Trooping of The Colour 2018

Yesterday saw Britain's annual Trooping of the Colour. The day celebrates The Queen's Birthday though it's not her actual birthday. The entire royal family gathers together on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Here's the day in pictures.

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The guest of honour, Queen Elizabeth II was of course there.

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Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall were present with their branch of the family; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Unfortunately Prince Louis, the newest addition is a bit young to join. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and the new Duchess of Sussex, Meghan was also on the balcony.

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Prince Andrew, Duke of York was present along with his girls Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie of York. Queen Elizabeth's youngest son Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex wasn't there neither was his young son James, Viscount Severn. He was well represented though via his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex and their daughter Lady Louise Windsor who is looking more and more grown up every time we see her.

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Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence were there with Anne's son and daughter-in-law Peter and Autumn Phillips. Princess Anne's granddaughters Savannah and Isla Phillips joined them and stole the show. They are adorable! Princess Anne's daughter Zara Tindall was not present as she is due to give birth next month.

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Extended family such as Zenouska Mowatt, the granddaughter of Princess Alexandra were also invited

Tiara Time 23rd May 2018!!!

Two weeks ago we had a whole host of tiaras on display. On the 23rd of May the Royal family of Luxembourg hosted King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands. They marked the occasion with a gala banquet and tiaras were worn.

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Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie in all their finery.

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The evening's hostess, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore the Belgian Scroll Tiara. Very pretty and simple. It worked with her dress and was a nice choice for a state visit.

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The guest, Queen Maxima surprised everyone by wearing the Stuart Tiara for the first time. Though not the eldest in The Dutch tiara collection, it's considered a big one. It's a huge compliment to the Luxembourg Royal family. Though Maxima did play it down by not adding the diamond. You cold also say it was too extravagant, possibly trying to outshine Maria Teresa. That's Maxima though!

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The young Hereditary Grand Duchess wore the Chaumet Diamond Pearl Tiara. This was Stephanie's first time wearing it. A very special occasion for her, and a great honour as previously it has only ever been worn by her mother-in-law, The Grand Duchess. Stephanie kept the tiara low key, by removing the larger pearls.

Stay tuned for a look at the tiaras worn at Crown Prince Frederik's 50th gala dinner.

Week 4th June-10th June 2018

Monday 4th June

Prince Andrew, Duke of York speaks at Innovfest Unbound in Singapore. The Duke is bringing Pitch@Palace, his entrepreneur program to Asia.

This morning, The Duke of York attend #innovfestunbound - ‘People don’t realise how Entrepreneurial this part of the world is, I am privileged to bring Pitch@Palace to ASEAN and to take Entrepreneurs from this region around the world. I hope that as we grow, and through our partnership with IMDA and unbound, that we can bring more Entrepreneurs to Singapore and this part of the world.’

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Sophie, Countess of Wessex attends a dedication service at the National Arboretum.

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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium meet with the President of Angola. Later they attend the concert for the Queen Elisabeth Song Contest 2018.

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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Akishino visit Hawaii

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King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway host the President of Slovakia.

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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain host the President and First Lady of the Ukraine for lunch.

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Tuesday 5th June 

Prince Charles of Wales hosted a garden party at Buckingham Palace. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Michael of Kent and Marie, Princess Michael of Kent were also in attendance.

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King Philippe of Belgium, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands meet for the 60th anniversary of the Benelux Union.

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Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Queen Letizia of Spain attend the opening ceremony of European Development Days in Brussels, Belgium.

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Princess Olympia of Greece takes part in a photo shoot for Vogue in New York

✨ @voguebrasil ✨ by @morellibrothers 🧡🌭🥨

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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Akishino visit Hawaii.

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Queen Maxima of The Netherlands opens the Princess Maxima centre for Pediatric Oncology.

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Queen Sofia of Spain inaugurates the ONCE Foundation.

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Wednesday 6th June 

Queen Elizabeth and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Medical Detection Dogs Charity.

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Prince Charles of Wales attends a reception for Age.

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge visits the Isle of Man and attends the Tourist Trophy Race.

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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attends the European Development Days in Brussels, Belgium.

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Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Akishino visit Hawaii.

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King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands attend the award ceremony for the Appeltjes van Orange for Social Projects.

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King Juan Carlos, Infanta Elena and Princess Pilar of Spain attend a bull fight.

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Thursday 7th June 

Queen Elizabeth II presents the Queen's Medal for Music.

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Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the Royal Cornwall Show.

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge meets the England Football Squad.

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Princess Eugenie of York attends the Pass on Plastic parade run by the organisation Sky Ocean Rescue.

I'm so excited to have recently become an Ambassador of Project 0 whose aim is to restore and protect the ocean. Today we launched our new partnership with @skyoceanrescue and of course, Plasticus, the whale made of used single use plastic...Together we aim to inspire people to make sustainable choices to stop the ocean from drowning in plastic. #passonplastic @weareprojectzero

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Princess Anne, The Princess Royal attends the annual garden party of the Not Forgotten Association.

