CoronavirusSerbia

Crown Princess Katherine hosts online charity concert

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4th May 2020
The Serbian Council of Great Britain held an online fundraising concert as a call to action during the COVID Crisis. The concert “We Are in This Together” was co-hosted by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia who is the patron of the “Lifeline” charity organisation.  Funds that were raised for the healthcare systems in the UK and Serbia were to be split; 50% of…
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Norway

Crown Princess Mette Marit: “Brighter Days Will Come”

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29th April 2020
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway has given a rare interview to Norway’s state television channel NRK. In the interview the Crown Princess emphasizes that we are in a time when we all should care about each other’s mental health.“I am so glad to see people again!” was the first response of Crown Princess Mette-Marit when the journalist from NRK arrived at the…
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Norway

King Harald becomes patron of Norwegian TV charity broadcast

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28th April 2020
Each year a member of the Norwegian Royal Family becomes the patron of state television channel NRK’s charity broadcast. Last year, it was Queen Sonja. It’s just been announced that in 2020, King Harald will take on the role.The NRK TV charity campaign of 2020 will support the WWF (the Worldwide Fund for Nature) and its efforts to combat plastic in the sea. One third of the plastic in…
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HistoryHistory

#OTD 1611: Sweden’s 16-year-old Crown Prince went to war

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24th April 2020
Gustavus Adolphus or better known as King Gustav II of Sweden was born in 1594. At the age of only 16, Gustav was a war-torn young Crown Prince who was eager to take over the Swedish throne. When Denmark-Norway stirred up a new war in 1610, it was only a question of when the war would break out.The two arch-enemies were preparing for war and in 1611 came the declaration of war when…
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