Norway

King Harald oversees opening of Norway's parliament

The King of Norway has officially opened his country’s parliament for a new year. Pomp, pageantry and tradition were all on show as King Harald took on one of his most important constitutional duties. The King of Norway, 87, was accompanied by Queen Sonja and their son, Crown Prince Haakon. They arrived at the Norwegian Parliament by car after a procession through Oslo where the…
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British Royals

Prince William meets footballing royalty on a big night for his favourite team

The Prince of Wales was on hand to cheer on his favourite team, Aston Villa, as they enjoyed one of their biggest matches in years. For the first time since it was created in 1992, Aston Villa played in the Champions’ League, with anticipation high ahead of kick off. The Champions’ League replaced the European Cup over thirty years ago but Villa’s last moment of glory in…
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The Netherlands

The king who might have found his country under invasion from Boris Johnson

The former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has revealed he considered invading the Netherlands during the height of the Covid pandemic. Boris Johnson writes in his memoir that he looked at the possibility of launching an aquatic raid on a warehouse in Leiden to grab vaccines he believed belonged to the UK by right as they had been developed in the country. Quite what King Willem-Alexander…
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