European RoyalsSweden

Swedish King announces five of his grandchildren are to be removed from The Royal House

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7th October 2019
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has announced important changes to the Royal House. The purpose is to establish which members of the Royal Family are expected to perform officials duties. The children of Their Royal Highnesses Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, and the children of Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine and Mr Christopher O’Neill will no longer be members of The…
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Asian RoyalsJapan

Princess Kako promotes Japanese-Hungarian ties at dinner in Hungary

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22nd September 2019
Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito and the second daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito, is continuing her visit to Austria and Hungary. Earlier in Austria, she paid a courtesy call on Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and attended a commemorative reception. Princess Kako attended a dinner in Budapest to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the diplomatic relations…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander holds Princes’ Day speech

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17th September 2019
The third Tuesday of September is traditionally Princes’ Day, the day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives to give the speech from the throne. The speech sets out the main policy items of the coming parliamentary session. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima arrived at the Knight’s Hall in the…
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British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge opens new children’s health and well-being garden

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10th September 2019
The Duchess of Cambridge has launched a new children’s health and well-being Back to Nature garden at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden Wisley in Surrey. It is inspired by the other gardens she created together with landscape architects Andree Davies and Adam White along with the RHS. Kensington Palace/Twitter The Duchess of Cambridge arrived with celebrity cook Mary Berry…
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