Saudi Arabia

King of Saudi Arabia names son as new Crown Prince

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21st June 2017
His Majesty King Salman of Saudi Arabia has named his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Mohammed replaces the King’s nephew as His Majesty’s heir. The announcement came just after midnight through a royal decree sent out to the Saudi Press Agency. It shocked the Saudi establishment, although some others had suspected that the changed was…
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Jordan

King of Jordan helps put out fire near Royal Palace

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21st June 2017
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan is not known to just sit on the sidelines, and he recently helped to put out a fire near the Jordanian capital of Amman and the Royal Palace. He assisted the Jordanian Army and civil defence teams in extinguishing the blaze. On Sunday…
Japan

Japan enacts law allowing Emperor to abdicate

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9th June 2017
Japan’s National Diet, the country’s bicameral legislature, has passed a law to allow 83-year-old Emperor Akihito to abdicate. Japan’s Cabinet approved the bill at the end of May. His Imperial Majesty will be the first monarch in Japan to abdicate for nearly 200 years. The Imperial Household Act did not allow for abdication; this led to the Japanese government to create a new…
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Sweden

Swedish Royal Family participates in National Day

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7th June 2017
The Swedish Royal Family took part in various events throughout Sweden for National Day yesterday on 6 June. King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, Princess Madeleine and Chris…
Sweden

Prince Daniel reveals that he wants his children to experience normal Sweden as much as possible

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5th June 2017
In a recent interview with the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, His Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden spoke about his seven years as a member of the Swedish Royal Family and how he wants his children with Crown Princess Victoria, five-year-old Princess Estelle and one-year-old Prince Oscar, to experience the standard Sweden that he grew up with. About making sure his children experience as…
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Spain

King Felipe and King Juan Carlos attend ceremony for 300th anniversary of Marine Guard Company

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3rd June 2017
Yesterday, King Felipe VI of Spain and his father, King Juan Carlos of Spain attended a ceremony yesterday for the 300th anniversary of the Marine Guard Company inMarín.Their Majesties presided over the main celebratory event for the 300th anniversary of the Marine Guard Company; it is the predecessor of thecurrent Naval Military School.The Marine Guard Company was created…
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