This is your King, er, Captain speaking! King Willem-Alexander has revealed he is still working as an airline pilot for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines since his accession in 2013, when his mother Queen Beatrix abdicated. He flies twice per month, often as a co-pilot with Captain Maarten Putman (pictured below, left), to keep his hours…
King Harald V Celebrates 80th Birthday
King Harald V of Norway celebrates another milestone with his 80th birthday on Tuesday, 21 February 2017, but he has no plans to abdicate.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Sapphire Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II has passed another historic milestone as the first British monarch to reach her Sapphire Jubilee on 6 February 2017.
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Margrethe II Celebrates 45th Anniversary as Queen of Denmark
Queen Margrethe celebrates her 45th anniversary of her accession on the Danish throne on 14 January 2017. Her father King Frederik IX died on 14 January 1972 in Copenhagen, after suffering from influenza, followed by a heart attack. I dag har Hendes Majestæt Dronningen været Danmarks Dronning i 45 år. Her ses det første…
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2017: Another Big Year For Royal and Historic Milestones
2017 is shaping up to be another big year for royalty and for commemorating historic milestones, especially in Denmark, Britain and Norway. Denmark 14 January - Queen Margrethe II celebrates the 45th anniversary of her accession in 1972. Great Britain The Queen sends her congratulations as Canada celebrates its 150th Anniversary this year, with various…
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Podcast: Royal Baby, Silver Jubilee & 50 Years of Decimal Currency
Tune in regarding Queen Elizabeth's return from Sandringham. Why was one State Visit postponed? News of the first royal baby for 2016. Silver Jubilee celebrations in Norway. Australia celebrates 50 years of decimal currency, and what it was nearly called, and more.
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King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway Silver Jubilee Service
A service was held at the Royal Chapel on 17 January 2016 at 11.00 am to celebrate King Harald V and Queen Sonja's Silver Jubilee. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden joined King Harald and Queen Sonja, and members of the Royal Family to celebrate their 25th…
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