Romania

Romania’s Parliament Hall renamed in honour of King Michael

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11th May 2021
Earlier this year, it became known that Romania’s parliament was considering renaming the Parliament Hall after the late King Michael I of Romania. Now the official name change has taken place, and from Monday this week, the hall will be called ‘King Michael I of Romania’s Hall’.Romania takes another step towards honouring its royal history as the hall of the parliament…
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Norway

King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon inspect the Norwegian Royal Yacht

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7th May 2021
The summer season is officially underway for crew and officers on the Royal Norwegian Ship. On Thursday afternoon, King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon embarked the ship for inspection.The tradition of royal embarkation dates back to 1948 when King Haakon VII received ‘Norway’ as a gift from the Norwegian people. Due to the ongoing global health emergency, the 2021 sailing programme…
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European Royals

Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein under investigation over shooting Romania's largest bear

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6th May 2021
Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein has shot the largest bear in Europe by a mistake. Investigation is underway after the prince killed Europe’s largest bear during a trophy hunt in Transylvania in March this year. The brown bear, Arthur, was 17 years old and probably the largest of its kind in Europe. Arthur was shot a month after a local farmer complained that a female bear was harassing his…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe begins 2021 sailing season

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5th May 2021
On Tuesday, Queen Margrethe officially boarded the royal ship Dannebrog in the Port of Copenhagen at the naval base of Nyholm for the start of the 2021 sailing season. Upon arrival at Nyholm, Her Majesty was presented with flowers and was received by the Queen’s…
Norway

New exhibition in The Queen Sonja Art Stable to open this week

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4th May 2021
Due to the ongoing pandemic, Queen Sonja’s art gallery in the old stables at the Royal Palace in Oslo has been closed for over a year. The Queen has now established a new exhibition that will be shown digitally. Some of Norway’s most beautiful works of art will be exhibited this summer in the Queen Sonja Art Stable, in collaboration with the National Museum. The exhibition “Art…
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