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Kings of the Netherlands and Spain open Rembrandt-Velázquez exhibition

King Willam-Alexander of the Netherlands welcomed fellow monarch and good friend, King Felipe of Spain to the Netherlands on Thursday where the pair presided over the opening of the Rembrandt-Velázquez exhibition at Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The Dutch king waited outside his home, Huis Ten Bosch Palace, on his Spanish counterpart and greeted him with a friendly handshake and hug before heading…
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Norway

Queen Sonja cancels events due to illness

Queen Sonja of Norway has been forced to cancel an event due to an infection. On Tuesday evening, Queen Sonja should have opened an exhibition with her own works at Galleri Bi-Z in Kristiansand. The exhibition had been planned for three years. The Royal Court later…
The Netherlands

Photos of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands released ahead of 50th birthday

The Royal House of the Netherlands has released photos ahead of Prince Constantijn’s 50th birthday on 11 October. He is the younger brother of King Willem-Alexander and the late Prince Friso and the son of former queen, now Princess Beatrix and the late Prince Claus. The photos were taken by Jeroen van der Meyde in September and contain images of the Prince, his wife Princess Laurentien and…
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Serbia

Crown Prince Alexander congratulates Serbian Jews

Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has extended his congratulations to the Jewish community in Serbia and the Republic of Srpska on the occasion of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. The Crown Prince has also contacted leaders of the Jewish community in Serbia to congratulate them. Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Jews traditionally observe…
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Belgium

King Philippe introduces new phase in government formation

King Philippe of Belgium has announced the start of the second phase of the federal government formation on Tuesday. His Majesty has appointed two “preformateurs”, politicians who will have to find compromises on various political topics with the different political parties. On Monday, His Majesty the King thanked the “informateurs” Didier Reynders and Johan Vandelanotte – the…
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