Belgium

Why will Belgium's Princess Maria Laura have two weddings?

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7th September 2022
The final countdown is on for the biggest royal wedding in Europe this year and when the big day arrives, the bride and groom will marry not once, but twice.Princess Maria Laura of Belgium and William Isvy wed on September 10th 2022, firstly in a civil ceremony then in a religious wedding, both in the heart of Brussels.And while most of the attention will be on the Catholic ceremony that…
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Norway

Queen Sonja finds herself back in her old classroom

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7th September 2022
This week, Queen Sonja was able to help mark a special anniversary for her. On September 6th 2022, the Queen of Norway was present at the 100-year commemoration for Slemdal school, where she herself attended class.The queen was shown around the school grounds by headmaster Vegard Kjesbo and got to see both magic tricks and dancing at the commemoration. Her Majesty also got to meet student…
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Norway

King Harald hands out the Kavli Award

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7th September 2022
The Kavli Award is three research prizes awarded every other year in Oslo by the American Kavli Foundation and the Norwegian Academy of Sciences. King Harald of Norway has handed out the Kavli Award for 2020 and 2022.This happened, firstly, in an awards ceremony which…
DenmarkEuropean RoyalsFeatures

The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark commemorate Flag Day

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7th September 2022
The Crown Prince and Princes of Denmark have marked Flag Day honouring Danish soldiers who have been deployed on missions abroad.Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attended engagements in Kastellet, in Holmens Church and at Christiansborg Slotsplads in Copenhagen.First, the Crown Prince and Princess laid a wreath at a service at the Monument for Denmark’s International…
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European RoyalsJordan

A surprise royal wedding lights up Amman

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6th September 2022
On Saturday, as a total surprise, the Royal Hashemite Court released a statement announcing the wedding of Prince Ghazi and Princess Miriam.The ceremony was held on Saturday, 3 September, in what looks like one of Amman’s royal palaces, in the presence of King Abdullah II, Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Prince Talal bin Muhammad. Prince Ghazi is a cousin to King Abdullah and…
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