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Danish Royal Family - The King and Queen in their first official gala portraits have been released by the Royal Court. (Photo by Steen Evald) | April 25, 2024

#king frederik #queen mary #danish royals #maryyyy you're gorgeous give this woman all the jewels

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I will never get over how a young AM looks so much like her great-great aunt, dagmar (future empress of russia as maria feodorovna), around the same age.

what's stranger is that her mother, ingrid of sweden, in my opinion, also resembles dagmar, yet anne-marie is principally (i mean they're all related) related to dagmar through her father, not ingrid.

#queen anne marie #greek royals #russian royals #danish royals #dagmar of denmark #maria feodorovna #vintage #queen ingrid #lbr ingrid looks mostly like daisy (the og one) and daisy looks like her mother who was prussian #make it make sense #like mb ingrid has some resemblance to her grandma victoria (of baden)... but her own mother was a prussian again #and minnie's family was famously not close with the prussians

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https://www.greekroyalfamily.gr/en/

#noooo not nik and tati #please take mc and pavlos instead... i'm begging you #why is this happening to the best greek royals (there i said it... i mean except mb am and alexia... they're all tied) #literally the best couple in the family i'm so bummed #greek royals #news #the prince and princess greece deserved to have

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Grand Duchess Maria Teresa talking about the bond they share with the Dutch Royals.

#luxembourg royal family

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50 YEARS OF QUEEN MARGRETHE II OF DENMARK

At 7:50 pm CET on 14 January 1972, King Frederik IX of Denmark dies at the Copenhagen Municipal Hospital. His eldest daughter, 31-year-old Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, succeeds him as Margrethe II and becomes the first ever female Danish monarch.

Contrary to popular belief, the 14th century Scandinavian regent and founder of the Kalmar Union, Margrete Valdemarsdatter, who is widely known as Margrethe I, was never actually crowned queen in her own right. However, upon Margrethe II’s accession in 1972, she opted to be known as Margrethe II in recognition of Margrethe I’s importance to Danish history.

On 14 January 2022, Queen Margrethe II celebrates her Golden Jubilee. Having reigned for exactly 50 years, Queen Margrethe II is the second longest-serving monarch in Danish history – only surpassed by Christian IV who reigned for 59 years and 330 days after having succeeded to the throne at the age of 11.

#i was looking for this!!! #i'll miss you daisy #queen margrethe ii #danish royals

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BREAKING NEWS!!!

The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg welcome the birth of the third child and second son of TRH Prince Félix and Princess Claire. He's been named Prince Balthasar Felix Karl of Nassau. | January 8, 2024

It is with great joy that we announce the birth of our son. The Prince was born on 7th January 2024 at the Maternite Grande-Duchesse Charlotte. The newborn Prince will be named Balthasar Felix Carl. He wweighs 3,220 kg and measures 50 cm. Prince Baltasar and Princess Claire are in perfect health. - Felix and Claire with Amalia and Liam

#BALTHASAR?!!?!?? #is this a more common french language-name than i think it is?? #i'm sorry “here are my sons liam and Balthasar” is gonna be wild #which nickname can be made from that #baler? #luxembourg royals #children

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🇧🇹 King Jigme Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan

9 September 2023

The King and Queen of Bhutan have announced the birth of a baby girl. The princess is their first daughter and third child. Both the mother and child doing well. Congratulations to the Royal Couple and the princess’ two older brothers.

#aw good for them #jetsun pema #bhutanese royals #king jigme wangchuk #dragon princess #children

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kerry washington, kelly rowland, and meghan markle linking up to maximize their joint slay at beyoncé’s last los ángeles show, on bday. they’re having a mother-off. 😍

#*lucille bluth voice* good for her #meghan markle

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Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian, Princess Benedikte and Princess Theodora of Greece attend the christening of Prince Gustav Albrecht zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg at Berleburg Castle. The Prince, is the son of Prince Gustav and Princess Carina zu-Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. Prince Christian is one of his six godparents | August 28th, 2023

#prince gustav albrecht #danish royals #carina axelsson #prince gustav #princess benedikte

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who are the other godparents?

