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King Felipe back to public duties after extended Covid isolation

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21st February 2022
Following 12 days in isolation, King Felipe of Spain tested negative for Covid and returned to public duties. On February 21st 2022, Felipe VI carried out his first engagements after his illness, carrying out a series of audiences at Zarzuela Palace, his place of residence.  The first group to be welcomed by the King was the 10th promotion of the Superior Corps of Customs Surveillance, a…
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Norway

The farmhouse that became the setting for the start of a very important royal story

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21st February 2022
Skaugum Estate is a farmhouse that lies just outside Oslo, Norway, and it is currently the home of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, though it has a storied history that dates back to the Middle Ages and is known as the birthplace of King Harald, in 1937. Originally a church property, Skaugum belonged to the Church of Mary and the Convent of Nonneseter. In 1909, a Norwegian…
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Norway

Who is King Harald?

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21st February 2022
King Harald is the first King of Norway born on Norwegian soil in 567 years. He was born at Skaugum estate on 21 February 1937 and is the son of King Olav of Norway and his wife Martha, who was Crown Princess of Norway and Princess of Sweden. King Harald grew up at the…
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How the royals celebrated Olympic success in Beijing

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21st February 2022
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games concluded on Sunday evening, so let’s look back at how the royal families in Europe congratulated their Olympians. United Kingdom The Queen shared a message on the final day of the Winter Olympics, congratulating the women’s and men’s curling teams for winning the only medals for Team Great Britain this time. The Queen’s message read: “I send…
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Spain

Olympics and royal love stories: Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin

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20th February 2022
Infanta Cristina of Spain is the middle child of the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos and his wife, Queen Sofia, who was a Greek princess by birth. She’s also the older sister to Spain’s current monarch, King Felipe. She was on the sailing team representing Spain at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, and was given the honour of carrying the Spanish flag for the opening…
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