European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Queen Máxima undergoes operation

Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has undergone a minor and planned operation. The details of the operation have not been announced but the Queen has been ordered to rest, and so she will miss the NLDoet volunteer event today and tomorrow. She usually joins her husband and other members of the family for the annual event. Queen Máxima is expected to return to work next week. King…
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Denmark

Danish Crown Princess is new Patron of Copenhagen Zoo

Crown Princess Mary has been announced as the successor to the late Prince Henrik as the Royal Patron of Copenhagen Zoo. Prince Henrik had been the patron of the zoo since 1972 until his passing in 2018, but there have been connections between the Danish Royal Family and the Zoo since its inception in 1859. At one hundred and sixty years old it is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. The zoo was…
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DenmarkPalaces & Buildings

Amalienborg celebrates 225 years as a Danish royal residence

Amalienborg is celebrating 225 years as a Danish royal residence. The Amalienborg Palace complex is where the Queen and Crown Prince Family reside in Copenhagen, as have eight former kings since 1794. Today marks exactly 225 years since King Christian VII moved into Amalienborg after a devastating fire destroyed Christiansborg Palace leaving only the Riding Line system. Initially meant to be…
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Sweden

Look who's one! Princess Adrienne of Sweden celebrates first birthday

The youngest member of the Swedish Royal Family is celebrating her first birthday today with her family in their home in Florida. Princess Adrienne, the youngest child of Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill, was born one year ago in Danderyd Hosptial in Danderyd, Sweden. She joined older siblings, Princess Leonore (b. 20 February 2014 in New York) and Prince Nicolas (b. 15 June 2015 in…
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