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As Elizabeth II makes royal history, how do the reigns of Europe's other monarchs measure up?

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31st January 2022
Queen Elizabeth II is about to make history as she becomes the first British Monarch to rule for seventy years. It’s no surprise that she’s currently Europe’s longest-reigning monarch, but how do her fellow monarchs fare when the lengths of their reigns are compared? As The Queen marks 70 years on the throne, let’s see how long the monarchs of Denmark, Sweden…
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Norway

Queen Sonja opens art exhibition

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31st January 2022
Bjørn Ransve is one of Norway`s most renowned living artists. On January 29th 2022, Her Majesty Queen Sonja opened the Ransve exhibition “State of the Art” at the Haugar Art Museum in Tønsberg. The exhibition consists of the artist’s graphic works over…
Norway

Queen Sonja gives update on King Harald's health

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31st January 2022
Concerns were raised after King Harald of Norway developed cold symptoms and decided to take sick leave for several days. The news, on January 28th 2022, came the day after Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt had tested positive for coronavirus just hours after an audience with the King, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon. King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon therefore had…
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Denmark

The important advice Crown Princess Mary received from her mother

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30th January 2022
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has revealed the important advice her late mother shared with her. The Crown Princess said that her mother, Henrietta Donaldson, told her: “You can only be yourself.” Mary added that this advice has gotten her through a lot in her life. In an interview with Eurowoman Magazine ahead of her 50th birthday next month, the Crown Princess remarked…
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Spain

Queen Letizia reunites with former colleagues for parliamentary journalism awards

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28th January 2022
Queen Letizia handed out the Luis Carandell Prizes for Parliamentary Journalism during the 13th edition of its awards.  The prizes are handed out by the Spanish Senate and present awards for two categories: Parliament and Territories. Each of the categories has a prize budget of 4000€, which will be equally split in case of multiple winners. During the ceremony, which took place on 27…
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