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Queen Mathilde visits hospital ship bound for Africa

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19th February 2022
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited a hospital ship as several storm clouds gathered. Her Majesty arrived in the port of Antwerp on Friday morning to take a tour of Global Mercy, a hospital ship. The vessel is the biggest floating hospital in the world and is the property of Mercy Ships, a Belgian company founded in 1978 that provides medical aid to the poorest countries in the world with…
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Sweden

Prince Daniel focuses on young entrepreneurship

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19th February 2022
Prince Daniel of Sweden has worked to promote Swedish business and opportunities for young people for many years. On Thursday, His Royal Highness participated in a digital meeting with employees at the Young Entrepreneurship organization.Young Entrepreneurship educates…
Belgium

Queen Paola and King Albert reveal why they didn't get divorced

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18th February 2022
Queen Paola and King Albert have spoken openly of how their marriage survived despite them beginning negotiations to divorice.In a new TV programme focussed on Paola, the couple reveal that lawyers were already drawing up terms for them to part when they decided to give their marriage another go. And they both confess that their tumultuous relationship had a big impact on their three children…
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Belgium

King Albert and Princess Délphine attend royal event together for first time

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17th February 2022
The entire Belgian Royal Family took part in the traditional ceremony to commemorate deceased members in what was the first public act in which King Albert and Princess Délphine appeared together. The Church service took place in the Notre Dame Church in Laeken, the official residence of the Belgian Royals.Besides King Albert and Princess Délphine, King Philippe, Queen Mathilde…
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Sweden

Meeting in Munich, Carl Gustaf and Silvia: Olympics and royal love stories

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17th February 2022
The 1972 Summer Olympic Games were held in Munich, Germany, where a young German-Brazilian Silvia Sommerlath was working as an interpreter and host. At the time, she was employed at the Argentinian Consulate in Munich. From 1971 to 1973, she worked for the Organising Committee for the Munich Olympic Games. A polyglot, Silvia’s work at the Olympic Games as an interpreter was a natural fit. She…
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