Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria acts as head of state in important meeting

Crown Princess Victoria has taken on the role of acting head of state of Sweden as her father King Carl XVI Gustaf is abroad. As interim regent, she led a meeting in the Foreign Affairs Committee at Stockholm Royal Palace. The committee is made up of the chairman and nine other members, elected by the Swedish Parliament. The committee meets when summoned by the government, and the chairman of…
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Luxembourg

Grand Duke Henri undertakes state visit to Latvia

Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is undertaking a state visit to Latvia from 13 to 14 March upon an invitation by the President of the Republic of Latvia. Grand Duke Henri travelled to Latvia for the state visit on 12 March, which he is undertaking to mark the 100th…
Norway

King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon participate in large NATO exercise

King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway participated in NATO exercises consisting of more than 20,000 NATO soldiers in Norway for an extensive winter exercise. The King and Crown Prince received a briefing on the winter exercises in the north, and for the first time, they received the information in two different places. Crown Prince Haakon received a briefing about the exercise from…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria hears about growing resistance to key medicine

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have participated in a high-level gathering focused on combating antibiotic resistance at the Scandinavian XPO in Arlandastad, held in connection with Sweden’s presidency of the Council of the European Union. According to all public health authorities, antibiotic resistance is a serious and growing public health problem. One thing working against…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia open International Contemporary Art Fair

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have attended the opening of ARCOMadrid, Spain’s International Contemporary Art Fair, by embarking on a tour of the halls. They were also welcomed by the First Lady of Argentina, Fabiola Yáñez, and the Argentine Republic’s Ambassador to Spain, before commencing their journey through “Never the Same,” the section featuring Latin…
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