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Queen Margrethe admits she’s never had whiskey

Queen Margrethe shared some insight into her personal alcohol preferences during a visit to Thisted Municipality on Monday. While touring Gyrup Farm, which produces Thy Whiskey, the Queen revealed, “It’s not something I’ve ever drunk myself,” when shown how the distillery works. The Queen learned how Gyrup Farm has been owned and operated by the same family for eight…
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Belgium

Princess Elisabeth to study at Oxford this fall

The Duchess of Brabant is headed to the United Kingdom to further her education, the Belgian Royal House announced on Tuesday. In a press release, it was announced that Princess Elisabeth would begin her studies at Lincoln College, which is connected to Oxford University…
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Crown Prince Frederik to take part in a security policy course

Crown Prince Frederik will take part in an upcoming security policy course at the invitation of the Chief of Defence. The Danish Royal House announced the news over the weekend, stating that Crown Prince Frederik will take part in the two-week course in the final week of August and in the week of 20-26 September in Zealand. “[C]ourse participants are introduced to highly topical topics of…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf addresses WWF's gala event

On Thursday, King Carl XVI Gustaf spoke at the World Wide Fund for Nature’s WWF’s televised gala event “An evening for our planet.” The King is chairman of WWF’s Board of Trustees, and the gala was arranged in connection with WWF Sweden celebrating 50 years. During the evening, reports were shown from different parts of the world about how nature and cities are affected by…
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European Royals

First royal to die of COVID-19 finally buried over a year after her death

Seventeen months after her death, Princess Marie-Thérèse of Bourbon-Parma finally received her family funeral, after health restrictions had only offered the opportunity for a small ceremony in Paris following her passing in March 2020.  Her family was not able to attend because she passed away in the French capital and her family lives split between Switzerland and the Netherlands, and both…
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