Honestly, the DRF is shit at their instagram captions. Fully titled list:

Prince Christian of Denmark (baby GA's 2nd cousin)

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (baby GA's 1st cousin once removed)

Franz Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg (Cleo zu Oettingen-Spielbergs husband 😎)

Carl Anton, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont

Ellen Hillingsø (goddaughter of QMII)

Arabella Gaggero (daughter of late Tory MP Michael Colvin)

#danish royals #children #prince gustav albrecht

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#jetsun i love you you're gorgeous #queen jetsun pema #butanese royals

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also the monarch can literally come up with any title whenever they want. like if andrew somehow got stripped of the title, that does nothing to the title “duke of york”, it could be used again and again. it literally has been created so many times over. it wouldn’t be taking away the title, it would be taking the title away from andrew. if charles wanted, the very same day he could make his butler the duke of york. stripping the title means andrew wouldn’t get to use it, and the only way the title could technically be taken away for the future would be if literally every time the title is given, it was then stripped away.

also people wanting the title to be stripped has never done anything; see “prince of wales”.

I saw on TikTok that when William becomes king, prince Louise would be prince Louise of York. I thought prince Andrew had the york title?

Do you mean Prince Louis? He’ll never be Prince Louis of York. Some people say he might possibly be The Duke of York because it usually goes to second sons but 1) it wouldn’t happen until Andrew dies, regardless 2) there’s absolutely no guarantee, it’s not automatically given like the Duke of Cornwall title and other second sons have had different titles in the past and 3) even if he got it he would still never be Prince Louis of York as that would mean his father is Duke of York.

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Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales leave Buckingham Palace on horse carriage during the Trooping the Colour | June 16th, 2023

#it took a sec but i really love this look on her #great job kate! #also love what camilla was doing but at the same time i wish she would have gone further with it #like all out military look with the sashes and belts and medals #british royals #trooping the colour #camilla parker-bowles #kate middleton

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OFFICIAL GROUP PORTRAITS OF THE ROYAL WEDDING!

↬ Crown Prince Hussein and Crown Princess Rajwa pose with Royal Hashemite Family Members

↬ Crown Prince Hussein and Crown Princess Rajwa pose with cousins from the Royal Hashemite Family

↬ Crown Prince Hussein and Crown Princess Rajwa pose with Foreign Royals & Dignitaries

#jordan wedding 2023 #jordanian royals #weddings

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“On to the crux of why I wanted to speak tonight - first of all, it’s been a while. But mostly I wanted to share a story. A story that I wrote about the man that I love and the way we met. Let’s call this a modern fairy tale. Once upon a time there was a girl from LA, some people called her an actress. And there was a guy from London, some people called him a prince. All of those people didn’t fully get it because this is the love story of a boy and a girl who were meant to be together. They meet on July 3rd, 2016 in London and they giggled endlessly. So the next day they have their second date and he brings her cupcakes because it’s Fourth of July. "A bittersweet celebration”, he says. Ironic, really. Her country’s independence from his country. Yet in this moment they know they don’t want to be independent of each other and after a month of long-distance courtship, they settle into the quiet of Botswana. And amidst whatever momentary worries that creep in, they look at each other and think, “Whatever, world, we’re in.” They would love, and garden, and travel, and laugh, and rack up more air miles than any couple could have. And when the tides were rough, they squeezed each other tighter. “Nothing can break us,” they say. “For this love, she was a fighter.” I appreciate, respect, and honor you, my treasure, for the family we will create and our love story that will last forever. So I ask you to raise a glass to the astounding assurance that now life begins, and the everlasting knowing that above all, love wins.“ - Meghan Markle’s speech at her and Harry’s wedding

#this is so cute! #british royals #meghan markle #prince harry #relationships #not gonna say anything else except i hope they get to be happy and i wish there was less hate in the world (and especially in this fandom)

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BREAKING NEWS!!!

King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan, have announced they are expecting their third child! The baby is due in early autumn. The couple has already two sons: Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel (b. 2016) and Prince Jigme Ugyen (b. 2020) | June 14, 2023

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

#jetsun is the prettiest and every time i see her i have that exact thought #i was kinda speculating after those pics dropped after the jordan wedding of her and the kids #but publicly speculating about pregnancies can be really nasty and vicious so i didn't comment #long way of saying #i knew it #children #bhutanese royals

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August Philip Hawke Brooksbank (b. 9 February 2021)

Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank (b. 30 May 2023)

#ngl i've seen ernest spelled 5 different ways since the news broke #also look at these names eug is so her mother's daughter #children #british royals #princess eugenie #ernest brooksbank #see i almost put earnest bc that's the way i saw it spelled (+also kinda my preferred spelling i'm sorry kid i might call you earnest) #august brooksbank #same hat!!! #it's funny cause the last royal baby was francois and he was also the second son with an older brother #and just like with gui and steph i thought eug's baby was going to be a girl