European RoyalsThe Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima begin State Visit to Austria with a lot of symbolic pieces

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29th June 2022
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands began a very busy State Visit to Austria with all of the traditional engagements of a first day.  They landed in Wien and were welcomed at the airport by many authorities before being escorted to Homburg, the Presidential Palace, where the royal couple were officially welcomed by the President and First Lady of Austria, Alexander Van…
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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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