International royalsMonaco

Princess Charlene attends memorial service for Zulu King Goodwill in South Africa

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19th March 2021
Princess Charlene of Monaco has attended the memorial service for Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini at the KwaKhethomthandayo Royal Palace in Nongoma, South Africa. Princess Charlene was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and moved to South Africa at the age of 11 and even represented South Africa in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. King Goodwill Zwelithini died on 12 March at the age of 72 in…
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Norway

Queen Sonja opens art exhibition

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19th March 2021
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway has attended the digital opening of an exhibition with painter Anna Ancher at Lillehammer Art Museum. The exhibition “Anna Ancher – Skagen’s inner and outer space” is the largest collection of art from Anna Ancher outside Denmark…
Belgium

King Albert and Queen Paola wait in line for their Covid vaccine

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18th March 2021
The former Belgian monarch, Albert II, and his wife, Paola, have been photographed waiting in line as they received their coronavirus jabs in Brussels. [getty src=”1307766415″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”co.uk”] Albert, 86, and Paola, 83, were given the injections at the Heysel vaccination centre near their home at Belvedere Castle. As both are over the age of 80, they…
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Spain

Princess Leonor to carry out first solo engagement

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18th March 2021
The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, is to take on her first solo public duty at the age of fifteen. The Princess of Asturias will present the copy of the Spanish Constitution that she read from during her first public speech to one of Spain’s most…
Sweden

Queen Silvia performs first solo event after her fall at Drottningholm Palace

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18th March 2021
Queen Silvia of Sweden has inaugurated the Allergy Lift conference with a digital speech. This was the first event that the Queen performed on her own since an accident at Drottningholm Palace, where she fell and broke a bone in her arm. The digital conference Allergilyftet is organised by the Asthma and Allergy Association, of which the Queen is the patron. The Queen opened the conference, on…
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Spain

Queen Sofia of Spain receives coronavirus vaccine

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17th March 2021
The Spanish Royal Family has confirmed that Queen Sofia has been vaccinated against coronavirus, saying that she received the jab in line with current regulations over its distribution. The focus on following protocol comes just weeks after Sofia’s two daughters, Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina, caused controversy by receiving their Covid jabs during a visit to Abu Dhabi where they were…
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