April 27, 2006. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden approaches his 60th birthday secure in his popularity.
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King Mswati III of Swaziland remains more popular than King Gyanendra of Nepal, but the situations of the two monarchies are not without parallels.
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Nepal's Maoist rebels announced a three-month truce.
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April 26, 2006. Refusing to intervene directly in Thailand's political crisis, King Bhumibol Adulyadej urged the courts to settle the "mess."
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After a ten year restoration, Kew Palace opens to the public.
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April 25, 2006. Nepalis greeted King Gyanendra's capitulation with mixed reactions.
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April 24, 2006. The grand ducal famiily of Luxembourg gathered for the christening of Prince Louis's baby son.
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King Gyanendra agreed to reinstate Nepal's Parliament.
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India's withdrawal of support for compromise further weakened King Gyanendra's position.
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The supreme governor of the Church of England spent a reflective Sunday with her extended family.
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April 23, 2006. Protesters in Nepal angrily denounce the monarchy, but have no idea what would replace it.
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The British royal family gathered for a thanksgiving service in honour of the Queen's 80th birthday.
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Childhood friend Sonia Berry shared her memories of the young Queen Elizabeth II.
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Protesters in Nepal continued their fierce opposition to King Gyanendra.
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April 22, 2006. The Prince of Wales led tributes to his mother the Queen on her 80th birthday.
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Protesters in Nepal rejected King Gyanendra's offer of compromise.
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April 21, 2006. Queen Elizabeth II, Europe's oldest and longest-serving head of state, turned 80 today.
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Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf is relaxed about turning 60 later this month.
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Apparently yielding to protesters, King Gyanendra promised to restore democracy to Nepal.
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Anti-monarchist agitation continued to escalate in Nepal as three protesters were killed by police.
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April 20, 2006. The Queen is celebrating her 80th birthday with her family at Windsor Castle ahead of a private dinner to be hosted by Prince Charles at Kew Palace.
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Queen Elizabeth welcomed subjects who share her birthday to lunch at Buckingham Palace.
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April 19, 2006. Queen Elizabeth II, 80 on Friday, remains popular despite the personal and political upheavals of her reign.
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Nepalese protesters destroyed an unfinished monument to King Gyanendra as revolutionary agitation escalated.
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April 18, 2006. The popularity of Queen Margrethe II was evident as 12,000 Danes turned out to wish her a happy birthday.
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April 16, 2006. As anti-monarchists in Nepal demand "democracy," many in nearby Bhutan do not share their king's enthusiasm for it.
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Monaco's Prince Albert II reached the North Pole.
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Demonstrations against King Gyanendra spread to Kathmandu's tourist area.
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As Queen Elizabeth II approaches her 80th birthday, it is appropriate to reflect on her life and reign.
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Radical young people are leading the opposition to the monarchy in Nepal.
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April 13, 2006. King Gyanendra of Nepal backed a 2007 general election.
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A state funeral was held for a Ghanian tribal king four years after he was beheaded.
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Monaco's Prince Albert has swapped the sunshine in his glamorous Mediterranean principality for the frozen Arctic as he attempts to trek to the North Pole.
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April 12, 2006. Dominic von Habsburg looks forward to retaking possession of Romania's Bran Castle, but has no intention of capitalizing on the Dracula legend.
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Prince Harry graduated as an army officer.
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Prince Harry's girlfriend Chelsy Davy arrived in Britain to celebrate his graduation from Sandhurst.
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April 11, 2006. Japan's Princess Aiko started school in Tokyo.
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The Romanian government agreed to hand over the castle that inspired Dracula to Dominic von Habsburg, grandson of Princess Ileana of Romania.
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April 9, 2006. New 80th birthday stamps capture some of Queen Elizabeth II's happiest moments.
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April 8, 2006. Clarence House had no comment on reports that Prince Harry went to a lap dancing club with his friends.
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April 7, 2006. One year after his death, the family of Prince Rainier III of Monaco (1923-2005) paid tribute to his memory.
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April 5, 2006. A new documentary sheds light on the Queen's sorrow and concern for her grandsons following the death of her daughter-in-law the Princess of Wales.
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April 1, 2006. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall concluded an arduous tour of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and India.
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