Belgium

Pharmaceuticals, news and wine: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde's first day in Germany

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6th October 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians began their visit to the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate on the southeastern border with Belgium.  The royal couple arrived in Germany on the evening of Tuesday, 4 October, accompanied by the Belgian Minister of the German-speaking community, Oliver Paasch.  Their first engagement was a small reception with the founders of BioNTech, the…
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European RoyalsNorway

Special royal park closes for the year

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3rd October 2022
The Norwegian Royal Court has announced the traditional closure of the Queen’s Park, which will reopen on 18 May 2023.  The area is part of the larger Palace Park complex, which also includes ponds and museums. The Palace Park was built between 1840 and 1857, but the area that is now the Queen’s Park has served that purpose since the mid-1700s. The park was firstly acquired by the…
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Spain

King Felipe hands out influential awards

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29th September 2022
King Felipe of Spain was at the National Museum Art Centre Reina Sofía to award the Influyente Prizes in their eight categories. The magazine El Confidencial and the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills organise the ceremony every year. His Majesty was accompanied by the…
British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

The Prince and Princess of Wales given special gift for King Charles on their first visit to Wales since receiving titles

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27th September 2022
The Prince and Princess of Wales made their first visit to the nation since receiving their new titles. Their day of engagements, on September 27th 2022, took them to Holyhead and Swansea. Their first stop was Holyhead Marina, where the RNLI quarters are located. Many members of the public had gathered there to welcome their Prince and Princess, and 4-year-old Theo Crompton got the…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima makes whirlwind trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly

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22nd September 2022
Following the glittering Prinsjesdag celebrations in The Hague earlier in the week, Queen Máxima boarded a plane bound for New York City, where the United Nations General Assembly is underway.  Her Majesty was in the Big Apple for less than 48 hours after landing on Tuesday evening, and boarding a flight back on Wednesday. Just earlier on Tuesday, the annual Prinsjesdag took place, and a…
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