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Princess Charlene reunited with her husband and children after third surgery

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26th August 2021
It has been more than three months since Princess Charlene left Monaco for what was supposed to be a 10-day trip to her native South Africa for a conservation project. It was only when she was about to leave the country to return back home that Her Serene Highness started feeling unwell, which prompted an admission into a South African hospital, where she was diagnosed with a severe ear, nose…
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The most unusual royal wedding bouquet of all?

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25th August 2021
It’s not often the bridal bouquet gets its own name but that’s just what happened at the first major royal wedding of the 21st century. When Mette-Marit Tjessem Hjoiby married Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, on August 25th 2001 in Oslo, she carried an unusual arrangement of flowers that had a title all of its own.The creation was called ‘Brudeloperen’ and it remains one…
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The fairtytale bride and the first royal wedding of the 21st century

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25th August 2021
It was the first big royal wedding of the 21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby had been under scrutiny from the moment it became public knowledge. But by the time they took their vows, in front of the ruling houses of Europe, their romance had…
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The King and Queen of Sweden visit Västernorrland

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25th August 2021
The King and Queen of Sweden have visited Västernorrland county to show their support for communities in the area as the global health crisis continues.The royal couple were welcomed to the county and to the residence in Härnösand by Governor Berit Högman. At the…
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Crown Prince Frederik swims with the fishes to help marine research

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24th August 2021
Marine researchers noticed something…fishy…in the waters of Denmark: the return of the long-disappeared bluefin tuna after 50 years; and Crown Prince Frederik has joined in the expedition to help tag them.Crown Prince Frederik was joined by Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Rasmus Prehn, for the trip on August 23rd to the marking boat ‘Haraldur’ which is anchored nearly an…
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