The Netherlands

A most unusual arrival - King Willem-Alexander pilots government plane to Germany for a state visit

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6th July 2021
On Monday July 5th, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands arrived in Germany to begin a three-day state visit to the country.  The Dutch state plane landed at Berlin Brandenburg Airport around 11am carrying Their Majesties and three government ministers: the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Public Health.  One peculiarity of the…
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FeaturesSweden

How is Victoriadagen celebrated?

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6th July 2021
Victoriadagen (Victoria Day in Swedish) is the traditional festivity celebrating Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s birthday. It falls every year on the 14th of July, the day the Crown Princess was born, and has been celebrated since 1979.  It is usually celebrated on…
Norway

Prince Sverre Magnus to attend Elvebakken High School

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5th July 2021
Norway’s Prince Sverre Magnus, the younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is set to attend Oslo’s Elvebakken High School in the autumn. The Prince will study under the line of Information Technology and Media Production (IM). His older sister, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 17, also attends the school. Elvebakken High School “provides both opportunities for…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia opens German orphanage for abused children

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4th July 2021
On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in the digital inauguration of Children-Haus in Ortenau, Germany.  The facility is an orphanage to house children suspected of having been victims of physical violence or sexual abuse.  This is the fifth building of this kind to be inaugurated with the aim of preventing the multiplication of traumas for children that come from being moved from…
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Monaco

Albert and Charlene, 10 years: A look back at Princess Charlène's third wedding outfit

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2nd July 2021
Ten years ago, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene tied the knot in a ceremony in the Main Courtyard at the Princely Palace of Monaco.  The reception and evening ball were held at the Montecarlo Opera and featured the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra playing under the conduction of Maestro Lawrence Foster. The evening was concluded by a fireworks display and the opening of the…
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