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Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Oscar and Prince Daniel
Arrival of the Christmas trees at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden - 18 Dec 2019
This was a very, VERY cute moment this week -- the arrival of the Christmas trees at the palace in Stockholm, to which Victoria and Daniel brought wee lil Prince Oscar, and how great is this photo? Whee!
Prince Oscar
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Prince Oscar, with his own tree, and Prince Daniel
Arrival of the Christmas trees at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden - 18 Dec 2019
"I want this one!"
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Oscar and Prince Daniel
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Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Oscar and Prince Daniel
Arrival of the Christmas trees at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden - 18 Dec 2019
This is incredibly cute. Look how excited he is!
Prince Charles
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Prince Charles makes a speech as he unveils a plaque to commemorate his visit to the opening of the Prince's Trust new South London Centre
Opening of the Prince's Trust New South London Centre, UK - 17 Dec 2019
The centre will provide a secure, accessible space for young people seeking support, training, employment and a safe environment to socialise with friends.
"Get READY! I'm about to OPEN THESE CURTAINS!"
State Opening of Parliament
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Queen Elizabeth makes her speech in The House of Lords
State Opening of Parliament, London, UK - 19 Dec 2019
"And this year, I've chosen to read a selection from Motley Crue's brilliant autobiography, The Dirt."
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Queen Elizabeth II arrives at King's Lynn station
Royal visit to Sandringham, Norfolk, UK - 20 Dec 2019
And Her Majesty has arrived in Norfolk! THE HOLIDAYS ARE ON.
75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
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King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Sophie Wilmes and Nancy Pelosi
75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Belgium - 16 Dec 2019
"Well, it's been a VERY busy week for me, thank you for asking."
75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
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Queen Mathilde
75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Belgium - 16 Dec 2019
That is also Speaker Pelosi standing behind Mathilde and her dramatic hat, in the plaid coat. (She was the US representative at this anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.)
75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
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Belgium's King Philippe (C) and Queen Mathilde walk along with Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri (R) during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge at the Mardasson Memorial, a memorial honoring US soldiers wounded or killed during World War II, in Bastogne, Belgium, 16 December 2019. The Battle of the Bulge, also known as 'Ardennes Counteroffensive', took place during the Second World War (WWII) from 16 December 1944 until 25 January 1945.
75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Belgium - 16 Dec 2019
Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri was ALSO at this event, and he continues to look like Richard Chamberlain.
Belgian Royals attend Christmas Concert
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde with their children Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore in the Royal Palace
Belgian Royals attend Christmas Concert, Brussels, Belgium - 18 Dec 2019
Okay, here we've got King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, with the kids: Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore. Everyone looks great -- Elisabeth's velvet suit is fab -- but I am somewhat perplexed by Mathilde's dress. Let's take a closer look.
Belgian Royals attend Christmas Concert
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde in the Royal Palace
Belgian Royals attend Christmas Concert, Brussels, Belgium - 18 Dec 2019
Okay! It is a floral. I thought it might have been a super-stylized Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?! That would have been a choice.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
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Queen Mathilde, King Philippe
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visit to Maison D'accueil Les Sauverdias, Jambes, Belgium - 19 Dec 2019
I promised you tartan! (This is a great dress.)
Norway's Royals
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Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit (L), King Harald, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Prince Haakon, Queen Sonja and Prince Sverre Magnus pose during Christmas photography in the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway, 16 December 2019. The royal couple will celebrate Christmas at Kongseter together with Princess Martha. The Crown Prince couple spends Christmas in Uvdal.
Christmas photography at the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway - 16 Dec 2019
I think Queen Sonja's red shoes win this one!
Queen Letizia
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Queen Letizia visits the exhibition 'The other Court. Women of the House of Austria in the royal monasteries of Las Descalzas and La Encarnacion'
Queen Letizia visits an exhibition at the Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain - 17 Dec 2019
This whole ensemble weirdly looks like it's about to slowly deflate.
Char and Al
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Princess Charlene of Monaco and Prince Albert II of Monaco
Christmas gifts distribution, La Croix Rouge, Monte Carlo - 18 Dec 2019
They do a lot of Christmas-y stuff with the Red Cross in Monaco, and that is in fact what is happening now. Char's coat is glam!
Charlene
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Princess Charlene Of Monaco
Christmas gifts distribution, La Croix Rouge, Monte Carlo - 18 Dec 2019
And here's what's percolating underneath it.
Queen Maxima
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Queen Maxima
Christmas Music Gala, Zwolle, Netherlands - 18 Dec 2019
