Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit launches digital literature-train

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3rd March 2021
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has launched this year’s literature-train in a story on Instagram that was published earlier this week. This year’s literature-train will run as a digital event that will take place through four conservations with some of the Crown Princess’ favourite authors.Her Royal Highness published the following message: “Hi, dear all. On Thursday…
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Denmark

Countess Alexandra to move into an apartment

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26th February 2021
Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg, the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, is to move out of her villa and into an apartment in the capital of Copenhagen.The Danish Magazine “Se og Hør” reported the moving plans, and the news has also been confirmed by Countess Alexandra’s press adviser. The Countess is moving to Copenhagen this summer, where she has bought an apartment in…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria holds speech on Sweden's involvement in Antarctica

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25th February 2021
On Tuesday, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden participated in a digital symposium on the Antarctic ecosystem and climate change. During the event Her Royal Highness also held a speech from her home-office at Haga Castle.The Crown Princess began the symposium with a speech in which she said: “We have great challenges ahead of us. In the waters around Antarctica, there…
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HistoryHistoryPalaces & Buildings

Former Brazilian Imperial Palace destroyed by fire is to be completely restored by 2024

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22nd February 2021
The former Brazilian Imperial Palace, Paço de São Cristóvão, is set to be restored after being destroyed by a large fire..Located in Rio de Janeiro, the historic palace was largely destroyed by the blaze on 2 September 2018. At the time, the former royal residence was being used as a museum and housed the major part of the collections of the National Museum of Brazil. The building served…
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