CoronavirusJordan

King Abdullah chairs meeting on COVID-19 developments

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16th March 2020
Jordan’s King Abdullah chaired a meeting on COVID-19 developments on Sunday at the National Centre for Security and Crisis Management after returning to the country.The King stressed that Jordan must be prepared and transparent with the public to keep their trust and boost confidence in the government’s actions. He called on the government to continue to cooperate and coordinate…
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Out now! True Royalty's Royal Beat: Farewell Harry and Meghan

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12th March 2020
True Royalty’s exclusive talk show, The Royal Beat, has released its latest episode focusing on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s final royal engagements as senior, working members of the Royal Family.The Duke and Duchess have returned to their son, Archie, in Canada, after several final events in the UK and their tenure as working royals comes to an end on 31 March.Hosted by…
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Sweden

Princess Adrienne of Sweden turns two

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9th March 2020
Sweden’s youngest royal is celebrating her second birthday today with her family in Miami, Florida, where the family resides.To celebrate, Princess Madeleine posted a beautiful photo of her youngest child on Instagram. In her post, she said, “Happy Birthday…
HistoryInsight

Liliuokalani, Last Queen of Hawaii

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8th March 2020
While most of our “Last Queens” series focuses on consorts, this particular last queen was a reigning monarch. Liliuokalani was the only queen regnant and the last monarch of Hawaii before the Hawaiian kingdom was overthrown. It became the shortlived Republic of Hawaii before being annexed by the United States in 1898.Her Early LifeLydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha was…
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Japan

ICYMI: Princess Aiko to attend Gakushuin University

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7th March 2020
Lost in the news in Asia about the coronavirus was the announcement that Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will attend Gakushuin University in Tokyo beginning in the spring.The 18-year-old Princess is due to study in the at the…
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UK court says Sheikh Mohammed threatened Princess Haya and kidnapped daughters

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6th March 2020
Britain’s High Court confirmed that Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, abducted two of his daughters and threatened Princess Haya.The Sheikh had been fighting to keep the judgment secret, but his appeals were denied as the case is of public interest. The Ruler of Dubai was found not to have “been open and honest with the…
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