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Queen Máxima speaks to non-food retail entrepreneurs about coronavirus

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31st January 2021
Queen Máxima paid a digital visit to non-food retail entrepreneurs on Thursday, showing her support for the retail industry that has been heavily hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The Queen’s visit included staff from INretail, an entrepreneurial group that supports businesses, and small- and medium-sized businesses within the Netherlands. The retailers who were on the call included Schutrups…
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ICYMI: Monaco's Princely Family attend celebrations for Sainte-Dévote

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31st January 2021
As January comes to an end, Monaco’s Princely Family have attended the celebrations for Sainte Dévote, the patron saint of Monaco. Prince Albert, Princess Charlene, Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella attended an evening ceremony on 26 January which involved setting fire to the Sainte-Dévote boat. [getty src=”1298708011″ width=”594&#8243…
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King Harald recovering well following surgery

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31st January 2021
King Harald V of Norway is doing well following an operation to repair a tendon in one of his knees. The King is recovering in hospital in Oslo. Harald, who will turn 84 in just a few days’ time, underwent the procedure on the morning of January 30th 2021. Soon…
Norway

The royal funeral that united a nation in grief

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30th January 2021
This year marks the 30 years since King Olav V died and his son took over as Norway’s new king. The official announcement of King Olav’s death, on January 17 1991, was given by the King in Extraordinary Council of State at the Palace at midnight. On January 18…
Norway

King Harald to undergo surgery on his leg

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29th January 2021
King Harald V of Norway will undergo surgery on his leg tomorrow. The Norwegian Royal Court announced that the King has been admitted to hospital for a surgery tomorrow morning on an injured tendon on his right knee. They had previously announced that the King would be on sick leave until the end of January, and that his son Crown Prince Haakon had been appointed Regent of Norway until Sunday…
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King Felipe congratulates Joe Biden during important diplomatic speech

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29th January 2021
King Felipe of Spain spoke on a wide-ranging host of issues at the annual Diplomatic Corps reception at the Royal Palace of Madrid, including a message of congratulations to the new President of the United States, Joe Biden. Of President Biden’s inauguration, King Felipe said, “We trust that, together with the new administration, we will continue to strengthen the deep historical ties that…
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