Belgium

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde conclude Middle East trip with sustainability focus

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7th February 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians are back in Brussels after their four day official trip to the Middle East.  Starting on the 2nd of February, the first stop saw the King and Queen arrive in Oman, where they were officially welcomed by Sultan Oman Haitham bin Tarik at Al Alam Palace in Muscat, before moving on to Sultan Taboos Mosque, the country’s largest worship…
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Denmark

Crown Princess Mary's children surprise their mum on her special birthday weekend

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7th February 2022
Crown Princess Mary got a big surprise when her four children revealed their secret contributions to a birthday documentary shown this weekend. “Mary 50 years – we celebrate Denmark’s Crown Princess” showed the four talking about their mother in a number of features. Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine revealed, among many…
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Norway

King Harald's sick leave extended for second time

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7th February 2022
King Harald of Norway’s sick leave has been extended for a second time. The decision was announced late on February 6th 2022. It means that Crown Prince Haakon will take over the king’s duties between February 7th and 9th 2022 as acting regent of the Kingdom of…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria checks Färnebofjärden off of her list as she makes her way through all 30 national parks

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5th February 2022
Crown Princess Victoria concluded her work week with a visit to Färnebofjärden National Park as part of her initiative to visit all of Sweden’s national parks.  Dressed casually and warm, and sporting what looked like binoculars around her neck, the heir to the Swedish throne undertook her trek through the Färnebofjärden National Park on Friday, 4 January.  The hike started from…
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Denmark

Mary at 50: her passion for health issues

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5th February 2022
Crown Princess Mary’s patronages are varied, but a core theme runs through her royal work: her tireless support of health and healthcare organisations. Her health-related patronages number 17 total and feature organisations related to heart health, stroke research…
DenmarkEuropean Royals

How Crown Princess Mary turned the Mary Foundation into a vital organisation

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5th February 2022
Crown Princess Mary founded the Mary Foundation with a 1.1 million kroner gift from a wedding fund in 2004, raised by the people of Denmark and Greenland. In that time, Mary has used her influence and profile to support and raise awareness for important causes in Denmark. In 2006, Mary had the idea for the foundation and officially launched it in 2007 based on the overarching theme of social…
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