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These royals are all celebrating birthdays on the same date and there are photos to prove it

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16th April 2025
While there are obviously royal birthdays scattered throughout the year, some days seem to attract the celebrations. And it turns out that 16 April is the birthday to have with four royals celebrating.  Denmark’s Queen Margrethe is marking her 85th birthday and her royal family shared some striking new portraits for the day. Margrethe was born in 1940 to the future King Frederik IX and…
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The tiara made for a princess and worn by queens that is now on show in London

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13th April 2025
Well, we know one tiara that Queen Camilla won’t be wearing for a while. The Queen’s jewellery picks have been rather exciting in recent times, from quirky brooches to her own mother’s exquisite turquoise gems, but a favourite and famous tiara is out of bounds until the end of the year and for a very good reason. The sparkling Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara is now a star…
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The historic building at the centre of a mystery that became the setting for a very famous wedding

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11th April 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla are celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary and they tied the knot in a building that comes complete with its own historical mystery. The couple had originally hoped to marry at Windsor Castle itself but legally this would have required that the castle be open as a venue to other couples to get married there for three years. And so the couple turned their…
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The tiny elephant that is playing a big part in royal birthday celebrations in Denmark

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9th April 2025
Denmark’s Princess Isabella will finally be able to wear a special honour she was given when her father became king. As the second in line to the throne turns 18, she can use the Order of the Elephant. 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…
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