Spain

Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia lead the way celebrating communities in Asturias

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22nd October 2023
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía led the Spanish Royal Family in celebrating the parishes of Arroes, Pion and Candana, which have been awarded the Princess of Asturias Exemplary Town Award this year. Together, Arroes, Pion and Candana make up Villaviciosa. They jointly received the award this year due to “having managed to preserve a diversified economy based on local resources and that, at…
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Sweden

Celebrations for Queen Silvia's 80th birthday to begin next month

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22nd October 2023
Celebrations for Queen Silvia of Sweden’s 80th birthday are set to begin next month. The Queen will turn 80 on 23 December, right in the midst of the hectic final Christmas rush. To make sure Her Majesty is celebrated properly, the Royal Court has said festivities will begin early next month. On 5 November, a royal birthday concert will be held at Drottningholm Palace in honour…
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European Royals

A King and his Aunt Daisy: the many family ties between Margrethe of Denmark and Felipe of Spain

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19th October 2023
Denmark is about to host Spain for a State Visit. While State Visits can play an important political and diplomatic role, this visit will also be incredibly personal. King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will be spending three days with Queen Margrethe of Denmark, allowing the close family members to reunite again.  King Felipe has often referred to Margrethe as Aunt Daisy, a popular name…
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Norway

What is the Order of St. Olav?

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18th October 2023
King Harald’s gift to Prince Christian on his 18th birthday this past weekend was the designation as a Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav. What is the Order of St. Olav? Let’s discuss. Founded by King Oscar I in 1847, though he reigned as the Sovereign of both…
Denmark

What is the Order of the Elephant?

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18th October 2023
Prince Christian has debuted his first national order, having been made a Knight of the Order of the Elephant the morning of his 18th birthday. The Order of the Elephant is Denmark’s highest chivalric order and is bestowed entirely at the Sovereign’s discretion. Typically, it is awarded to royalty and foreign heads of state. In the cases of members of the Danish and Norwegian Royal…
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