Belgium

King Philippe of Belgium holds video call with school principals

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11th January 2022
King Philippe of the Belgians held a virtual meeting with two school principals to assess the situation in the academic world following almost two full years of the pandemic.  His Majesty spoke with Ms Colla, a school principal in the French-speaking part of Belgium, and Mr Peirelinck, from the Flemish areas of the country. During the call, the King and the school directors discussed the…
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DenmarkFeatures

Educating a Queen - Margrethe's studies

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11th January 2022
Queen Margrethe is one of the few sovereigns of her generation with multiple university diplomas. Her education journey seems to have heavily influenced her life and the manner in which she performs her role.   Shortly after turning six-years-old in 1946, the Princess entered elementary school at Zahles School, studying as a private pupil at Amalienborg Palace from 1946 to 1949, and attending…
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Sweden

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia step in for Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel

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11th January 2022
Last week it was announced that the King and Queen of Sweden were infected with Covid-19. Shortly afterwards, it was announced that Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel were also infected for the second time during the pandemic. Therefore, the majority of the Swedish royal family had to change their calendar drastically. The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel were scheduled to attend a…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe's very royal godparents

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10th January 2022
When she was born, she was not supposed to become Queen. Yet, one month after her birth, on 14 May, she was christened with a parade of godparents to rival any future monarch.  Queen Margrethe of Denmark was born on 16 April 1940, just one week after the Nazi invasion of Denmark on 9 April, and, at the time, females could not inherit the throne; her father’s brother was supposed to become…
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