Sweden

Prince Daniel opens new organisation to stamp out doping in sport

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12th January 2021
Prince Daniel has opened a brand new organisation “Anti-doping Sweden”. The body is a newly formed independent organization which from 2021 is Sweden’s national anti-doping organization. Previously, the responsibility lay with the Swedish Sports Confederation. Prince Daniel inaugurated the organization’s activities on January 11th 2021. For many years, Prince Daniel has been…
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Norway

King Harald presents Norwegian Sport Award

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11th January 2021
King Harald has handed out the Norwegian Sports Prize to the most passionate volunteer of the Year. The presentation took place during an audience at the Palace and was shown on TV on January 9th 2021. This year’s winner of the prestigious prize was Finn-Magne…
Spain

King Felipe urges 'extreme caution' as Spain hit by worst snowstorm in a generation

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10th January 2021
King Felipe VI has urged people across Spain to exercise extreme caution as the country is hit by the heaviest snow it has seen in half a century. Four people have died since Storm Filomena brought massive falls in many parts of the country over the past days. In a message on the official Twitter account for the Spanish Royal Family, King Felipe and Queen Letizia said they wanted to share the…
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Serbia

Serbia’s royal family celebrates Orthodox Christmas

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8th January 2021
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Thursday. This year the royals celebrated the holiday in New York due to the ongoing pandemic. In connection with Orthodox Christmas, Crown Prince Alexander issued a statement. He said: “On the occasion of Christ’s birth, to all citizens of Serbia, Republika Srpska and all…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon marks Norway's entry to the UN Security Council

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7th January 2021
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has participated in a digital meeting with the team that will lead the Norwegian efforts in the United Nations Security Council for the next two years. From the Skaugum Estate in Norway, Crown Prince Haakon attended the digital meeting on January 6th 2021 with the Norwegian UN team in New York and Foreign Minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide, in Oslo. Earlier in the day…
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