Norway

Former US President Bill Clinton sends personal greeting to King Harald and Queen Sonja

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1st March 2021
This year marks 30 years since King Harald ascended the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, King Olav V. The anniversary of King Harald and Queen Sonja cannot be celebrated in the traditional way due to the pandemic, but former President Bill Clinton has sent a greeting to the Norwegian royal couple to mark the anniversary. Former US President Bill Clinton fondly remembered the…
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Belgium

Queen Paola to speak of her life on TV programme

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26th February 2021
Belgium’s Queen Paola has been filmed for a documentary which will chart her life and touch on the problems she experienced in her long marriage to King Albert II. The programme will be the first time that Paola, now 83, has spoken at length in public since her husband…
Denmark

Countess Alexandra to move into an apartment

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26th February 2021
Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg, the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, is to move out of her villa and into an apartment in the capital of Copenhagen. The Danish Magazine “Se og Hør” reported the moving plans, and the news has also been confirmed by Countess Alexandra’s press adviser. The Countess is moving to Copenhagen this summer, where she has bought an apartment in…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria holds speech on Sweden's involvement in Antarctica

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25th February 2021
On Tuesday, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden participated in a digital symposium on the Antarctic ecosystem and climate change. During the event Her Royal Highness also held a speech from her home-office at Haga Castle. The Crown Princess began the symposium with a speech in which she said: “We have great challenges ahead of us. In the waters around Antarctica, there…
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Spain

Felipe VI praises his father, Juan Carlos, on important anniversary

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24th February 2021
King Felipe VI of Spain has praised his father, King Juan Carlos, in a speech marking the 40th anniversary of the attempted coup which saw army officers hold politicians hostage in parliament. Juan Carlos is widely credited with ensuring the coup attempt failed. As the officers took control of parliament on February 23rd 1981, Juan Carlos spoke on television, denouncing the move. It came to an…
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