Spanish State Visit to Denmark 

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and the Danish Royal Family are hosting King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on their State Visit to Denmark from November 6th to the 8th. While the focus of the State Visit is green transition, the pharmaceutical industry and shipping, the Danish and Spanish Royal Families have close family ties, as both Sovereigns are descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Victoria. The last Spanish State Visit to Denmark was in 1980, while Queen Margrethe made a Return State Visit to Spain in 1983.

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Sotheby’s Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection | 6 November 2023

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Spectacular Jewels in the possession of Duke Alexander Eugen and Duchess Sophie of Württemberg, the children of Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria and Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg, which originate from the Württemberg, Habsburg, Bulgarian, Orléans, Bourbon-Parma, Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Royal Families are among the spectacular Jewels going on Auction at the Sotheby’s Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection Sale in Geneva tomorrow!

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King Paul and Queen Frederica in America, 1953

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King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece visited New York City, Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, Huston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco on their 37-day ‘Goodwill Visit’ to the United States of America on this day in 1953, 70 years ago. Queen Frederica returned to America for a visit in 1964, while King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie paid a visit to New York and Washington in 1967.

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Wedding Gifts of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Lady Louise Mountbatten

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Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden married Lady Louise Mountbatten in the Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace on this day in 1923, 100 years ago. The widower Crown Prince and the Duke of Edinburgh’s aunt who had once declared she would never marry a widower or a King received a series of spectacular Wedding Gifts to celebrate their marriage!

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British State Visit to Kenya 

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla are on a State Visit to Kenya from October 31st to November 3rd, to celebrate the warm relationship between the two countries and the strong and dynamic partnership they continue to forge. This is the King’s first visit to a Commonwealth Nation since his accession, and particularly poignant since the late Queen acceded to the Throne while in Kenya in 1952. Kenya is also the country where the then Prince Charles, accompanied by Princess Anne, made his second official visit in 1971. Continue reading →

Queen Letizia’s Aquamarine Earrings

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Happy Birthday to Infanta Leonor, The Princess of Asturias, who turns 18 today! The Heir to the Spanish Throne, who is set to become the first Spanish Queen Regnant since 1862, is expected to soon start wearing the impressive pieces from the Family’s Jewellery Collection. Today we are featuring the most substantial piece that HRH has already borrowed from her mother’s Jewellery Collection, the Aquamarine Drop Earrings!

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