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The Royal 2010s: the Ruby King

The celebrations for the 40th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s accession to the Swedish throne took place in September 2013 with royals from all over the globe flying in for the festivities and members of the Swedish government, Riksdag, and City of Stockholm taking part. Specifically, it was celebrated on the weekend of 13-15 September and on 19 September. The 15th of September…
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A first look at The Queen's Christmas Broadcast

Ahead of The Queen’s annual Christmas broadcast will be broadcast on Christmas Day, Buckingham Palace has released a short preview in which Her Majesty admits it has been a “bumpy year.” The 2019 Christmas broadcast was filmed in the Green Drawing Room…
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All the Queen's lockets

Lockets form an important part in Queen Victoria’s personal jewellery. The first of these lockets was given to the baby Princess Victoria and the last mentions of them occur at the end of her life. Like any object, therefore, they tell a life story in a new way. In briefly…
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Iñaki Urdangarin gets Christmas reprieve to spend holiday out of prison and with family

Iñaki Urdangarin, the husband of Infanta Cristina of Spain and brother-in-law to King Felipe, has gotten a Christmas reprieve to spend the holiday out of prison with his family. Urdangarin has been granted permission by the court, under Article 47.2 of the General Penitentiary Organic Law, to leave prison for four days to spend Christmas with his wife and their four children. He will leave…
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The Royal 2010s: the royals we lost (2015-2019)

Please note that we have only included royals from currently reigning royal families, those who actually reigned but were then exiled or exiled/mediatised royals who married a royal from a reigning family. 2015Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria Carlos was the last Infante…
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Belgian Royals send Christmas greetings with new family photo

The Belgian Royal Family has released their Christmas photo for 2019. The image, shared on their official social media, shows King Philippe and Queen Mathilde alongside their four children. Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant stands alongside her two brothers, Prince Gabriel and Prince Emmanuel, and her sister, Princess Eleonore, surrounding their father. The photo was taken by Bas Bogaerts.
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The Royal 2010s: the royals we lost (2010-2014)

Please note that we have only included royals from currently reigning royal families, those who actually reigned but were then exiled or exiled/mediatised royals who married a royal from a reigning family. 2010Prince Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma…
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Who is Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan?

As it was just announced that the Queen of Bhutan is expecting her second child, we are taking a look at the Queen consort. Ashi (the equivalent of Lady) Jetsun Pema was born on 4 June 1990 to Dhondup Gyaltshen and Sonam Choki as the second of their five children in…
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Princess Royal attends BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards

Ben Stokes was named as the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year yesterday in an awards ceremony attended by HRH Princess Anne. The televised ceremony was held at the P&J Live Arena in Aberdeen where along with Denis Law, a former Manchester United and Scotland footballer, Princess Anne presented the Sports Personality of the Year trophy to Stokes. The annual event, which this year was…
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