luxembourg as 2024 gets under way

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9th January 2024
A birth is always a happy occasion, but when it happens in a royal family, it is also a source of some changes, especially when it comes to the succession line.  This was the case in Luxembourg, where the birth of Prince Balthazar caused a shift down the succession line for Princess Alexandra, who is expecting a child in the spring, and Prince Sébastien.  Prince Louis and his two…
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Denmark

First special event for Denmark's royals in week of history

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8th January 2024
It’s a big week for the Danish royal family as it prepares for the first abdication of a monarch in six centuries. But before that moment of history, there’s the small matter of a prince and princess becoming teenagers. Yes, with just days to go until they become King and Queen of Denmark, Frederik and Mary have also seen their two youngest children reach those teenage…
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Spain

Princess Leonor attends Pascua Militar for the first time

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7th January 2024
The Princess of Asturias marked another milestone over the weekend: attending her first Pascua Militar alongside her parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia. The traditional military event—which translates to ‘Military Easter’ in English—marks the solemn beginning…
Denmark

The tiny brooch that links a great queen to her beloved father

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7th January 2024
When she was born in 1940, the then-Princess Margrethe was not in the line of succession as females could not inherit the throne. In 1953 a change in law meant that Margrethe was able to take her place as her father’s heir. To mark her change in status, King Frederik IX gave his daughter a brooch. [getty src=”869342232″ width=”594″ height=”399&#8243…
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Denmark

No coronation and a much happier proclamation: what to expect as King Frederik takes the Danish throne

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3rd January 2024
When Margrethe II abdicates on January 14 2024, the reign of her son as King Frederik X will start. Unlike the United Kingdom, which marked the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Denmark’s process of accession to the throne is much simpler and more oriented towards the Sovereign’s constitutional duties.  Many people will have seen the resurfaced images of Queen Margrethe’s…
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