Jordan

Queen Rania Foundation to receive support through grants from Jack Ma Foundation

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8th May 2018
The Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development (QRF) has received support from the Jack Ma Foundation (JMF) through grants. In the presence of Queen Rania on Monday, the first stage of a three million USD sum was announced by Lead-founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group, Mr Jack Ma who was visiting Edraak’s new offices in Amman. The money will go to the foundation and the…
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Belgium

King Albert has successful heart procedure, recovering at home

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3rd May 2018
King Albert II of Belgium has undergone two successful heart procedures in the past couple of weeks. The first was on 19 April with the Belgian Royal Palace saying that it had been successful. A second surgery, which was said to be a minimally invasive procedure, took place on 30 April; the 83-year-old King had a new valve put in place. The procedures took place at the Cliniques Universitaires…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Princess Charlotte turns three

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2nd May 2018
A few days after becoming a big sister for the first time, Princess Charlotte is the centre of attention today as she celebrates her third birthday privately. She is the second child and only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Princess was born in the Lindo…
Princess Anne and Family

Mike Tindall shows off new nose

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30th April 2018
Mike Tindall, the husband of Princess Anne’s daughter Zara, has had surgery on his nose to correct issues with his breathing. The 39-year-old grandson-in-law of The Queen broke his nose at least eight times with many instances coming during his 12-year rugby career. The first break was the result of the then five-year-old slamming his nose into a steering wheel of a dodgem car after the…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria hikes in snowy Lapland

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28th April 2018
Crown Princess Victoria completed one of her latest hikes through the Swedish landscape, this time in snowy Lapland. It took place on Wednesday, 25 April in Tärnaby and Hemavan and was Her Royal Highness’s seventh hike through Sweden. Victoria’s day began at the Skutaran (Scottish) School in Tärnaby – a school where students start their day with outdoor activities. She then…
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