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Crown Princess Mary on grief: "Losing someone close to you is one of the most difficult and lonely life-changing events"

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24th September 2022
Crown Princess Mary spoke movingly about a subject close to her heart via a video message to the first European Grief Conference. The Crown Princess spoke on a topic she knows well and revealed that “grief is probably one of the most trying periods one can go through.” Speaking from New York, Crown Princess Mary touched upon her own dealings with grief: “I know from personal experience…
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The Netherlands

Queen Máxima makes whirlwind trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly

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22nd September 2022
Following the glittering Prinsjesdag celebrations in The Hague earlier in the week, Queen Máxima boarded a plane bound for New York City, where the United Nations General Assembly is underway.  Her Majesty was in the Big Apple for less than 48 hours after landing on Tuesday evening, and boarding a flight back on Wednesday. Just earlier on Tuesday, the annual Prinsjesdag took place, and a…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe of Denmark tests positive for Covid after returning from Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

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21st September 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has tested positive for Covid-19 after returning to Fredensborg from the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London. Margrethe, who is the last reigning Queen in Europe, has cancelled all of her activities for the remainder of the week while she recovers. A royal spokesperson says the 82-year-old is staying at the Danish Royal Family’s autumn residence…
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King Charles IIINorway

The King who welcomed Charles by singing his anthem

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20th September 2022
On a day filled with sadness, there was a heartwarming moment during “God Save The King.” At the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, the British national anthem was sung; all those in the congregation stood up out of respect, including the foreign royals. While most of the foreign royals in attendance stood in respectful silence, one monarch sang the words to “God Save…
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