The Netherlands

The king who might have found his country under invasion from Boris Johnson

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28th September 2024
The former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has revealed he considered invading the Netherlands during the height of the Covid pandemic. Boris Johnson writes in his memoir that he looked at the possibility of launching an aquatic raid on a warehouse in Leiden to grab vaccines he believed belonged to the UK by right as they had been developed in the country. Quite what King Willem-Alexander…
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Luxembourg

A debut for one of Europe's newest princes

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27th September 2024
Although he is not even two years old, Prince François of Luxembourg stole the limelight from one of the world’s best known figures, Pope Francis. Prince François accompanied his parents, Prince Guillaume and Princess Stéphanie, and his brother, Prince Charles, when…
Denmark

The history of dogs gets royal recognition

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27th September 2024
Queen Mary has given the royal seal of approval to the favourite royal pet everywhere: dogs!  In her role as Royal Patron of Denmark’s Frie Forskningsfond, Queen Mary presented Christy Anna Hipsley with the award for “Original Idea of the Year”. Hipsley, from the…
Spain

International meeting on action against cancer for Queen Letizia

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27th September 2024
Queen Letizia was in Milan for a very important meeting on Thursday, marking World Cancer Research Day with a series of engagements in the city. The royal marked World Cancer Research Day in the Italian city of Milan, chairing an international gathering of researchers. Queen Letizia is the Permanent Honorary President of the Spanish Association Against Cancer and the Scientific Foundation of…
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Spain

Dalí gives King Felipe the giggles

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26th September 2024
King Felipe of Spain appeared to be enjoying himself while he was in Girona for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the opening of the Dali Museum.  The Dalí Museum opened in 1974 and was the artist’s last great project. Dalí himself planned the theatre-museum that was built on top of the remains of the old Municipal Theatre of Figueres in Girona. It is a unique museum, as it takes…
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Belgium

No weekend off for Belgium's King Philippe as he gets on his bike

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23rd September 2024
There was no weekend off for King Philippe of the Belgians as he was out and about on both Saturday and Sunday.  King Philippe took charge on Saturday as he sat in the driver’s seat of a new tram. The new Line 10 in Brussels is routed from Neder-over-Heembeek to Uccle and the Belgian king was able to turn his hand at driving for a change. After learning about the tram and the new line, he…
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