Royal Christmas

The old and new traditions that will mark Denmark's royal Christmas

The Danish Royal Family are some of the most open when it comes to details on how they celebrate the Christmas holidays. Ahead of the festive season, they always send out a press release about their Christmas plans. The Danish royals spend the holiday at Marselisborg Palace in Aarhus. It has been the tradition since Queen Margrethe took the throne in 1972 and the family will stick to it in…
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A portrait of calm for a prince in his first Christmas as head of a dynasty

It is the first Christmas for the Greek Royal Family without King Constantine and with Crown Prince Pavlos as head of the family. Crown Princess Marie-Chantal has shared her family’s Christmas card on Instagram wishing everyone “peace, love, happiness, and sunshine.” The card features a picture of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess with their five children: Princess…
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The historic queen who was always treated to handmade Christmas cards from her children

Some of the earliest Christmas cards to survive in the Royal Collection date from the first half of Queen Victoria’s reign. These were handmade by Queen Victoria’s children and are typical of the sentimental nineteenth century; although in the case of the Queen’s family, everything was preserved and nothing too small to commemorate. The German Christmas was properly introduced into England…
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The gift to a king which is now the home for a royal Christmas celebration

Every year, the Norwegian King and Queen celebrate Christmas at the grand royal lodge called “Kongsseteren” in the expensive neighbourhood of Holmenkollen in Oslo. Let us take a look at this magnificent royal property. “Kongsseteren”, formerly called The Kings Villa, is a property and timber lodge which is under the Norwegian Royal Family’s private ownership. The property is mainly…
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