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King Felipe and the Catholic Church: a changing tale of faith and diplomacy

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11th February 2023
To analyse the religious situation in Spain, one must consider faith and diplomacy as inextricably linked. Spain is one of the world’s most religious countries, officially, with some statistics putting the percentage of the population that ascribes to the Roman Catholic Church as high as 96%.  To put that number in context, that same survey put Italy’s percentage of Roman Catholics at…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde lands in Bangladesh for UN visit

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8th February 2023
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has arrived in Bangladesh for a three-day visit to the country in her role as an advocate for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.  Her Majesty landed in Dhaka in the morning of Monday, 6 February and was welcomed at the airport by the Bangladeshi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, and the Belgian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Didier…
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Asian RoyalsThailand

Princess Sirivannavari combines old and new for one of her lifelong passions

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27th January 2023
Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya of Thailand presided over the official opening of the new structure of Donkoi Sustainable Village, a centre that will teach a modernised version of traditional dyeing techniques.  On Monday, 23 January, the Princess travelled to Sakon Nakhon to officially inaugurate the new centre, which was opened following a previous visit made by the royal to the…
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The Netherlands

Princess Margriet and Prof Van Vollenhoven remember Jewish healthcare facility deportations

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25th January 2023
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and her husband, Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the commemoration event for the evacuation and deportation of patients from the Het Apeldoornsche Bosch psychiatric hospital.  On Monday, 23 January, Princess Margriet and her husband arrived at De Prinsehof primary school in Apeldoorn, where the ceremony was held. Before going inside, the…
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