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Crown Prince Frederik presents Invictus Games medals on the day Prince Harry's daughter was born

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6th June 2021
On Friday, 4 June, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark participated in a symbolic medal ceremony for the Invictus Games in Svanemøllen’s Barracks in Copenhagen.  Prior to the medal ceremony, His Royal Highness met with several personalities connected with the Games, including Danish Defense Minister Trine Bramsen and the leader of Team Denmark at the Invictus Games, Claus…
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How the Swedish royals celebrate National Day

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6th June 2021
On 6 June, Sweden celebrates its National Day or “Nationaldagen”. This is, of course, a significant day for the Swedish Royal Family as they step out in full force to join in the celebrations. Just like last year, this year’s National Day celebrations are…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Desiree of Sweden

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5th June 2021
It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads back to June 1964 for the wedding of Desiree and Baron Niclas Silfvershiold. The princess was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
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June's calendar of historic royal moments

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2nd June 2021
2 June 1953: On this day in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation was held at Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty officially became Queen on 6 February 1952 when her father, King George VI, died at the Sandringham Estate from lung cancer. The Queen became the…
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Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, has died aged 77

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1st June 2021
The House of Savoy has announced the death of Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. The Duke underwent surgery on May 27 and died from a cardiac arrest earlier this morning in Arezzo. He is survived by his second wife, Silvia, and his three children from his first marriage: Prince Aimone, Princess Bianca, and Princess Mafalda. He divorced his first wife, Princess Claude of Orleans, on April 26, 1982.
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The mystery of the Flora Hastings scandal - a controversy that swirled Queen Victoria's reign

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29th May 2021
Today, we’re looking at a royal history mystery involving Queen Victoria and a controversy that swirled early in her reign. What was the Flora Hastings Scandal? A Royal Destiny Queen Victoria was poised for the throne from birth. By the time her uncle, William IV, became king in 1830, she was his only legitimate heir. She was the granddaughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte who…
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