Belgium

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium undertakes her first solo engagement in the pouring rain

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27th June 2022
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has undertaken her first solo public engagement as she christened the RV Belgica – the country’s newest research vessel.  Just the day after her final university exam of the session, Her Royal Highness arrived in Ghent, the capital of the Eastern Flanders region, and the country’s third largest port.  Dressed in white with pink accessories, the…
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Monaco

Monaco marks 100 years since Albert I's death

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26th June 2022
Monaco is marking 100 years since Prince Albert I died and his son, Prince Louis II, took the throne. A series of events have taken place or been planned in Monaco to mark the occasion, and an exhibit is on display in Norway regarding his explorations. Prince Albert II, his great-grandson, opened the exhibition in Oslo last week. Prince Albert I was born in Paris on 13 November 1848 to…
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Luxembourg

Luxembourg's Prince Gabriel attends National Day celebrations for the first time

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25th June 2022
Luxembourg’s Prince Gabriel has attended National Day celebrations for the first time. He attended events on the eve of National Day and on National Day, which falls on 23 June. Celebrations were back to normal this year after two years of restrictions due to the global health crisis. The 16-year-old Prince attended alongside his grandparents, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander strongly condemns Russia: "We don't want to see the clock turned back a century"

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24th June 2022
King Willem-Alexander and Dutch Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind travelled to Strasbourg, France, to meet with members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). After a welcome from the Council of Europe’s highest representatives, His Majesty addressed PACE with a speech that had nothing but strong words against Russia’s actions and final objective in its…
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