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90 Years of Grace: The Most Famous Royal Couple in the World

On 5 January 1956, from her parents’ house, Grace Kelly announced her engagement to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. “A big day in Philadelphia when millionaire John B. Kelly’s daughter, film star Grace Kelly, announces her engagement to Prince Rainier, the 32-year-old ruler of the pocket state of Monaco. A pretty famous pocket at that, it consists almost entirely of…
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Spain

Who is Queen Sofía of Spain?

The person who we now know as Queen Sofía of Spain was born on 2 November 1938 in Athens, Greece. She was known differently at birth as she was titled Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, and her parents were the then Prince Paul of Greece and Princess Frederica, a…
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Ninety Years of Grace: Princess Grace’s first wedding dress

Her gown she wore for her religious marriage is one of the most famous royal outfits ever worn and an icon of the 20th century but Grace Kelly had another wedding dress before that celebrated creation. Grace and Prince Rainier III of Monaco said ‘I do’ in a civil ceremony the day before the church service beamed around the world and for that event, this royal bride wore pink. The two piece…
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Denmark

Danish Royal Run 2020 cities announced

The cities hosting the Royal Run 2020 have been announced by the Royal Danish House. 2020 will be the third year of the race after its creation in 2018 for Crown Prince Frederik’s 50th birthday celebrations. There were over 70,000 Danes who took part in the 2018 race…
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Man arrested over allegations of threats against Queen Margrethe and King Carl XVI Gustaf

The Danish Police has announced that, earlier this week, they carried out a raid on the house of a Muslim man living in Copenhagen after his wife reported she feared that the man was planning an attack on the Danish or Swedish monarch. Danish Police arrested the 33-year-old man who will remain in custody for ten days so that they can investigate the case. During questioning, the man has…
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Sweden

King and Queen of Sweden hosted lunch for Nordic Council Session

This week, King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden hosted a lunch for the Nordic prime ministers, presidents and other Nordic politicians in connection with the Nordic Council session in Sweden. The lunch was held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. This year, the Nordic Council’s 71st session was held in Sweden. The agenda included discussions on climate, sustainability and young…
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