Monaco

Prince Albert looks to future celebrations during New Year's Eve speech

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31st December 2022
Prince Albert II of Monaco has looked to the future in his 2022 New Year’s Eve speech in a year that saw the return of Princess Charlene to Monaco and royal duties. He began his speech by offering support to all those “affected by war, oppression, violence, and intolerance in our troubled world.” The Prince added that his and Charlene’s “thoughts are also with those afflicted by…
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Norway

King Harald on 2023: "We need each other"

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31st December 2022
King Harald addressed Norwegians on New Year’s Eve and spoke of working together, democracy and the future. The main point of his speech was that people need one another. The King began his speech by alluding to the war in Ukraine and the general state of the world…
Monaco

YEAR IN REVIEW: The long-awaited return of a Princess in Monaco

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31st December 2022
After a turbulent 2021 that saw Princess Charlene separated from her family for the majority of the year, 2022 brought her back to her children in Monaco. The Princess of Monaco continued to heal after her return to the principality but soon was back to royal duties and in the public eye. As 2022 began, we weren’t sure when Charlene would return from the treatment centre, but rumours swirled…
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Luxembourg

Family takes centre stage for Luxembourg's 2022

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31st December 2022
Family was central to the Grand Ducal Family’s 2022, and next year will see the family gain two more members. In January, both the Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duke were struck down by COVID. Former Princess Tessy, now Tessy Antony de Nassau, teamed up with Princess…
Belgium

Queen Paola hands over important role to Queen Mathilde

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30th December 2022
Belgium’s Queen Paola is passing on one of her most important roles to her daughter in law. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians will take over as Honorary Chair of the Protection Committee of Missing Children Europe on January 1st 2023. Missing Children Europe is the European Federation for missing and sexually exploited children in Europe. It involves 27 countries and represents 32…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria criticised toward her choice of dog

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29th December 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, Royal Central takes a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. Our eighth most read article was by Oskar Aanmoen on the criticism surrounding Crown Princess Victoria’s choice of dog. Originally published on 3rd January 2022, the full post can be read below. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has been criticised for her choice of dog. When Crown Princess…
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