BelgiumThe Netherlands

Biotech, Navy, art and a sad goodbye as the Dutch State Visit to Belgium draws to a close

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23rd June 2023
Thursday marked the last day of the State Visit that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are paying to Belgium – but last doesn’t mean less busy. The day began in Leuven, where the four royals visited Imec. This facility works in research for the chip tech sector, which is assuming an increasing strategic relevance for the independence of Europe in the semiconductors…
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Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway graduates high school

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21st June 2023
Princess Ingrid Alexandra has graduated high school. The Princess finished her schooling at Elvebakken High School in Oslo, where she had attended for the past three years. All the graduates from the high school attended a gala performance and graduation at Olso Concert Hall with their families. According to Norwegian media, the programme for the evening included “singing…
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DenmarkNorway

A special tradition observed as Queen Margrethe bids farewell to King Harald and Queen Sonja

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20th June 2023
One of the most peculiar and less known traditions was observed at the end of King Harald and Queen Sonja’s official visit to Denmark. On Sunday, 18 June, before the monarchs boarded the Royal Yacht Norge to return to Oslo, they signed one of the windows at Fredensborg Palace. This is not an innovation brought on by Queen Margrethe but rather a tradition that dates back more…
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Sweden

Carl Gustaf and Silvia: Meeting in Munich

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19th June 2023
The 1972 Summer Olympic Games were held in Munich, Germany, where a young German-Brazilian Silvia Sommerlath was working as an interpreter and host. At the time, she was employed at the Argentinian Consulate in Munich. From 1971 to 1973, she worked for the Organising…
Spain

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia reunite for family celebration

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17th June 2023
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia have come together to celebrate the graduation of their granddaughter, Irene Urdangarin. The eighteen year old, youngest child of Infanta Cristina, has now completed her secondary education. [getty src=”1499026945″ width=”396″ height=”594″ tld=”com”] She graduated from her school in Geneva in Switzerland with…
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