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Queen Mathilde talks mental health with WHO for World Mental Health Day

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10th October 2020
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians has marked World Mental Health Day with a speech for the World Health Organisation’s Big Event for Mental Health on Saturday.The Queen, as a UN Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals, spoke in French in a video about the importance of mental health. She also touched on how the ongoing pandemic has revealed weaknesses in the healthcare sectors that…
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EDITORS' DEBATE: Should Delphine become a Princess of Belgium?

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2nd October 2020
Our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, and our News Editor, Lydia Starbuck, debate on whether or not Belgium should have added a new princess to the Belgian Royal Family.Lydia Starbuck, News EditorI can’t help feeling that the decision to create Delphine, daughter of Albert II, a princess of Belgium is a step too far. The illegitimate child of the former King of the Belgians will be…
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Belgium gains a new Princess as King Albert's illegitimate daughter is granted title

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1st October 2020
Delphine Boël, the acknowledged illegitimate daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, has been granted the title of Princess of Belgium with the style of Her Royal Highness, her lawyer has confirmed.Her new official name will Delphine of Saxe-Coburg (van Saksen-Coburg). Her children Josephine (16) and Oscar (12) will also be recognised as Princess and Prince with the style of Their Royal…
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The Royal Week, in Pictures

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26th September 2020
As the last rays of sun fade into the cool days of autumn, royals across Europe have found themselves at their busiest since the pandemic hit in the chill of winter’s end. Special projects, family moments and a new royal star have caught attention in the past seven days. Here’s the royal week just gone, in pictures.Picking up the pieces[getty src=”1273756932&#8243…
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