Sweden

Sweden's royals lend helping hand in Christmas greeting

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18th December 2023
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s family has released their annual festive video, just a week before Christmas Eve.Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar feature in a video from the Royal Palace’s Bernadotte floor.This year, the family is helping the Royal Palace’s Palace Master Claes Carlsson in the Breakfast Room to prepare for the…
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Monaco

The complex prince who helped make modern Monaco: Louis II

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17th December 2023
He was a complex man with great passions who helped transform the nation he ruled. During his time as Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Louis II oversaw a period of great cultural strides and dark days for the principality.Prince Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi was born…
Denmark

The unique golden tiara that's become a favourite of a stylish queen

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17th December 2023
Only Queen Margrethe could sport one of the most unusual tiaras in existence: the Golden Poppies tiara.Designed in 1976 by Arje Griegst, Queen Margrethe was only four years into her reign when she started wearing the Golden Poppies. It was the Queen’s own commission and creative inspiration that led to the tiara’s creation.The golden poppies are framed around her head by delicate stems…
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Spain

The colourful tiara given to a princess by a billionaire

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15th December 2023
The only ruby tiara in the Spanish Royal Family’s collection is the Niarchos Ruby Bandeau and its accompanying parure.Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark received a treasure trove of jewels on her wedding day in 1962. In addition to the Prussian Tiara, a gift from…
The Netherlands

The historic tiara that unites some of the most famous queens of the past century

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15th December 2023
It’s one of the most striking tiaras in the Dutch royal collection and Queen Maxima has just worn it for an important State Visit by the President of South Korea.The ruby diadem has a special place in the country’s royal history for it was made for the woman who would be the last queen consort of the Netherlands in over a decade. And her jewellery has become a favourite of Maxima…
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Spain

A future queen's day of history takes centre stage on royal Christmas card

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12th December 2023
It was an historic day for a future queen and it’s become the centrepiece of her family’s festive greeting.An image of Princess Leonor from the day she came of age and swore her allegiance to the Spanish Constitution has been chosen for the Spanish royal Christmas car this year.Leonor is seen with her parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, and her younger sister, Infanta…
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