Norway

The use of Norway’s Royal Train carriage sparks national debate

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31st May 2021
The use of Norway’s Royal Train carriage has sparked a national debate as a result of the country’s railway reform. Due to a change in the way the railway system is run, a museum has taken over the ownership of the carriage, created a great debate in Norway.Åge-Christoffer Lundeby, communications manager for Norway’s largest train-company VY, said: “It is stupid to have a…
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Spain

King Felipe of Spain receives Covid-19 vaccine in Madrid

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30th May 2021
King Felipe of Spain received the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday according to official palace sources. His Majesty received his jab in the Wizink Centre in the Spanish capital of Madrid. This came shortly after the conclusion of the National Armed Forces Day events, in which he took part honouring those who lost their lives in combat, but also all the Spanish citizens who died because of…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia take part in National Armed Forces Day ceremony

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29th May 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain took part in the celebrations for National Armed Forces Day, which this year fell on Saturday, the 29th of May 2021. The main event, a military parade, was severely restricted due to Government restrictions in connection to the ongoing global health emergency. The only part of the traditional ceremony that was carried out more or less as normal was the…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde visits shop with bio-products

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29th May 2021
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited an organic shop in Jette, Belgium, on Thursday in her role as an advocate for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.The Queen travelled to The Barn that sells mostly packaging-free products and spoke to spoke to one of the business investors. It was founded in 2017 and now has locations across Belgium; it boasts that it sells the cheapest range of…
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