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The colourful tiara that has become the poignant link between a past consort and a future queen

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1st January 2024
On January 14th 2024, Denmark will get a new king and queen. The reign of Frederik X will give his country its first queen consort in half a century when his Australian born wife becomes Queen Mary. And throughout her time as a royal, the future queen has worn a very special tiara that came to her from the last woman to hold the role she will now make her own.The tiara is part of a parure that…
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Why abdications should be the norm

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31st December 2023
With the news that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will abdicate on 14th January 2024, the question many are asking is, should abdication be the norm?I argue yes.In The Netherlands, monarchs abdicate after reigning for a certain amount of years. Most recently, Queen…
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In Memoriam: the royals we lost in 2023

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31st December 2023
Another year has come and gone, and we lost royals along the way. Royal Central takes a look at the royal deaths in 2023.King Constantine II of Greece: 1940-2023By Holger Motzkau 2010, Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-sa-3.0)Arguably the biggest royal death of…
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The royal baby who arrived in 2023 with a rather impressive title

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30th December 2023
There’s a brand new royal baby in 2023 and although her parents only announced her short first name, she has a rather regal sounding title to go with it.This brand new royal in Europe who made her debut this year is the third child of Prince Amadeo of Belgium and his wife, Elisabetta. The Belgian Royal Family announced the safe arrival of their little girl on official social media on…
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