Royal WeddingsSpain

Royal Wedding Flowers: Queen Letizia of Spain

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22nd May 2021
Soft, striking and above all, symbolic. The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled her posy with meaning.At the heart of her cascading bouquet were the iris and the lily, closely associated with the House…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands

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19th May 2021
Two wedding ceremonies, three spectacular celebrations and one very happy couple. Twenty years ago, on a string of sunny May days, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands married Laurentien Brinkhorst in The Hague with a host of royal guests looking on. And while Constantijn was nowhere near his country’s throne, his wedding began a string of marriages that would change Europe’s royal…
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Windsor Castle set to reopen on 17 May

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16th May 2021
Along with many other historic sites, Windsor Castle will be reopening on Monday, 17 May. The UK entered its third lockdown in January 2021 and has slowly been easing restrictions since mid-April. In England, museums, theatres, and historic sites can reopen on Monday. Windsor Castle has been home to English and then British monarchs for nearly 1,000 years. The Queen has spent most of the…
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Birthplace of Queen Margrethe: Amalienborg Palace

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12th May 2021
Amalienborg Palace, located in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the primary residence of the Danish Royal Family. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was born there on 16 April 1940, during the reign of her predecessor and grandfather, Christian X. Besides being the birthplace of the first Danish queen to reign in seven hundred years, it has a long and illustrious history.Amalienborg is made up of four…
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