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Royal Wedding Rewind: Queen Maud and King Haakon of Norway

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30th November 2019
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Queen Maud of Norway. There British royal became a queen in 1905 but her path to a throne began nine years earlier when she married her cousin in a very Victorian wedding. However, the seemingly run of the mill royal union that began that day would transform the lives of two royals and one monarchy. Here, Royal Central looks back at the…
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InsightMonaco

Who is Princess Charlene of Monaco?

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30th November 2019
To conclude our series on the Princess consorts of Monaco, we look at the current titleholder, Princess Charlene – the wife of the Prince of Monaco, Albert II.Charlene Lynette Wittstock was born Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on 25 January 1978 to Michael and…
BelgiumLesotho

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde share wedding day secrets

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30th November 2019
Belgium’s King and Queen have given a rare interview to mark their twentieth wedding anniversary. And speaking to RTBF, King Philippe revealed that the couple’s romance and marriage plans had left them ”on a cloud”.The couple spoke to Patrick Weber for a special programme celebrating the two decades since they became husband and wife. The interview was recorded at their…
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European RoyalsSerbia

Crown Princess Katherine’s annual Christmas Bazaar opened in Serbia

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29th November 2019
The Crown Princess Katherine Foundation officially opened the traditional Christmas Charity Bazaar of handicrafts on Thursday. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess did not attend the opening as they did last year. The opening of the Charity Bazaar was therefore done by Vladimir Cucic, Commissioner for Refugees and Migration in Serbia.Among those who attended were representatives of the…
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Romania

Russia’s ambassador to Romania summoned following insults towards Her Majesty Margareta

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28th November 2019
The Russian ambassador to Romania has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry of Romania following his attack on Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, last week. The Minister of Foreign Affairs in Romania, Mr Bogdan Aurescu, urgently summoned the Russian ambassador following the strong negative reaction across the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement where…
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