Spain

Queen Letizia comes in for criticism from her father in law, King Juan Carlos

King Juan Carlos appears to have taken a swipe at his daughter in law, Queen Letizia, in his new book. It’s long been rumoured that relations between the two were strained, even before his abdication and later self imposed exile. Now, the former monarch appears to confirm that with comments about Letizia. As he began interviews with the French press to promote his memoirs…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Christian's 'dream came true' with F-16 training flight

Crown Prince Christian took to the skies on Monday afternoon in a F-16 training flight at the Skrydstrup military base. In an unannounced visit, the future king of Denmark travelled to Vojens to join in a symbolic flight aboard a F-16. As Crown Prince Christian said himself: “I had the opportunity to get on one of the last training flights in an F-16 aircraft – and wow, it was…
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Belgium

King Felipe of Spain apologises to Belgium's queen after arriving late for palace lunch

King Felipe of Spain issued an apology to the Belgian royals after traffic delays meant he and Queen Letizia ended up being late for a long planned lunch in Brussels. Felipe and Letizia are in the Belgian capital to see a cultural festival, Europalia, which has a special focus on Spain this year. Ahead of that visit, they were invited to the Royal Palace in Brussels to see their friends…
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Denmark

Queen Mary of Denmark just took royal power dressing to new heights and I'm in awe of how well she does it

Queen Mary of Denmark welcomed some of the most powerful people in Europe to her royal palace and gave a lesson in power dressing while she was at it. As European leaders gathered in Copenhagen, it was down to the Queen of Denmark and her husband to host a glittering gala dinner for them all. And as Mary opened the doors of the Christian VII Palace, she dressed to perfection. While Prince…
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