Sweden

Sweden's king recalls order of chivalry from the man who allegedly sexually harassed Crown Princess Victoria

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8th May 2019
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden has decided to recall the order of chivalry from Jean-Claude Arnault, it was announced. This is the man who brought the Swedish Academia in its worst ever crisis following the “Me Too”-campaign in Sweden. In April 2018, he was also accused of sexually harassing Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria. Three anonymous witnesses told the Swedish…
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European Royals

Prince Jean of France welcomed France and Italy's president to his home

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3rd May 2019
French media could this week report that on Thursday, Prince Jean of France welcomed the presidents of both France and Italy to his home, Amboise Castle. Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron were warmly welcomed by the prince and his family. One of the three current pretenders to the French throne, Prince Jean was joined on the occasion by his wife, Princess Philomena, and two of their children, Prince…
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Norway

King Harald visits Marker and Skiptvet

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1st May 2019
King Harald of Norway visited the two municipalities of Skiptvedt and Marker in Østfold County, in the southeast of the country on Tuesday. The King began his visit to Skiptvedt at the local kindergarten at the village of Lindormen. Here the king was welcomed by several…
Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit holds a writing course at the Skaugum Estate

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30th April 2019
As a little taste of the Crown Princess “literature metro” next week, Her Royal Highness yesterday held a writing school at the Skaugum Estate for Oslo’s youth. On Monday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit invited young people from eight secondary schools to the course – all with a particular interest in learning more about writing. The young people came from the schools in Oslo…
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Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit to host “literature metro” in Oslo

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26th April 2019
Because of her health, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit has chosen to switch out her annual “literature train” to a more urban “literature metro”. Instead of using some of Norway’s long and remote train lines to promote literature to young people, she will use the metro-system in Oslo city to reach the youth with her message. This was stated by the Royal Court to the…
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