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The Laws of Succession in...Denmark

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been celebrating her Golden Jubilee throughout the year, but it’s only thanks to the updated laws of succession that she was able to inherit from her father. In 1953, King Frederick IX was comfortably on the Danish throne but the succession was anything but sorted. The king’s children were three young girls: Princess Margarethe, born in 1940, Princess…
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After shock, sadness and mourning, the reality of a new reign begins to appear

It’s less than three weeks since the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III and yet, despite the air of sadness still hanging over the House of Windsor, the reality of a new reign is beginning to take shape. One of the first official portraits issued of the new King showed him at work on his red boxes. It was a very public declaration that, despite his personal…
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Hilary Mantel - the author who brought alive the Tudors for the 21st century

Acclaimed author Dame Hilary Mantel passed away at 70 on 22 September. The British writer, widely regarded as one of the best English-language novelists of her time, was responsible for bringing alive the Tudor dynasty for a new generation through her Wolf Hall series. “It is with great sadness that HarperCollins announces that bestselling author Dame Hilary Mantel DBE died…
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Queen Letizia meets with U.S. First Lady Jill Biden during UN General Assembly Week

Queen Letizia of Spain travelled to New York City after the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to attend several high-level meetings of the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations. On 21 September, Her Majesty attended an event at Columbia University with First Lady Jill Biden, touring the Irving Medical Center to raise awareness for the global fight against cancer. Queen…
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