Denmark

Queen Mary kicks off the holiday season by unveiling Denmark's Christmas stamp

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8th October 2025
Tis the season… well, almost. But Queen Mary helped kick off the festive season when she unveiled this year’s Christmas stamp in support of the Christmas Stamp Foundation.‘Christmas Hope and Wishing Stars’ is the title of the new Christmas stamp, which features a “magical winter landscape” dotted with elves, animals and trees.It was designed by children’s book author and…
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King George V's most intimate Christmas speech

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22nd December 2024
As we explore a different Royal Christmas Broadcast each day from 1 to 24 December, we are able to see both personal, family moments and public events marked. In 1934, King George V added a real family touch to his Christmas speech, only the third he had ever made.  On…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria 'lights up' in new holiday video

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21st December 2024
Crown Princess Victoria shared a new video of her young family taking part in a beloved holiday tradition: lighting candles.In a new video posted on the Swedish Royal Family’s YouTube channel, the future queen of Sweden, accompanied by husband Prince Daniel and children Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, visits the Älvrosgården in Skansen to learn about the tradition of lighting candles at…
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A Christmas message filled with hope

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20th December 2024
The Second World War was the major defining event of King George VI’s reign and as such, several of his Royal Christmas Broadcasts dealt with the war. In 1943, he once again focused on the dedication, faith, and resiliency of both service members and civilians across the…
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A message of hope at Christmas in a difficult year

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18th December 2024
The Royal Christmas Broadcast is a moment of reflection and the message sent is heard by millions. In 1960, Queen Elizabeth II balanced an increasingly uncertain future across the globe with a year that had brought her great personal joy.In 1960, there was significant political upheaval across the globe, as well as natural disasters. Queen Elizabeth acknowledged these struggles, saying…
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A joyful Jubilee Christmas broadcast

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15th December 2024
For only the second time in history, a jubilee became the main focus of a Christmas speech. In 1977, Queen Elizabeth II’s 1977 royal Christmas broadcast was one of celebration and hope. In 1977, Queen Elizabeth celebrated her Silver Jubilee marking twenty five years on the throne. She is only the second British monarch to have a Silver Jubilee with her grandfather, King George V, being the…
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