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From woodland to a royal palace - Oslo Royal Palace's historical development

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24th April 2020
The Royal Palace in Oslo is today a striking monument in the city centre of Oslo. When the castle was built, it was located outside the very centre of Oslo. The property that is today the residence of Norway’s monarch was for only 300 years ago nothing more than part of a forest.Let us take a look at the historical development of this property – from forest to castle.The most…
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Denmark

Prince Joachim and his family to move back to Schackenborg Castle

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22nd April 2020
Prince Joachim and his family will move back to Schackenborg Castle according to the Danish Royal Court’s Communication Department, who spoke to the Danish magazine “Her&Nå”. They are, therefore, moving from their temporary residence at Amalienborg Palace in the capital of Copenhagen to southern Jutland. The family has lived in Copenhagen since they returned from France because of…
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Why is Queen Margrethe called 'Daisy'?

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20th April 2020
Last week, Queen Margrethe of Denmark had to celebrate her birthday in a different way than planned because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many royals from Europe had come together and made a very special video greeting for the Danish Queen. Many people noticed that several…
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Crown Princess Katherine provides much-needed donations to the Serbian Health Service

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17th April 2020
Even though the Serbian Crown Prince Couple is in voluntary quarantine in their castle outside Belgrade, they are continuing to work from home to improve the situation in Serbia during the coronavirus pandemic. Crown Princess Katherine has been helping to provide support through her charity-organisation in the last few weeks.This week the Crown Princess helped getting urgently needed…
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Denmark

Additional photos released for Queen Margrethe’s birthday

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15th April 2020
The Danish Royal Court announced yesterday that over the next three days they will publish new photographs in celebration of Queen Margrethe’s 80th birthday this Thursday. On Tuesday, the Royal Court released a new series of portraits with the Queen, her son, Crown Prince Frederik and her grandson, Prince Christian – three generations of Danish monarchs, present and future.
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