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Rescue plan for tomb of the English queen who never set foot in her realm

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4th August 2020
For a Queen of England who never set foot on English soil, her tomb has not been able to find a home either. Berengaria of Navarre was the wife of King Richard the Lionheart for eight years until his death in 1199. Berengaria and Richard had had no children together, and she settled in Le Mans in France. She died there in 1230, and she was buried near Le Mans at the l’Épau Abbey. The monks…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima speak of life in lockdown and social media

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17th July 2020
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands spoke of the joy of having her mother with her in lockdown during the Royal Family’s summer photocall. Queen Máxima’s mother, Maria del Carmen, had travelled to the Netherlands in early March to watch over her granddaughters when King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima went on a state visit to Indonesia. When the King and Queen returned to the…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander takes part in F-16 training mission

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10th July 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited Volkel airbase to learn about the deployment of F-16 fighters in the Netherlands and other countries. King Willem-Alexander – a certified airline pilot who regularly flies for KLM – also took part in a training mission. He was briefed ahead of the mission and debriefed afterwards with all the pilots involved. During the briefings, the…
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The King and Queen of Bhutan name second son

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30th June 2020
The King and Queen of Bhutan have revealed the name of their second son. He has been named Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck and His Royal Highness will be referred to as Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck. The King and Queen attended the Trelda Tsechu prayer ceremony at Thimphu Tashichodzong…
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The Duchess of Cornwall announced as patron of domestic abuse charity SafeLives

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27th June 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall has become Patron of SafeLives, a domestic abuse charity. The Duchess will join a worldwide online festival today to discuss her longstanding work on domestic abuse and to announce her new patronage of SafeLives. The online festival is a 24-hour live event. The Duchess’ conversation has been pre-recorded, but she will discuss how she learned about domestic abuse…
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