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Prince Michael of Kent attends the Founder's Day Parade at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

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Julia Ogilvy, daughter-in-law of Princess Alexandra celebrates her graduation from Harvard with her daughter Flora Ogilvy, niece Zenouska Mowatt and cousin Lady Marina Charlotte Windsor.

My mother just graduated @harvard after a tough few years and we’re so proud of her! Especially my gorgeous cousins @zenouska1 and @marinacwin as we celebrated my parent’s 30th wedding anniversary last night. I’m so grateful to always have their love, support and friendship @juliacarolineogilvy @ogilvylandscape x

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King Philippe of Belgium meets with the President of Liberia.

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Charlotte Casiraghi presents at Les Recontres Philosophiques.

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Queen Sonja of Norway and Princess Ingrid Alexandra unveil a new sculpture in the Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park.

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King Felipe VI of Spain and King Juan Carlos meet with COTEC foundation members.

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Queen Letizia of Spain visits Students Residence

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Friday 8th June 

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles of Wales visit Westminster Abbey to attend the opening of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee galleries.

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends the live broadcasting of the final of the 500 word creative writing competition.

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Prince Albert II of Monaco is in Dresden, Germany. In the morning he visits the Glaserne Manufacturer and in the evening attends the European Culture Awards.

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The Swedish Royal Family celebrate the christening of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill's youngest child, Princess Adrienne.

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Saturday 9th June 

The British royal family celebrate Trooping of the Colour (see special Trooping of the Colour post for more details). 

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Sunday 10th June 

King Abdullah II of Jordan and Crown Prince Hussein are in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on the Umrah Pilgrimage. 

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Happy Birthday to Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein!!!

Happy Birthday to Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein. Prince Alois is celebrating his 50th birthday today on the 11th of June!!!

 I wish the Prince a very happy birthday on this amazing milestone and hope he has many, many more in good health. 

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Week 28th May-3rd June 2018

Monday 28th May 

Pauline Ducruet, daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco attends the Race Against Dementia charity event.

3 is a squad 💥 #aintnobodylikeus #mymen @nicolassuissa @maximegiaccardi ❤️

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King Felipe VI of Spain meets with members of CIPM

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden attends the presentation of the ALMA Prize.

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Princess Sofia of Sweden attends the Sofia Party where she presented medals of merit.

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Tuesday 29th May 

King Philippe of Belgium meets with the Prime Minister and other members of parliament after 3 policemen were shot in a suspected terror attack.

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark presents the logo for the new National Park.

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Emperor Akihito along with Empress Michiko, Crown Prince Naruhito, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Akishino watch the traditional equestrian Dakyu sport.

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Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visits India.

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Queen Letizia of Spain attends a Journalism and Language Seminar.

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden attends the annual meeting of the Friends of The National Museum.

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Wednesday 30th May 

Queen Elizabeth II meets with George Brandis, High Comissioner of Australia.

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Prince Charles of Wales is in Bucharest, Romania and meets with the Prime Minister.

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Prince Andrew, Duke of York is in Bei Jing, China promoting Pitch@Palace

This afternoon The Duke of York met with President Xi at the Great Hall of the People.

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King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands meets with the Prime Minister of Aruba.

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Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visits India.

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Prince Daniel of Sweden visits Backahag School.

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Thursday 31st May 

Queen Elizabeth II hosts a garden party in Buckingham Palace. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Eugenie of York, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Duke of Kent and Princess Alexanadra, Honourable Lady Ogilvy were also in attendance. 

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King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands visits the Field Lab Smartbase of the Commando Land Armed Forces.

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Queen Letizia of Spain visits the head quarters of the Global Cancer Organisation Union.

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Infanta Elena of Spain attends Charity Day.

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Friday 1st June 

Prince Andrew, Duke of York hosted Pitch@Palace China 2.0 in Bei Jing.

Pitch@Palace China 2.0 took place today at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing! The Duke of York hosted the event, which saw 12 Entrepreneurs from China give a 3 minute Pitch to an Audience of investors, mentors, and business executives. The Winners of #pitchatpalace China 2.0 are China Craftmanship, Pony.ai and YI Tunnel - and the Winner of the People’s Choice Award is Ruxi Technology. Congratulations to all of the Entrepreneurs who have taken part – for more information, visit www.pitchatpalacechina.cn #itsyourtime 🇨🇳

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Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana of Greece attend the pre-opening of the Hellenic Museum.

“PHOS: A Journey of Light” by @skylightchaser- opens tomorrow @hellenic_museum #behindthescenes #phos #journeyoflight #skylightchaser #melbourne #thehellenicmuseum #beauty #greece #proudwife #livelifewithpurposeandpassion

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King Felipe and Queen Letizia meet with members of the Princesa de Asturias Foundation.

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King Felipe of Spain meets with the President of the Congress of Deputies.

