Monaco

Princess Charlene's style nod to the Tour de France as she marks its return

Princess Charlene of Monaco adopted the famous yellow of the Tour de France as she helped get the famous cycling contest under way in Nice this weekend. Charlene, alongside her husband Prince Albert II, travelled to the French city for the first stage of the race which is finally taking place after being put on hold earlier this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic. [getty…
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Denmark

Denmark’s Royal Family's funding increases

Denmark`s social democratic minority government presented on Monday its proposal for the Danish state budget, where an increase in the salary for the Queen Margrethe was included. The Danish government’s budget proposal for next year shows that Queen Margrethe can…
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European royals in the British line of succession: Denmark's Royal Family

Continuing our series, Royal Central is taking a look at the members of Denmark’s Royal Family who are in the British line of succession. Frederik IX of Denmark married Princess Ingrid of Sweden on 24 May 1935. Princess Ingrid was the daughter of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden) and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. The Princess was the…
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How do they compare? A look at British and European royal funding

The idea of royalty is magic itself. The crowns. The power. The money. But is it all that it is built up to be? What if you could decide? How would the world be different today if the royal families had never existed? On average, the British Royal Family cost the taxpayer £43 million a year, with them being estimated at a net worth of £383 million as a collective. Individually, they each…
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Sweden

Chris O'Neill's financial difficulties easing

Chris O’Neill, the husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, has struggled with complicated finances for many years. Now, however, papers in the Swedish media show that the debt of the British-American businessman has been reduced. Nevertheless, his business is not a…
Sweden

Look who's three! Prince Gabriel of Sweden celebrates birthday

Sweden’s Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna, is celebrating his third birthday today with his family – parents, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, and older brother, Prince Alexander. To mark their son’s special day, Carl Philip and Sofia released a photo on their official Instagram account. They said: “Congratulations to our beloved Gabriel on his 3rd…
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