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Where Royals Like to Shop - Spain - Mango

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Mango is a Spanish clothing design and manufacturing company founded in 1984 by Isak Andic. Since 1995 the retailer has a website. The headquarters are located in Barcelona (Spain). There are Mango Shops around the world inter alia in: Spain, South Africa, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Kuwait, Oman, France and Belgium. Mango Shop in Nice - France Royal Clients: In April 2011, Princess Letizia visited the Company Headquarters in an outfit of .... Mango.

Royal Destinations - Monaco - Monte Carlo

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Monte Carlo - Casino - Own picture taken in 2013 Monte Carlo was once a little unimportant Mountain Village with Olive trees. Charles III of Monaco got the bright idea to build a casino. Charles III of Monaco - Source picture: Wikipedia Besides the casino he set up a new neighbourhood. He called it after himself: Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo Monaco Hotel De Paris Why is this a Royal Destination? The Monte Carlo Casino was founded by Charles III of Monaco . He created (together with a business partner) a company called: Société des Bains de Mer de Monaco . This is a public company in which the Monaco Government and the  ruling (Grimaldi)  family  have majority interest. 

Designers For Royal Families: Oscar de la Renta

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Oscar de la Renta Short history: Oscar de la Renta was born in 1932 in Santo Domingo. At the age of 18 he left the Dominican Republic. He studied at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid (Spain). He was trained by Cristóbal Balenci aga  (famous Spanish Fashion Designer). Later Oscar de la Renta left Spain and moved to Paris (France). There he worked at Lanvin. From 1993-2002 Oscar de la Renta worked for the house of Balmain. He was the first Dominican to design for a French Couture House. Nowadays the designer creates a lot of things: - Bridal wear; - Homeware; - Accessories line; - Fragrance.... He even designed Tortuga Bay , a boutique hotel at PUNTACANA Resort & Club. Royal Clients: The Spanish Royal family is a huge fan of him. King Juan Carlos of Spain offered Oscar de la Renta two awards: - Gold Medal of Bellas Artes; - La Gran Cruz de la Orden de Merito Civil. Oscar de la Renta is the chairman of the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute