Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday 

His Majesty King Charles III

Charles III is the King of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. He is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Wikipedia

Born: 14 November 1948 (age 76), Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom

 

Netherlands

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King Willem- Alexander and Queen Máxima

Sent by Susan on 3 May, 2021 from Breda, The Netherlands

Greetings from Holland  

Zeeland is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. It consists of a number of islands and peninsulas. Its capital is Middelburg. 

Sent by my niece on 21 Oct, 2017 from Rotterdam

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Canal view Amsterdam Centre

Sent by Louise on 6 Feb, 2016 from Utrecht

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Canal  view Utrecht

Sent by Rick on 1 Aug, 2019 from Utrecht

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  Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier, Zeeland,  The Netherlands

The Eastern Scheldt Barrier connects the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland in Zeeland and was built between 1976 and 1986. It is the largest storm surge barrier in the

Sent by Andrea 25 Sep, 2015 from Nijkerk

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Gouda's 15th Century Town Hall,one of the oldest gothic town halls in Holland. 

Sent by Diana on 29 Dec, 2014 from Amsterdam

Swedish Royals

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland, Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden and  Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland 

The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel 

 The Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and  Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland

Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill

Christopher O'Neill, Princess Madeleine, Prince Daniel, Queen Silvia,  Carl XVI Gustaf King of Sweden, Prince Carl Philip and  Princess Sofia

Empress and Peasant

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The Forbidden City Post

Empress Wanrong, The Last Empress of China

Portrait in Manchu attire, 1922

travel time 35 days

distance travelled 7,296 km

sent by Peng,   Changsha City, China

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The Chinese. 

travel time 45 days

distance travelled 7,948 km

sent by DongEr,  Shantou, China

"China“, portraits of people from all social backgrounds and regions of China by Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer

Unhappy Empress

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Empress Elisabeth of Austria

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,679 km

sent by Jutta in Leobersdorf

Elisabeth  ( 1837 –  1898)  married young into an unhappy royal life, most famous woman of her era, died violently, had an eating disorder, she was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, and many other titles by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I. 

Portrait of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Empress of Austria in 1865, painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.
Direct swap sent by Sofia in Vienna, Austria

Denmark

 Copenhagen Amager Square, shopping street

 Amager Square, today part of the Strøget pedestrian zone, is often described as the most central square in central Copenhagen. It is also one of the oldest, taking its name from the Amager farmers who in the Middle Ages came into town to sell their produce at the site.

Sent by Elysaveta in Kiev, Ukraine

 North Zealand - Danish Riviera by Martin Schwartz

Martin Schwartz (born in 1974) is a contemporary Danish illustrator and graphic designer located in Copenhagen, Denmark. His series of city prints pay tribute to the variety of buildings that can be found in every city. 

Sent by Thomas in Copenhagen

The Royal Family, Denmark

 Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik,  Crown Prince Frederik and crown Princess Mary.

St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia

St. Petersburg

Received on: 20 Jul, 2013
Distance: 1,216 km (756 miles)
Travel time: 31 days

Katya lives near Moscow and she picked her card from my favourite list, a card of Emperor Nicholas II,  Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and children Grand duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia and Tsesarevich Alexis.
OTMA in the card was the autograph of Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia. As OTMA, they jointly gave gifts and signed their correspondence.

Received on: 17 Jul, 2013
Distance: 2,106 km (1,309 miles)
Travel time: 31 days
Emperor Nicholas II and his family members in front of Winter Palace in 1906.

Julia is a student from Ufa but now she lives in St. Petersburg and she likes her town very much because it has wonderful museums, parks, roofs it is just amazing.

 Moscow

Received on: 6 Aug, 2013

Distance: 520 km (323 miles)

Travel time: 15 days

Lubyanka Square and Chapel of St. Panteleimon.

Olga sent this old card of Lubyanka square which is better known for former KGB- building.

Received on: 8 May, 2013
Distance: 1,155 km (718 miles)
Travel time: 16 days
Kremlin,  late 19th  and early  20th century

Alina Lives in Moscow and she sent this old view card of Kremlin.
Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow.
Over the centuries, the Kremlin had become the center of Russian state, political and spiritual life. By the late 19th - early 20th century Kremlin was a shining monument to Russia’s history, statehood and culture, and the symbol of Moscow as the first capital of the Russian empire.

Q is for Queen

We Finns don't have any royals but luckily we can follow the royal life from our dear neighbor country, Sweden.

Engagement Silvia & Carl Gustaf

H.M. Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden and Silvia Sommerlath

H.M. King Carl XVI Gustav,  H.M. Queen Silvia with H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria,

H.R.H. Prince Carl Philip and  H.R.H. Princess Madeleine, baptism of Madeleine

 The Royal Family, Victoria 18 years old

 The Royal Guards perform state ceremonial duties on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces. They also take part in royal ceremonial occasions, official state visits, the opening of parliament, Swedish National Day, formal audiences, the official opening of the Swedish Academy, naval visits etc.

Also they are guarding The Royal Palace of Stockholm and Drottningholm Palace. Changing the Guard takes place every day of the year. However the march through the city of Stockholm with military band is usually only during the summer months from May to August.

 My sister in law sent these cards to our daughter.