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The tiara worn by Diana on the day she became a princess

In recent years, British royals, when in need of a wedding day tiara, put in a request to the Queen, who seems happy to oblige. But forty years ago when the world tuned in to watch Lady Diana Spencer wed Prince Charles, the bride wore her family’s tiara for the big day. The Spencers are a British aristocratic family that can trace their history back for centuries. The Spencer Tiara was…
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Queen Margarethe's royal yacht rescues a cutter boat in Danish-Swedish waters

On Monday, the Danish Court confirmed that the Royal Yacht Dannebrog had rescued another boat that had become stranded in the sea between Denmark and Sweden. Queen Margarethe was on board the yacht at the time of the rescue, the Court also confirmed. The rescued boat, a cutter, was first directed towards the islet of Hesselø and was later towed to the mainland. In addition to the…
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Fashion Favourite: Queen Elizabeth II and Norman Hartnell

With The Queen fast approaching her Platinum Jubilee, celebrating 70 years on the throne, she still continues to be a fashion icon. Bookies offer odds on the colour hats she wears to Ascot, and people continually speculate on the contents and movements of her handbags. Over her life, she has been dressed by and cultivated relationships with many different designers. The most notable and enduring…
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Queen Margrethe and the Faroe Islands

Later this week, Queen Margrethe will visit the Faroe Islands aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog in her role as queen of the North Atlantic islands. Ahead of her visit, let’s take a look at Queen Margrethe’s history with the Faroe Islands. It was officially confirmed in April that Queen Margrethe would visit the Faroe Islands and that the visit would afford her the “opportunity to…
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