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In pictures: Mass held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of King Baudouin's death

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8th September 2018
This morning the royal families of Belgium, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein got together to attend a mass commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of King Baudouin of the Belgians. Even though many royals were present, some important family members notably absent. This morning, a special mass was organised to commemorate King Baudouin of the Belgians. The fifth King of Belgium died…
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Belgium

King Philippe opens new tram line

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2nd September 2018
It is back to work for King Philippe as he opened the new tram line 9 between Koekelberg and Jette (Brussels). The King was able to operate the tram on the first ride at the new line was completed. Yesterday King Philippe undertook his first official engagement after going…
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Crown Princess Victoria hands out Stockholm Junior Water Prize

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29th August 2018
Crown Princess Victoria handed out the annual Stockholm Junior Water Prize during the annual World Water Week. The SJWP is an international science prize for young people between 15 and 20 years old. Yesterday afternoon, Crown Princess Victoria handed out the Stockholm Junior Water Prize to Caleb Liow Jia Le and Johnny Xiao Hong Yu from Singapore. The award ceremony took place at Berns in…
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Princess Estelle attends first day of school

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21st August 2018
Princess Estelle of Sweden was accompanied by her parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel on her first day of school today. The six-year-old Estelle starts preschool today at an exclusive school, Campus Manilla in central Stockholm. In the morning sun, Crown…
Sweden

Princess Sofia on how she plans to protect her kids from online bullying

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11th August 2018
Princess Sofia has spoken out on how she and Prince Carl Philip are planning to protect their children from online bullying. While attending a seminar on online harassment on Saturday, the Princess also shared her personal experiences with online bullying. The summer holiday came to an end today for Princess Sofia as she attended a seminar on combatting online bullying as part of the festival…
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The reign of King Baudouin: The one day he was considered unable to rule

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6th August 2018
This year marks 25 years since King Baudouin of Belgium unexpectedly died while on holiday in Spain. He was the sixth King of the Belgians and at the same time one of the most popular kings Belgium ever had. King Baudouin reigned from 1951 until his death in 1993. However, there was one day during his reign that the government declared the King unable to rule. In 1990, there was one day in which…
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