Luxembourg

Prince Charles gets playground in his honour as Luxembourg celebrates National Day

Prince Charles of Luxembourgh, second in line to the Luxembourgish throne, got a playground named in his honour for the country’s national holiday on Wednesday. The one-year-old tot was taken to Esch-sur-Alzette – the second largest city in Luxembourg – by his parents, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie. Copyright: Maison du Grand-Duc…
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Denmark

Prince Felix of Denmark graduates from high school

Prince Felix of Denmark graduated from Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium on Wednesday 23 June 2021. Present to congratulate him were his parents, Prince Joachim, and Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, as well as his big brother, Prince Nikolai. Prince Felix told the Danish magazine, “Billed Bladet”: “ It was obviously a very big moment. And it is really nice to have Dad at home from Paris…
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Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway mark 30th anniversary of coronation blessing

On June 23, it was exactly 30 years since King Harald and Queen Sonja were blessed by the Norwegian Church in a large-scale ceremony. The incident took place in Northern Europe’s largest cathedral, the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. The royal couple thus carried on the tradition King Olav introduced in 1958. The blessing was introduced as a ritual after the coronation ceremony in Norway was…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde injures her left thumb

During a visit to a pharmaceutical company on Tuesday, Queen Mathilde of Belgium was seen sporting a wrist brace on her left hand.  When asked for comment, a Palace spokesperson said that Her Majesty hurt her left thumb in a wrong move, and that the injury is not…
Sweden

King Carl Gustaf holds audience with Speaker of the Parliament following political crisis

On Monday, His Majesty King Carl Gustaf of Sweden gave priority to an unscheduled audience to the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Andreas Norlén. The audience was held in one of the private rooms at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm. During the audience, the King was informed that the Swedish Parliament had during the day issued a motion of no confident against the Swedish Prime…
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