Topic: Western Europe

Disgraced duke's figure moved in Madrid wax museum

Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough - 47 days ago
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's royal family has lost one of its members, at least in Madrid's Wax Museum.The museum has moved the figure of the Duke of Palma, who is married to King Juan Carlos's younger daughter and whose non-profit organization is ...
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Spanish king forced son-in-law to quit job in 2006

AFP Global Edition - 48 days ago
King Juan Carlos told his son-in-law in 2006 to cut ties with a company now mired in corruption allegations, an official at Spain's royal palace said Sunday.Authorities are probing the activities of a non-profit company run by Inaki Urdangarin between 2004 and ...
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British royals unveil diamond jubilee tour

AFP Global Edition - 52 days ago
Britain's royal family will tour the globe next year to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee marking 60 years on the throne, Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday.Prince William and his wife Catherine will travel to the Asia-Pacific region, while heir to the ...
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Spain royals to reveal budget after corruption case

Reuters US Online Report World News - 54 days ago
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish royal family will disclose details of its annual spending budget for the first time, a spokesman said Monday, following a corruption probe linked to the king's son-in-law.Inaki Urdangarin, the husband of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia's ...
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Princess Anne in visit to Sierra Leone

AFP Global Edition - 103 days ago
Sierra Leone's President Ernest Koroma on Monday welcomed Princess Anne of the United Kingdom, who is on a three-day visit to the west African nation with her husband.At a ceremony at State House, Koroma recalled "the close link between Britain and Sierra ...
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Man charged with exposing himself as Queen tours

AFP Global Edition - 103 days ago
A young Australian man has been charged with exposing himself and being a public nuisance as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II passed by, police said Monday.Tens of thousands of people turned out to see the visiting monarch as she toured the Queensland capital, ...
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Prince William and Catherine visit riot-hit Birmingham

AFP European Edition - 169 days ago
Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine on Friday visited the Birmingham neighbourhood where three men were killed during the riots which rocked England last week.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met the parents of the three men, who were of South ...
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UK store plans cut-price Pippa Middleton dress

AFP Global Edition - 184 days ago
A copy of Pippa Middleton's bridesmaid dress at her sister Kate's wedding to Prince William is to go on sale in Britain, at about a 100th of the cost of the original, a store said Thursday.Middleton, 27, almost stole the show on ...
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UK queen's granddaughter Zara weds in Scotland

Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News - 189 days ago
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips married fellow athlete Mike Tindall on Saturday in a private ceremony in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.Prince William and wife Kate, who tied the knot in April in a public display of royal pomp and ...
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Crowds gather for Britain's second royal wedding

AFP Global Edition - 189 days ago
The second British royal wedding of the year takes place on Saturday, as Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips and England rugby star Mike Tindall tie the knot in Edinburgh.But the marriage of the two world-beating sports stars has little in ...
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