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Queen Máxima meets with creative professionals to discuss COVID-19 impact

Queen Máxima has paid a visit to the Nieuwe Regentes Theatre to meet with its Creative Coalition and discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected artists and other freelancers. The Creative Coalition was formed last year to bring together 42 different professional associations and allow those working in the creative arts to join forces. The Royal House website notes that musicians…
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The Princess Royal celebrates special day for Westminster Abbey

The Princess Royal has recorded a reading for Westminster Abbey’s podcast celebrating the feast of its patron saint. Princess Anne gave a reading from the New Testament to mark St. Peter’s Day. The podcast was released on June 29th, the feast day itself, and is part of the regular Abbeycasts. Westminster Abbey wrote, “Saint Peter is the Abbey’s patron saint, and on St Peter’s…
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Crown Princess Mary follows in Prince Henrik's footsteps with the WWF

Crown Princess Mary was named President of the WWF’s World Natural Fund in Denmark on Monday, succeeding in a role once held by her late father-in-law, Prince Henrik The Royal House announced the news on its website Monday, saying that Crown Princess Mary will in the future “be at the forefront of the Fund’s work in preserving wildlife habitats and the diversity of nature.” Prince…
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Duchess of Cambridge helps plant garden at EACH's The Nook

The Duchess of Cambridge visited The Nook, the East Anglia Children’s Hospice’s purpose-built hospice in the Norfolk area, on Thursday to help families plant a garden. Kensington Palace noted that Kate used plants that she’d purchased at the Fakenham Garden Centre the week prior and that she “worked alongside an EACH volunteer gardener to plant a garden that will provide enjoyment for…
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