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Climate change, crowds and even more tiaras for day 2 of the Dutch State Visit to Belgium

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23rd June 2023
The second day of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima’s State Visit to Belgium began bright and early, despite the glittering banquet from the night before. The first stop for the day was Gare Maritime à Tour & Taxis, in Brussels, where the Dutch royals were joined by King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians to attend Climate Tech Forum, a forum on climate…
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Friendship glitters in Belgium as King Philippe and Queen Mathilde welcome King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima for State Visit

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22nd June 2023
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima have begun a three-day State Visit to Belgium that will see them travelling all around the country.  On Tuesday, 20th June, the Dutch monarch and consort boarded a train and arrived in Brussels. They were then driven to the Royal Palace, where they received the official welcome from King Philippe and Queen Mathilde.  The two monarchs then reviewed…
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A special tradition observed as Queen Margrethe bids farewell to King Harald and Queen Sonja

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20th June 2023
One of the most peculiar and less known traditions was observed at the end of King Harald and Queen Sonja’s official visit to Denmark. On Sunday, 18 June, before the monarchs boarded the Royal Yacht Norge to return to Oslo, they signed one of the windows at Fredensborg Palace. This is not an innovation brought on by Queen Margrethe but rather a tradition that dates back more…
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King Felipe privately pays homage to King Baudouin on 30th anniversary of his passing

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10th June 2023
King Felipe completed another engagement in Granada last weekend, after the military parade that marked National Armed Forces Day. Still in his military uniform, but no longer wearing the orders, His Majesty took part in a small commemorative ceremony for King Baudouin of the Belgians, in the year that marks the 30th anniversary of his death.  On Saturday, 3rd June, His Majesty…
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