Belgium

Queen Mathilde acquires a new goddaughter due to a peculiar Belgian tradition being enacted

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23rd February 2023
Queen Mathilde has acquired a new goddaughter after a family in Molenbeek asked The Queen of Belgium to become godparent to their child. Her Majesty does not know the family, but has accepted, gifting the child an engraved silver cup, and arranged for an audience to be held with the Mayor of the city. But how did Queen Mathilde end up being the godmother to a child she does not know? Belgian…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima to see efforts to help families with soaring energy bills

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23rd February 2023
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is set to undertake a very important engagement in the context of her work in finance and financial independence.  On Thursday, the Dutch Queen will visit the customer service centre at the Temporary Energy Emergency Fund, in The Hague, to speak with staff members to hear about the type of call they receive for their service and to listen to the solutions they…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik in secret briefing

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22nd February 2023
It is not every day that secret meetings from royal calendars are made public, but Denmark has made an exeption. Crown Prince Frederik has just been involved a major briefing on important relief work. The meeting with representatives from the Danish Red Cross was not listed on the royal family’s official calendar of events. As a result, the Crown Prince was able to secretly travel to…
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Norway

Norway's King Harald receives poignant birthday gift

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22nd February 2023
King Harald of Norway marked his birthday this week on 21 February. To celebrate the occasion, the King was gifted a very special present from all the workers at the Royal Court. In March 2022, while touring the exhibit “The King’s Cars,” King Harald inquired about the current whereabouts of his first motorcycle. For his 16th birthday in 1953, then Prince Harald was gifted…
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