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A look at Scandinavia's royal Olympians

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1st August 2021
With the Olympics underway, let’s take a look at the Scandinavian royals and their connection to the Olympics. Although there haven’t been that many Scandinavian royal competitors, these families are very closely intertwined with the Olympics. Sweden There haven’t been any Swedish Royal Family members who’ve competed in the Olympics, but King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia met at the…
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Remembering the wedding that captured the imaginations of millions

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29th July 2021
Once upon a time, there was a fairytale. I was just a little girl when it was told but like many who lived through it, I still find a resonance in that strange summer day when once upon a time met, briefly, happy every after.On July 29th 1981, the world stopped to watch a prince wed his princess. Even the archbishop who married them was so involved in the dream that had sprung up around them…
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The tiara worn by Diana on the day she became a princess

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29th July 2021
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

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27th July 2021
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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