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Who is Princess Alexia of the Netherlands?

Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien is the middle of the three daughters of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. She was born on the 26th June 2005, like both of her sisters in the Bronovo Hospital in The Hague. She was christened on 19 November 2005 in the Dorpskerk in Wassenaar with the late Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, her paternal uncle; Juan Zorreguieta, maternal uncle; Queen…
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Liechtenstein’s Crown Prince warming to the idea of blockchain technology

During a recent interview with CNBC, the Crown Prince of Liechtenstein, Prince Alois, admitted to having an interest in investing in cryptocurrencies and went on to speak in glowing terms about the potential for blockchain technology – the infrastructure that underpins the secure transfer of cryptocurrency – to enhance Liechtenstein’s own administrative capacity and transform various other…
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Who is Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau?

Prince Maurits is the son of Princess Margriet and cousin to the current King of the Netherlands, King Willem-Alexander. He was born in Utrecht on 17 April 1968 and is eldest of four brothers born to Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven – the others being Bernhard, Pieter-Christiaan and Floris. He entered military service both with the Marine Corps and the Navy and since May 2013 has…
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The Duchess of Cornwall: “Read to children every day of the year”

In a world where children become trained smartphone users at an early age and information is absorbed with the click of a button, the Duchess of Cornwall is reminding us of where we all read our first story. Writing in the Sunday Express to mark the World Book Day, The Duchess of Cornwall is urging parents to at least to try to read to their children and grandchildren every day of the year. Her…
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