Belgium

No weekend off for Belgium's King Philippe as he gets on his bike

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23rd September 2024
There was no weekend off for King Philippe of the Belgians as he was out and about on both Saturday and Sunday. King Philippe took charge on Saturday as he sat in the driver’s seat of a new tram. The new Line 10 in Brussels is routed from Neder-over-Heembeek to Uccle and the Belgian king was able to turn his hand at driving for a change. After learning about the tram and the new line, he…
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King Charles III

King Charles visits Royal Navy submariners

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20th September 2024
The King has thanked Royal Navy submariners to thank them for their service after visiting on Thursday.King Charles visited the homebase of the UK Submarine Service on Thursday, meeting with active submariners, as well as their families and other base staff at Coulport, part of HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland.The King was welcomed by First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE…
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Belgium

A future queen arrives at Harvard

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19th September 2024
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant and heir to the Belgian throne has begun her post graduate education at Harvard.The princess marked her first day of post-graduate with new photos. Max Bueno/ Belgian Royal PalaceThe Belgian Royal Palace released three photos of Elisabeth to mark her first day of study at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. She chose a casual look of…
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Queen Camilla

The engagement ring of a queen: Camilla's diamond dazzler

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18th September 2024
When it was announced in February 2005 that the then-Prince of Wales had proposed to Camilla Parker-Bowles, ITN proclaimed that he had used “a ring worth waiting for”.Charles proposed with a ring that has a long family history. Historians believe that the ring dates back to the 1920s. His grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, wore the ring to several events. It is suspected…
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