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The best royal fashion moments of December

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24th December 2024
December is almost like two distinct months for working royals. While they are typically relaxing and spending time with their families like we are from the 24th on, they tend to be exceptionally busy in the first half of the month. Their busy schedules mean that there are many fashion moments to choose for our best royal looks of December. Queen Mary of Denmark’s Alberta Ferretti…
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Princess Amalia's first Opening of Parliament overshadowed by protesters

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21st September 2022
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, the Princess of Orange, attended her first Opening of Parliament yesterday, but the mood soon turned sour. The Opening of Parliament is called Prinsjesdag in the Netherlands. Prinsjesdag always takes place on the third Tuesday in September. King Willem-Alexander addressed a joint session of the States-General of the Netherlands, which consists of…
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Dutch Royal Family reunited as Princess Alexia returns home from Wales for the holidays

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12th December 2021
Christmas is right around the corner, and foreign exchange students are making their way back home for the holidays. At UWC Atlantic, the term ended on Friday, 10 December, and on Saturday, the Dutch Royal Household’s accounts were graced by a picture of the reunion of the family.  With the caption: “The holidays are approaching: it’s time to get back home together,” the…
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Princess of Orange to mark adulthood with extraordinary Council of State meeting speech

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10th November 2021
The Princess of Orange will one day be Queen of the Netherlands. On the 7th of December, she will turn 18-years-old and be a legal adult. The occasion will be marked by Her Royal Highness’s attendance at an extraordinary meeting of the Council of State, one of the independent legislative bodies of the country.  While the Princess of Orange will have no effective powers, nor the right to…
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