Belgium

The next Queen Elisabeth: how is a princess preparing for an historic role?

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has paved the way for a new generation of heirs in Europe to embrace their roles in a continuously changing landscape. Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène was born at 9:58 pm on 25 October 2001, the first of four children born to the then-Duke and Duchess of Brabant. As it happens for many firstborns, she shaped the education path for the rest of her…
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Monaco

The curse of the Princely Family of Monaco

The ill-health of Princess Charlene of Monaco in 2021-2022 was just the latest in a series of bad luck for the Princely Family of Monaco, and according to a legend, it is all because of a witch’s curse. Legend has it that the Grimaldi family has been cursed for around 700 years, going back to 14th-century Europe. There are different versions of the story, but the most famous says that a…
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The Netherlands

A set of sapphires with links to a list of queens is the jewel pick of the heir to the Dutch throne

Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th birthday gala was a landmark event for the young Danish royal. Luckily for royal watchers everywhere, many of the guests wore tiaras and jewels. Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, the Princess of Orange, wore the Dutch Sapphire Necklace Tiara. King Willem III purchased a choker necklace for his wife, Queen Emma, that was made of ten diamonds…
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Spain

Spain's royal family together again ahead of special ceremony

Spain’s royal family reunited publicly for the first time in two months as they came together for one of the most important events of their year. Infanta Sofia joined her sister, Leonor, and their parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, in Oviedo as events for the Princess of Asturias awards got under way. Sofia has been in Wales where she’s just begun her two year course at UWC Atlantic…
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