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Dutch Princess Mabel to attend Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral

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30th December 2021
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the first European Royal confirmed to attend Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s funeral on the 1st of January.  The Dutch Royal Household confirmed the news to ANP, the National News Agency on the 30th of December, saying that it is expected that the princess will travel to South Africa to attend the ceremony for the icon of the fight against the Apartheid…
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A look back at the Dutch royal year

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30th December 2021
January Our coverage of the Dutch Royal Family began with a look back at the wedding of Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven, continued with the news that King Willem-Alexander would accept the Prime Minister’s resignation, and also included the report that…
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Royal condolences pour in for Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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26th December 2021
Anti-apartheid and human rights activist Desmond Tutu has died of cancer at the age of 90, it was announced earlier today. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996. The Dutch King and Queen and Princess Beatrix were one of the first to pay tribute to him. A message posted to social media stated, “We cherish our memories of…
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Controversy over celebrations brings new conundrums for royals

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17th December 2021
It’s a tale of two parties. As Christmas approaches, quite a few minds are turning to celebrations but in these strange and challenging times in which we all live, every movement has meaning as two royal families have discovered with differing consequences this week. On the one hand, the House of Orange is in the eye of a media storm for a birthday gathering while the House of Windsor is…
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King Willem Alexander gives an update on Princess Beatrix's health

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9th December 2021
Earlier in December, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands was diagnosed with Covid-19. King Willem-Alexander has now given an update on his mother’s health. Despite her coronavirus infection, Princess Beatrix is doing well. King Willem Alexander said: “Fortunately, nothing is wrong at all. Only she had a bit of a cold, she thought it was the air conditioning in the tropics. She is in…
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