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Saturday 2nd June 

Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Alexandra, Honourable Lady Ogilvy attend Epsom Derby Festival

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King Felipe VI of Spain presides over the oath taking of Spain's new Prime Minister.

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Happy Birthday Princess Madeleine

Happy Birthday to Princess Madeleine of Sweden!!! Princess Madeleine is the younger daughter and youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. Today on Sunday June 10th she celebrates her 36th birthday. 

Congratulations Princess Madeleine!!! I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating with your young family.

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Happy Birthday Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Happy Birthday to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh!!! Queen Elizabeth's husband celebrates his 97th birthday today. We wish the Duke a very happy birthday and hope he has many, many more in good health. 

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Happy Birthday Prince Felix of Luxembourg!!!

Happy Birthday to Prince Felix of Luxembourg!!! Prince Felix celebrates his 34th birthday. Prince Felix is the second son and child of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. 

We wish Prince Felix a very happy birthday and hope he enjoys his special day celebrating with his young family. You can read more about Prince Felix of Luxembourg by clicking on his name.

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Happy Birthday Countess Leonore!!!

Happy Birthday Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau. Countess Leonore celebrates her 12th birthday today. The Countess is the second daughter and youngest child of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands. Her grandmother is the former queen, Princess Beatrix and her uncle is King Willem-Alexander. 

We wish Leonore a very happy birthday and hope she enjoys her last year before becoming a teenager! You can read more about Countess Leonore by clicking on her name.


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Week 21st-27th of May 2018

Monday 21st May 

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Princess Beatrice of York and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Lawrence, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Birgitte Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra, Honourable Lady Ogilvy attended the Chelsea Flower Show.

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Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark along with Crown Princess Mary and their children Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine attend the Royal Run.

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Queen Letizia of Spain visits a disability centre in the Dominican Republic

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Tuesday 22nd May 

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark hosts a reception on the Royal Yacht in honour of his 50th birthday.

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King Abdullah II, Queen Rania, Crown Prince Hussein and Prince Hashem attend the graduation of Princess Salma

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King Felipe VI of Spain speaks at COTEC. King Juan Carlos also attends.

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Queen Letizia is on a two day official visit of Haiti

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Wednesday 23rd May 

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visits ITN studios to celebrate the 21st anniversary of 5 News

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King Abdullah II of Jordan meets with Egyptian President in Cairo

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Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg along with Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie welcome King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands

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King Felipe VI of Spain and Infanta Elena attend the funeral of their cousin Alfonso Moreno. He also meets with the basketball team Real Madrid. The King also pays a visit to the School of Youth guard.

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Queen Letizia of Spain undertakes various engagements in Haiti

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Thursday 24th May 

Prince Charles of Wales attended a Bath service at Westminster Abbey. In the afternoon the prince attended the Israel at 70 celebrations 

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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex presented the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York were also present.

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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium visit the province of Limburg

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark along with Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine attend the unveiling of Prince Frederik's official portrait in honour of his 50th birthday.

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Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg host King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands

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Victoria de Marichalar, daughter of Infanta Elena of Spain attends bull fighting

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Friday 25th May 

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg host King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands

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Prince Albert II of Monaco attend the F1 Grand Prix with Princess Charlene and son Prince Jacques and in the evening attends the Amber lounge U*NITE function.

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Princess Alexandra of Hanover attends the Unite show

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Queen Sofia of Spain inaugurates the National Congress of the Spanish Federation of Food Banks

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Saturday 26th May 

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium attend the 50th birthday celebrations of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, in Copenhagen.

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark attends celebrations in honour of her son, Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday.

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attend celebrations in honour of Frederik's 50th birthday.

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Prince Joachim of Denmark along with Princess Marie and son Prince Nikolai attend a gala dinner in celebration of Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday. Prince Joachim's ex-wife Countess Alexandra was also in attendance.

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Princess Benedikte attends the gala dinner in honour of Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday.

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Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece along with children Princess Maria-Olympia and Prince Achileas-Andreas  attend the 50th birthday gala of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

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Prince Philippos and Princess Theodora of Greece attend the 50th birthday gala of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

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Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg attend the 50th birthday gala of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

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Prince Albert II of Monaco attend the Monaco F1 Grand Prix

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of Norway attend the 50th birthday gala of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attend the 50th birthday banquet of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain attend Armed Forces Day 2018

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King Juan Carlos attends the Liverpool vs Real Madrid soccer match in the Ukraine

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King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel attend the 50th birthday banquet of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

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Hereidtary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein attend the 50th birthday banquet of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.

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Sunday 27th May 

Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary along with children Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine attend the TV show 'All of Denmark celebrates the Crown Prince' in honour of Frederik's 50th birthday.

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Prince Joachim, Princess Marie and Prince Felix attend a TV show celebrating the 50th birthday of Crown Prince Frederik. Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg was also in attendance.

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Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attend the F1 Monaco Grand Prix

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Andrea, Pierre & Alexandre 'Sacha' Casiraghi along with Princess Alexandra of Hanover attend the F1 Monaco Grand Prix

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