Serbia

Crown Prince Alexander sends Easter message

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14th April 2020
On the occasion of Easter, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has sent his warmest congratulations to the believers who celebrate it according to the Gregorian calendar. The full statement from His Royal Highness states as follows:“The biggest holiday of the Christian world, Easter is celebrated today, differently than in previous years since the whole world is fighting the…
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The Royal Escape from Oslo: 9 April 1940

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9th April 2020
This year, in 2020, marks 75 years since World War II ended. It is also the 80th anniversary of war coming to the Monarchies of Norway and Denmark. While the Danish royal family was taken prisoner by the Nazis, the Norwegian royal family managed to escape and carry on the war from exile for the next five years.As early as 1939, both the Allies and Nazi Germany began to make invasion plans of…
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European Royals

Fire at rebuilt Imperial Palace in Berlin

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8th April 2020
On Wednesday, the Berlin Fire Department reported a blaze in a new building connected to Berlin’s city castle. The building stands on the Palace Square in central Berlin, just off Alexanderplatz. It is a reconstructed copy of the old royal and imperial palace of both…
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Danish royal family cancels summer events due to Coronavirus

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7th April 2020
The Danish Royal court announced that Queen Margrethe’s annual summer tour with the Royal Yacht Dannebrog has been cancelled. All events to celebrate the reunion with Schleswig have also been cancelled.The Royal court says that in light of the latest announcement from the Prime Minister that the ban on larger assemblies will be maintained until August, the Royals have chosen to follow…
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The Norwegian Royal Crown Stolen by an Archbishop

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2nd April 2020
Norway’s present collection of royal regalia consists of nine pieces. They include three crowns – the king’s crown, the queen’s crown and the crown prince’s crown. However, this was made in 1818 for the coronation of King Karl XVI Johan. Norway had at least one monarchical royal crown before this, but that one is lost. What happened to it?We know that the first Norwegian…
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