The Netherlands

Dutch royals host Paralympic delegation at Noordeinde Palace

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8th September 2021
On Tuesday, Noordeinde Palace in The Hague saw a gathering of the best athletes the country has to offer.  Just a month after King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima welcomed the Dutch Olympic delegation, the same Royal Palace hosted the country’s Paralympic athletes, returning from Tokyo with 59 medals, of which 25 were gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze. The delegation was welcomed by King…
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Belgium

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium end their period of isolation and return to work

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8th September 2021
On Tuesday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians carried out her first engagement since she was forced to cancel her agenda last week following one of the younger members of her family testing positive for Covid-19.  It is not known whether Her Majesty has been vaccinated against coronavirus, but a spokesperson for the Royal House said that both she and The King had undergone PCR tests that came…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcome Chile's President

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8th September 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcomed the President of Chile for an official visit to Spain on Tuesday. King Felipe greeted President Piñera at Zarzuela Palace for an official meeting. Other guests included the Secretary of State for Latin America and the Caribbean and…
Spain

Queen Letizia hands out first sustainability prize

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7th September 2021
Queen Letizia of Spain has presided over the first edition of the Retina Eco Awards in Madrid.  The prizes consist of four categories and reward businesses and enterprises that have brought significant results in sustainability and the climate change fight.  The prizes were organised by the Spanish newspaper El País and consulting firm Capgemini to reward the best project that takes firms…
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Norway

King Harald visits Vålerenga football club

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7th September 2021
His Majesty King Harald visited the Vålerenga football club in Oslo. The King was welcomed by children from the Valle Hovin Sport kindergarten, young players from the Vålerenga football club and “the street team” when he arrived at the home field of Vålerenga at Valle…
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Sapphires for September: Queen Silvia’s Leuchtenberg Sapphires

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7th September 2021
Among Europe’s royal families, the Swedish Royal Family owns one of the the most impressive jewelry collections. The Leuchtenberg sapphire and diamond parure in particular goes back to early 19th century and is said to have been a wedding gift from Napoleon Bonaparte to Princess Augusta of Bavaria, his stepson’s bride. Josephine of Leuchtenberg—Augusta’s daughter—brought it with her…
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