Sweden

The unusual diamond tiara that one royal family's princesses love to share

Diamonds are easily the most popular jewel in royal collections; royal families have been adding diamonds to their vaults for centuries. Princess Margaret of Connaught’s Diamond Tiara is one of the most unusual diamond tiaras in use today and it’s very popular with Sweden’s royals. Princess Margaret of Connaught married Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden in 1905 and received the…
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A royal milestone - the first solo visits of heirs to the throne

It’s a landmark moment in any royal career. For those born to reign, a life of public duty beckons and that means the moment to fly solo comes sooner rather than later. Princess Catharina-Amalia of Orange had her first solo outing with the 22 year old royal launching a naval ship without her parents. It was a confident start to her royal career and follows the path of several other firsts…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria pays solemn tribute to victims of mass shooting

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have paid solemn tribute to those killed in the worst mass shooting in Swedish history. Sweden experienced its worst mass shooting when ten people were shot dead by a lone gunman at Risbergska School in Örebro. The gunman later died. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel paid their respects on Sunday.  The Crown Princess and Prince attended…
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The perfect royal tiara for February babies

February’s birthstone, the amethyst, is found across royal jewellery collections. However, it is the Swedish royal family that has one of the most impressive pieces: the Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara.  The Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara began life as a necklace that reportedly…
Royal News

King Charles speaks of need to remember the past on anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, King Charles spoke of the importance of learning from the past. His words came as people around the world stopped to remember the six million Jewish people as well as the thousands of members of Roma, LGBTQ communities and disabled people who were killed in the Holocaust. The King was very visibly…
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