Spain

King Felipe visits Anti-Mine Force

On Thursday, King Felipe of Spain visited Cartagena’s Military Arsenal to tour the Anti-Mines Measures Force.  The force is part of the Army, but also has ties with the Spanish Navy, which supports it in its underwater detection missions. The Anti-Mines Measures Force is part of both the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures task force and the European Maritime Force, which means that…
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Monaco

Princess Charlene rushed to hospital

Reports have emerged that Princess Charlene has been rushed to hospital in South Africa. Channel 24 reported that the Princess was taken to a hospital in Durban on September 1st 2021 after collapsing. The channel shared a comment from the Prince’s Palace in…
Belgium

Belgium's king and queen cancel engagements after family member contracts Covid

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have cancelled their forthcoming engagements after an unnamed member of their family tested positive for coronavirus. The king and queen will limit all their contacts in the coming days as a precaution after a ”younger” member of their family was found to have Covid. Philippe and Mathilde have taken PCR tests which have come back…
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Sweden

Newly-appointed big brother Prince Gabriel of Sweden is strikingly similar to mum Princess Sofia in fourth birthday snap

On the 31st of August, Sweden celebrated an exciting day with Prince Gabriel celebrating his fourth birthday.  For the occasion, the Princely Couple released a picture of him on their Instagram account, in which the birthday boy appears smiling in a striped blue and maroon shirt. The accompanying caption simply reads: “Today we celebrate our wonderful Gabriel’s 4 years,” accompanied by a…
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DenmarkEuropean Royals

Queen Margrethe set to create scenography and costumes for new film

Queen Margrethe will provide the set and costume designs for an upcoming fantasy film released through Netflix, it was announced Tuesday. The Danish queen has been employed to design the sets and costumes for an upcoming adaptation of Ehrengard from a novel by Karen Blixen. Blixen, a Danish author, is perhaps most famous for her autobiography, Out of Africa, which was adapted into a 1985 film…
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