European RoyalsSweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Carl Philip attend Veteran’s Day ceremony

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden were in Stockholm yesterday to attend the National Veteran’s Memorial at Kungl Djurgården and mark the first time Veterans Day was also recognised as a general flag day. Veterans Day on 29 May was instituted as a nationally recognised day of remembrance by the Swedish government in 2010 and received official state status in 2012. Sweden has…
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RomaniaSpain

Spanish royals host Custodian of the Crown of Romania for lunch

Members of the Spanish Royal Family hosted Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania and her husband, Prince Radu for lunch at their home at Zarzuela Palace on Monday, 28 May at noon. Casa Real released two photos from the private meal on their website. The Romanian royal couple is in Spain for a five-day visit that has included a visit by Her Majesty to the Spanish Red Cross and…
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British RoyalsGreeceThe Sussexes

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece on the Duchess of Sussex: "I cannot wait to see how Meghan's role will evolve"

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece has spoken optimistically about the new Duchess of Sussex’s role in the British Royal Family in an interview with Paris Match magazine. “This marriage is the symbol of an opening to the new millennium,” Marie-Chantal said. “Meghan will be very active in charity work. She is passionate about human rights and the fight for equality in all areas, as is…
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Denmark

Who is Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark?

Crown Prince Frederik, the heir to the Danish throne, was born on the 26May 1968 the elder child of the then Crown Princess Margarethe and her late husband, Prince Henrik. He was christened just under a month later in the Holmans Kirk in Copenhagen; he was given the name Frederik after his maternal grandfather, King Frederik IX and in accordance with the tradition in Denmark that those…
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