Sweden

The prince and princess whose much longed for son made royal history

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13th April 2024
King Carl XVI Gustaf made history in 2023 when he celebrated his Golden Jubilee. And after 50 years of reign, many Swedish citizens barely remember a life without the current King on the throne.Carl XVI Gustaf is the first Swedish monarch to celebrate a Golden Jubilee.His reign has another peculiarity: Carl Gustaf inherited the throne directly from his grandfather at 27. His father…
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Denmark

Queen Mary shares her love of nature at deer haven

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9th April 2024
Queen Mary professed her love of nature over the weekend after she dedicated new land to an existing deer haven.The Danish queen visited the southern part of Jægersborg Hegn on Sunday afternoon to incorporate it into the existing Dyrehaven (Deer Haven) in Copenhagen.
European Royals

The future queen about to make an important debut

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4th April 2024
The heir to the throne of the Netherlands is to make an important debut at a major event.For the first time, Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands will take part in a State Visit.The Princess of Orange will join her parents, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, as they welcome the King and Queen of Spain to the Netherlands for a two day visit in April.Princess Amalia, 20…
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Norway

The special meaning in the engagement ring of a princess nicknamed Cinderella

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26th March 2024
Theirs was an engagement announcement that threatened the monarchy’s stability, but the ring upon Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby’s ring finger symbolised nearly a century of royal love matches, and theirs would, in time, be no different.Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit met in July 1999 at a music festival and began dating afterwards. At the time, the “Cinderella from Kristiansand,”…
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European Royals

The princess who left her home for a throne that didn't yet exist

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24th March 2024
As Queen Sofía of Spain marks her 85th birthday, we take a look at her life, from the Kingdom of Greece to the Kingdom of Spain.The person who we now know as Queen Sofía of Spain was born on 2 November 1938 in Athens, Greece, as Princess Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederika of Greece and Denmark. Her parents were the then Prince Paul of Greece and Princess Frederica, a daughter of Ernest…
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