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Queen Rania of Jordan joined by Queen Mathilde of Belgium and First Lady Jill Biden for UNICEF visit

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19th September 2023
Queen Rania of Jordan is in New York alongside her husband, King Abdullah II, who is attending the 78th United Nations General Assembly. While in the Big Apple, the Queen attended the UNICEF’s Champions for Children: Child Rights at the Heart of the SDGs reception alongside Queen Mathilde of Belgium and US First Lady Jill Biden. The reception, hosted by UNICEF Executive Director…
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The prince born on the day an historic royal reign began

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14th September 2023
It was a long-awaited royal wedding in Sweden when Crown Princess Victoria wed her longtime love, Daniel Westling in a ceremony in Stockholm that brought in royals from across the globe which was described as “Europe’s biggest royal wedding since the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981.” The engagement between the pair was announced on 24 February 2009 with…
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The history making heir to the throne of Sweden

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14th September 2023
All eyes are on Sweden as King Carl XVI Gustaf becomes the first monarch in the country’s history to celebrate a Golden Jubilee. The King has another claim to royal history, too. The laws of succession were changed in the early years of his reign to allow his eldest…
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As Sweden's royals get ready to sparkle again, here are Crown Princess Victoria's best tiara moments

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13th September 2023
The Royal Family of Sweden will be decked in diamonds for a gala dinner marking the Golden Jubilee of King Carl XVI Gustaf. And they’ve quite the jewellery collection to choose from. As we prepare for another sparkling evening, we look back at some of Crown Princess Victoria’s best tiara moments – so far. [getty src=”102232126″ width=”594&#8243…
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How the King of Sweden changed royal rules to allow marriage for love

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10th September 2023
Historically the Swedish Royal Family has had strict laws on who they could marry. However, in the second half of the twentieth century, major changes were set in place to allow Swedish royals more freedom in their choice of partners. The Swedish Act of Succession previously restricted members of the Swedish Royal Family from marrying commoners or else they and all of their descendants would…
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