Belgium

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium to star on stamp marking 18th birthday

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15th September 2019
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant, is to star on a stamp marking her 18th birthday. The future Queen of Belgium will celebrate her birthday on 25 October. The new stamp will be released on 21 October – four days ahead of her reaching the age of majority. What the stamp will look like remains a mystery as only a blurred image of the stamped has been released. It appears to…
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Jordan

Princess Haya reportedly appointed Deputy Chief of Mission at the Jordanian Embassy in Britain

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8th September 2019
Princess Haya of Jordan has been reportedly appointed the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Jordanian Embassy in Britain by her half-brother, King Abdullah II, according to the London based Al Quds. This comes after Britain did not accept Haya’s asylum request as she battles in court with husband, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, over their children. The appointment…
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Queen Elizabeth IISweden

Royal Relations: how Elizabeth II is linked to Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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4th September 2019
To conclude our royal relations series, we are taking a look at how Queen Elizabeth II is related to Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf. The link between the two monarchs goes back to Queen Victoria who is the great-great-grandmother to Queen Elizabeth (through her father, King George VI) and great-great-grandmother of King Carl XVI Gustaf through both his mother and father through two of…
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Belgian and Dutch royals head back to school

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3rd September 2019
Yesterday, the Belgian and Dutch royal children headed back to school after their summer holidays. Photo: King Willem-Alexander For Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, this year began at a new school. She joined her older sisters, Princesses Amalia and Alexia at Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague, and proud father, King Willem-Alexander was ready with the video camera to film his…
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