Spain

International meeting on action against cancer for Queen Letizia

Queen Letizia was in Milan for a very important meeting on Thursday, marking World Cancer Research Day with a series of engagements in the city.The royal marked World Cancer Research Day in the Italian city of Milan, chairing an international gathering of researchers. Queen Letizia is the Permanent Honorary President of the Spanish Association Against Cancer and the Scientific Foundation of…
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Spain

Dalí gives King Felipe the giggles

King Felipe of Spain appeared to be enjoying himself while he was in Girona for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the opening of the Dali Museum. The Dalí Museum opened in 1974 and was the artist’s last great project. Dalí himself planned the theatre-museum that was built on top of the remains of the old Municipal Theatre of Figueres in Girona. It is a unique museum, as it takes…
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Belgium

No weekend off for Belgium's King Philippe as he gets on his bike

There was no weekend off for King Philippe of the Belgians as he was out and about on both Saturday and Sunday. King Philippe took charge on Saturday as he sat in the driver’s seat of a new tram. The new Line 10 in Brussels is routed from Neder-over-Heembeek to Uccle and the Belgian king was able to turn his hand at driving for a change. After learning about the tram and the new line, he…
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Denmark

Queen Mary's weekend plans revealed

Queen Mary’s weekend plans have been revealed: she’s currently serving as regent of Denmark.The Danish Royal Court announced that Queen Mary will serve as regent for the period of 20-22 September, over the weekend, while King Frederik is out of the country.This is the first time that Queen Mary will exercise this duty while serving as queen consort.She had previously been appointed…
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