Denmark

Royal guest list for Prince Christian's 18th birthday

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15th October 2023
Prince Christian of Denmark will turn 18 on 15 October, with celebrations in the Danish capital of Copenhagen.Almost all of the Danish Royal Family will be in attendance to mark the heir to the throne’s big day. Margrethe’s sister, Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece will also attend. It’s thought some of their children will also participate…
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Denmark

How beacons and cardigans marked the birth of a future king

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13th October 2023
On 15 October 2005, the future king of Denmark was born amidst great fanfare. Now, as Prince Christian comes of age, let’s take a look back at the day of his birth.Christian Valdemar Henri John was born at 1:57 am at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, the first child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. The couple had married in May 2004 and enjoyed immense popularity as they…
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European Royals

The babies of royal baby boom year come of age

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12th October 2023
A royal baby boom took place in 2005, and now all those royal babies are coming of age.Who has marked or is marking their 18th birthday this year?Prince Hashem of JordanThe youngest child of King Abdullah and Queen Rania turned 18 on 30 January (his father’s birthday). He is now attending university in the United States. He’s second in line to the Jordanian throne after…
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Monaco

The forgotten princess who links the royal families of Britain and Monaco

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11th October 2023
While some links between royal houses are well known and rather close, others are a little more distant and perhaps all the more interesting for that. The ties between the House of Windsor and the House of Grimaldi might be stretched, they are still there.The connection begins in the 19th century when Albert I, Prince of Monaco married a British aristocrat called Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton.
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