Belgium

Queen Mathilde continues role as UN SDG Advocate alongside international KPop stars

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20th September 2021
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians is set to continue her role as a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocate for the next term. The Queen of the Belgians, who has held the role since 2016, will be an Advocate for the 2021-2023 term along with 16 other advocates. Two other royals are among the leaders chosen – Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar (consort of the…
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Spain

Queen Sofía goes litter picking on the beach as summer season winds to an end

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20th September 2021
Queen Sofía of Spain resumed her agenda after the summer break with a visit to a beach in Alicante to mark World Clean Up Day. Her Majesty, dressed in appropriate clothes and gear, went down to business picking up and separating trash that had accumulated on the beach following the summer break and the massive influx of locals and tourists to the seaside.  Saturday,18 September 2021…
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Spain

Former ETA leader receives jail term for role in plot to assassinate King Juan Carlos

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19th September 2021
A former leader of the terrorist group, ETA, has been given a 15-year prison sentence for plotting to assassinate King Juan Carlos in the 1990s. Maria Soledad Iparraguirre Guenechea, also known as Anboto, is already serving a series of other jail terms. The latest sentence is for her role in a plot to assassinate Juan Carlos I in October 1997 during a visit to Bilbao for the official opening of…
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Spain

Queen Letizia hands out prize for best scientific monologue

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18th September 2021
Queen Letizia of Spain visited the Society of Fine Arts in Madrid for a ceremony celebrating scientific monologues. The Queen was welcomed to the venue by Minister for Science and Innovation Diana Morant, the President of the Society of Fine Arts, Juan Miguel Hernández León, and the General Director of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Inma Aguilar.  Once inside, she…
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