Sweden

Inside the last will and testament of a groundbreaking princess

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8th August 2020
The details of the last will of the late Princess Lilian of Sweden are once again being debated by the country’s press. And the details show that siblings Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine were treated very differently by their aunt when it came to inheritance.Princess Lilian died in 2013, at the age of 97, in her home, Villa Solbacken on Djurgården in…
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Queen Elizabeth IISpain

Could The Queen rescind King Juan Carlos's membership of the Order of the Garter?

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6th August 2020
Following the exile of Spain’s former monarch King Juan Carlos, some royal commentators are questioning whether the honours awarded to him by Queen Elizabeth II may be rescinded.As reported in the Daily Mail, Juan Carlos has been honoured both with the Royal Victorian Chain and is also a Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter.However, if Juan Carlos one day returns to Spain…
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Spain

Mystery continues over the whereabouts of King Juan Carlos

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5th August 2020
Several Spanish newspapers are reporting that King Juan Carlos I has arrived in the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic. The former monarch left Spain on Sunday, shortly before an official announcement that he was to go into exile. Several media sources have reported that Juan Carlos left Spain via Portugal.The Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia is now reporting that, during the weekend…
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Denmark

Prince Joachim leaves hospital after brain surgery

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4th August 2020
Prince Joachim of Denmark is back with his family after being discharged from hospital in France where he underwent emergency brain surgery.The younger son of Queen Margrethe was given the go ahead to return to his holiday residence, the Chateau of Cayx, on August 3rd 2020, ten days after he was rushed in for treatment after falling ill.Joachim, who is 51, underwent surgery on a blood…
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