Denmark

Queen Margrethe takes Princess Isabella to Easter Day service ahead of confirmation

Easter is a day that brings many Christians to church with a special mindset, and the Danish royals were no exception.  Queen Margrethe is at Marselisborg Palace, following her tradition of spending the Easter holidays in the Aarhus royal residence, and she is scheduled to remain there at least until the beginning of May, when the sailing season for the Royal Yacht Dannebrog is set to…
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British RoyalsFeatures

The history of Royal Maundy Services

With the Easter holiday fast approaching, Royal Central is looking into the history of Royal Maundy Services. Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday, which precedes Good Friday. At the service, the British monarch, or a royal…
CoronavirusQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen records historic message to mark the Easter weekend

Her Majesty The Queen has recorded her first ever Easter message, telling the nation that “coronavirus will not overcome us”. The message was recorded at Windsor Castle on Good Friday. The video shows a candle bringing light to an altar while the Queen can only be heard. She says, “Many religions have festivals which celebrate light overcoming darkness. Such occasions are…
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FeaturesHistoryInsight

A Quick Look at Fabergé's Easter Eggs

Probably best known for the exquisite Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of Romanov, Peter Carl Faberge was Russia’s premier master goldsmith at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Faberge having been founded in St. Petersburg by his father, Gustav Faberge in 1842. Although Faberge would go on to design spectacularobjects of ornamentation such…
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