European RoyalsThe Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander pulls out of US economic visit due to illness

The Dutch Royal Household has announced that King Willem-Alexander will no longer take part in a planned working visit to the United States due to illness.  His Majesty, says the press release, is recovering from an episode of pneumonia, and air travel could hinder the expected full recovery.  Queen Máxima and all other State ministers that were scheduled to take part in the trip will…
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Luxembourg

Back to school with Princess Claire of Luxembourg

Princess Claire of Luxembourg, née Claire Lademacher, married Prince Felix of Luxembourg in September 2013. The couple met during their studies at Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil, a private boarding school in Switzerland. Before that, Claire was enrolled at the Atlanta International School when she was 11, and upon her family’s return to Germany in 1999, she was enrolled at the…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon opens energy conference

Crown Prince Haakon has opened an energy conference in Stavanger and addressed the industry leaders in the hall in his opening speech. A number of the world’s leading producers of energy participated at the Offshore Northern Seas conference. They were joined by a large number of politicians as well as business leaders. Among them were Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas G. Støre and the…
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Norway

King Harald calls for optimism during county tour

In recent times, the King and Queen of Norway have begun their post summer holiday engagements with a visit to one of their nation’s counties. It provides an opportunity to see slightly more distant parts of Norway. On August 30th 2022, the royals started a three day…
Sweden

Prince Carl Philip enjoys his passion while handing out awards

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden was able to enjoy his passion for fast cars while handing out awards recently. Prince Carl Philip visited Eskilstuna over the weekend to present the Prince Carl Philip’s Racing Pokal of 2022. It is the tenth year that the competition has taken place and the third time it was organised in Eskilstuna. At the same time, Sweden’s first national race in…
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