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Statue of King Leopold II removed in Belgium

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9th June 2020
A controversial statue of King Leopold II has been removed in Belgium after it was vandalised by protesters.The statue is to undergo repairs, however, it is unlikely to return to public display and could end up in a museum.There have long been calls for the statue of Leopold to be removed due to the former King’s exploitation of Congolese slave labour which left millions of people…
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Spanish authorities criticise prince for breaking coronavirus rules

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30th May 2020
Authorities in Andalusia have criticised Belgium’s Prince Joachim after he was found to have attended a party in the region last weekend. Joachim’s attendance at the event in Cordoba was confirmed by the Royal Household in Brussels as it announced that the prince had been diagnosed with coronavirus.Prince Joachim, who is a nephew of Belgium’s King Philippe, was one of 27 people who…
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Duchess of Brabant brings the "Kate Effect" to Belgium

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27th May 2020
Call it the Elisabeth Effect!When the Belgian Royal House announced that 18-year-old Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, would be attending the Royal Military Academy starting this fall, the photo to accompany the press release on the royal website featured Princess…
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The Duchess of Brabant to attend military academy

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20th May 2020
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, known as the Duchess of Brabant as the heir to the Belgian throne, will graduate from the UWC Atlantic College in Wales. The Belgian Royal House has announced that the heir to the throne will start the next phase of her education at the Royal Military Academy.On 31 August 2020, Princess Elisabeth will start with a four-week initiation camp before continuing with…
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Princess Claire of Belgium “seriously ill with lingering illness”

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9th May 2020
Prince Laurent of Belgium has revealed that it was his wife, Princess Claire, who had had been diagnosed with the Coronavirus after initially refusing to confirm the news. He only said that someone in his family had started to feel tired and was subsequently tested for the virus.In a later interview, he has now confirmed that Princess Claire was diagnosed and that the main concern had been…
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