Norway

Norwegian royals on hand while Nobel Peace Prize winners awarded as Ukraine takes centre stage

The Norwegian royals were on hand as the Nobel Peace Prize winners received their awards in Oslo’s City Hall. Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties group and the Russian organisation Memorial were all awarded for their work in defending human rights and promoting the right to criticise those in power. Berit Reiss-Andersen, the head of…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The President at the centre of Prince William's Earthshot Awards

One of the most famous and most popular U.S. Presidents, John F. Kennedy, is one American historical figure almost everyone knows about, but his popularity and influence have spread beyond the shores of North America. The Prince of Wales created the Earthshot Prize through the Royal Foundation and named the prize with inspiration from the late U.S. President’s Moonshot; naturally, when…
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DenmarkFeatures

How Danish royals celebrate Christmas

The Danish Royal Family are some of the most open when it comes to details on how they celebrate the Christmas holidays. Ahead of the festive season, they always send out a press release about their Christmas plans. The Danish royals spend the holiday at Marselisborg…
Luxembourg

Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume leads economic mission to South Korea

Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg has led his country’s economic mission to South Korea. The royal was joined by the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, and a business delegation of 87 people for the three-day visit beginning on 27 November. The short trip also celebrated 60 years of diplomatic relations between Luxembourg and South Korea. On the first day, the…
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Asian Royals

The King who created an alphabet

In Korea, they use the Hangul alphabet to write; it didn’t come into creation until 1443 AD, thanks to a monarch who reigned from 1418 to 1450. King Sejong the Great created the new alphabet in an attempt to increase literacy on the Korean peninsula. It replaced the Sino-Korean Haja alphabet and allowed for more advancements in science and technology. He also used the alphabet to grow…
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