Romania

Princess Sophie honours her grandmother Queen Mother Helen

Helen, Queen mother of Romania’s humanitarian efforts are increasingly appreciated in Europe. This last weekend, one of her grandchildren, Princess Sophie of Romania, visited Florence, where she attended the inauguration of the “Queen Mother Helen of Romania Garden”. On this occasion, a commemorative plaque was unveiled in the garden on the hill leading to the Piazzale…
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Norway

King Harald celebrates local history

King Harald of Norway has always been interested in history. The King of Norway was present at the celebration of the National Association for Local History’s 100th anniversary on Friday afternoon. Local history is very popular in Norway, and more than 70,000…
BelgiumFeatures

Who is Prince Emmanuel of Belgium?

October is a month of royal birthdays, and two of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium’s children celebrate their arrival into the world this month.  Prince Emmanuel of Belgium is the first birthday of the month. His Royal Highness was born on the 4th of October 2005 in Érasme d’Anderlecht Hospital in Brussels, the third child and second son of the then-Duke and Duchess of…
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Spain

Queen Sofía continues her tour of Spain's food bank with a visit to Burgos

Queen Emerita Sofía of Spain has continued her tour of food banks around Spain with a visit to Burgos – the capital of the Autonomic Community of Castilla y León.  The visit comes in the context of the Reina Sofía Foundation launching the campaign ‘Operation Cold’ in October 2020, aimed at providing food banks with the equipment necessary to store and transport fresh…
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Denmark

A new role for Princess Marie of Denmark

Denmark has been pushing for a broader cultural presence on the global stage, and now that effort has found a prominent voice. Princess Marie, daughter-in-law to Queen Margrethe, has been appointed as a Special Culture Representative in the Culture Department of the Danish Embassy in Paris.  The news comes as Her Royal Highness and the rest of her family mark one year of living permanently in…
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