Spain

Spain’s republicans gathered for a two-day long conference to abolish the monarchy

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30th November 2019
In Spain, a new debate about the monarchy has begun. On Friday this week, the Spanish far-left movement “Podemos” held a conference where they discussed the possibility of a referendum on the monarchy with an option to abolish it. The two-day-long conference was attended by 37 organizations, among them militant left-wing groups and parties. The conference, “’Goodbye monarchy, hello…
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Romania

Russia’s ambassador to Romania summoned following insults towards Her Majesty Margareta

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28th November 2019
The Russian ambassador to Romania has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry of Romania following his attack on Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, last week. The Minister of Foreign Affairs in Romania, Mr Bogdan Aurescu, urgently summoned the Russian ambassador following the strong negative reaction across the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement where…
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HistoryHistoryNorway

Finding Queen Maud in Oslo

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26th November 2019
This year, it is 150 years since Norway’s Queen Maud was born. This is marked by Royal Central with several articles where we look at the life of the British princess who married a Danish prince and ended up as a Norwegian queen. In Oslo today, the city that Maud once…
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The lost tiara of Queen Maud

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26th November 2019
This year, it is 150 years since the Norwegian Queen Maud was born in London. Much has been written about the queen who was elected to be monarch together with her husband as a new Norwegian royal couple in an independent Norway in 1905. When Queen Maud came to Norway, she brought a lot of jewellery with her. One item from this precious collection has simply disappeared. It has been stolen and it…
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Romania

Romanian royals commemorate two years since the death of King Michael

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25th November 2019
On Saturday, members of the Romanian royal family gathered to commemorate two years since the death of His Majesty King Michael of Romania. Her Majesty Crown Princess Margareta, the Custodian of the Crown of Romania was accompanied by HRH Prince Radu and HRH Princess Sofia during the religious ceremony. The ceremony was held by the New Archbishop at the Royal Cathedral of the Court of Argeș…
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