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Designers For Royal Families: Burberry

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Burberry is a British Fashion House which was founded in 1856 by Thomas Burberry. Burberry produces inter alia: clothing; accessoiries; and perfumes. Queen Elisabeth II and Charles, Prince of Wales, have granted the company as Royal Warrant Holder. Burberry has shops arround the world: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; The Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey, United Kingdom (at the 1st. picture - Store in London); Brazil; Canada; United States; Australia; China; Hong Kong (at the 2nd picture - Burberry in Hong Kong); India; Japan; Macao; Malaysia; Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan; Kuwait; Qatar; United Arab Emirates and many other countries. Source pictures - Wikipedia

Where Royals Like To Shop - Belgium - Daniel Ost

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Daniel Ost  was born in 1955 in Sint-Niklaas (Belgium). (Sint-Niklaas is my hometown too) Daniel Ost is a floral artist. He created his own world with flowers. In 1999 at the wedding of Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde,  the Belgian Royal Family asked him to do flower decoration in the St.Michael and St.Gudula Cathedral in Brussels. In 2003 at the wedding of Prince Laurent and Princess Claire, Daniel Ost also was responsible for the flower decoration in the cathedral He is famous around the world in particular in: Japan Dubai Qatar Seoul Minneapolis and many other locations. In Sint-Niklaas, his shop is located at a very busy square: 'Onze-Lieve-Vrouwplein'. Daniel Ost Shop Sint-Niklaas - Belgium Own Picture On this link you'll find the official website of Daniel Ost: https://www.danielost.be/

Édouard Vermeulen (Natan) - A Shop in Brussels ...

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This week I want to put some Favorite Designers and Favorite Shops of the Royals in the spotlights. I start with a famous Designer from Belgium: Natan Natan Brussels Belgium Natan Shop @ Avenue Louise - Own picture Who is Edouard Vermeulen - Natan? Édouard Vermeulen is born at March 4th. 1957 in Ypres. He studied interior architecture at St. Lucas (Brussels). In 2000 he was appointed as court purveyor for the Belgian Royal Family. In 2003 he became officer in the Order of Leopold II. He designed the wedding dress of: Princess Mathilde of Belgium , who is now Queen Mathilde of the Belgians. Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands Princess Claire of Belgium Other Royal Fans Queen Máxima of The Netherlands and Maria Teresa, the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, also are huge fans of Natan. On this link you can read more information about this fashion brand https://www.natan.be/index.php?s=Historique&lng=nl

Spain 17/12/2012: Royal Board on Disability

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Queen Sofia chaired a meeting of the Council of the Royal Board on Disability . The Royal Board on Disability is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Public Health.It works together with Social Services. Queen Sofia is patron of the organization. The aim of  the Royal Board on Disability is to promote the prevention of revalidation and social integration of the handicapped. The organization wants to improve the life of people with a disability. Source picture - Queen Sofia-Wikipedia