Sweden

Princess Madeleine to return to Sweden for Christmas

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5th December 2021
Princess Madeleine and her family will return to Sweden for Christmas this year.The Princess, her husband Chris O’Neill and their three children, will be in Sweden for the second time this year for the festive season after visiting the country over the summer for the first time since the global health crisis began.Madeleine and her three children, Princess Leonore, Prince Nicolas and…
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The Netherlands

Princess Beatrix diagnosed with COVID

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4th December 2021
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, 83, is positive for COVID-19. She is said to have mild cold symptoms.The Royal House of the Netherlands announced via the Government Information Service (RVD) the news today saying that the former monarch is resting and isolating at…
Norway

Queen Sonja honours school with an award in her own name

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3rd December 2021
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the first Queen Sonja School Award – an honour instigated and named after the Queen of Norway.Queen Sonja has been present at all the award ceremonies over the past 15 years, with Thursday being no different, as Her Majesty awarded the 2021 prize to Sandnessjøen upper secondary school in the Nordland region.The Queen was received by the…
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Norway

Crown Princess Mette Marit attends choir rehearsal

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2nd December 2021
The pre-Christmas period is hectic for choirs all over the world. Crown Princess Mette Marit was present at the Norwegian Girls’ Choir rehearsal as they prepared for Christmas.The Crown Princess, who is the choir’s high patron, wanted to get to know the choir and its activities better. During the busy pre-Christmas period, a number of well-known and beloved Christmas songs were…
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The Netherlands

Dutch State Visit to Greece postponed

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2nd December 2021
The intended state visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to Greece has now been postponed following the continued spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.In consultation with the Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the visit…
Belgium

King Philippe pays brief visit to Rome

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2nd December 2021
The new coronavirus variant has had an immediate effect on royal diaries, causing several trips to be postponed. What was supposed to be a three-day Belgian state visit to Italy this week has been delayed and instead, on December 1st 2021, King Philippe paid a brief visit to Rome.In view of the sudden deteriorating health situation in Belgium and Europe, it was decided, in consultation with…
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