The Netherlands

The diamond tiara hidden for decades that is now the favourite of a queen

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14th March 2024
It’s perhaps the most talked about tiara in the Dutch royal collection and it’s been chosen by Queen Maxima for her latest official portrait. The queen wears it in a set of photos marking the tenth anniversary of the accession of her husband, Willem-Alexander, as King of the Netherlands. And this diadem packs plenty of history for some truly historic pictures. The Stuart Tiara is the…
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Norway

King Harald out of hospital to recuperate at home

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14th March 2024
King Harald of Norway has left hospital after several weeks of treatment. The Norwegian monarch, 87, was discharged from the Rigshospitalet in Oslo on March 14th and went home to the Royal Palace where he will continue to recuperate. The Royal Court said King Harald…
Norway

King Harald receives a permanent pacemaker

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13th March 2024
King Harald has undergone successful surgery to place a permanent pacemaker following a period of infection, the Norwegian Royal Court announced on Tuesday. The King had been vacationing in Malaysia with Queen Sonja when he fell ill and was taken to a local hospital. His…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria represents Sweden for important NATO event

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12th March 2024
Crown Princess Victoria was in Brussels Monday to mark Sweden’s entry into NATO, representing her father the King while he’s away on a State Visit to Mexico. The Crown Princess joined other Swedish dignitaries at the NATO headquarters for the symbolic flag raising, joining the other countries’ flags in a gesture that demonstrates Sweden’s admittance into NATO. NATO Secretary General…
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Royal WeddingsSweden

The royal bride who wore her sister's wedding dress

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8th March 2024
It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads back to June 1964 for the wedding of Desiree and Baron Niclas Silfvershiold. The princess was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
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Spain

The tiara bought by a billionaire for a future queen

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5th March 2024
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 her parents (King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece); the Mellerio Shell Tiara, a gift from her in-laws (Infante Juan and…
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