CoronavirusDenmarkEuropean Royals

Crown Princess Mary meets young people to discuss loneliness during lockdown

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13th February 2021
Crown Princess Mary has held a meeting with the youth panel of the Mary Foundation to hear how they were feeling in the midst of a second coronavirus lockdown in Denmark. In a Facebook post on the Mary Foundation’s page, the Crown Princess spoke about the meeting on February 11th 2021, and shared a personal message: “The meeting with the young people touched me a lot. “It was obvious…
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Spain

TV coverage of Princess Leonor’s school move causes controversy and political rows

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10th February 2021
Spain’s main TV station, RTVE, has apologised after complaints about its reporting on the news that Princess Leonor is to finish her secondary education in Wales. In a piece on a lunchtime programme, La Hora de La1, RTVE put up an on screen banner reading ‘’Leonor is leaving Spain, like her grandfather’’, a reference to the former monarch, Juan Carlos I, who went into self imposed…
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FeaturesHistoryThe Netherlands

Pseudonym Prince - the day a future King took part in an ice skating competition under a fake name

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9th February 2021
As the temperature drops below freezing in the Netherlands, talk inevitably turns to the Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour) which has not taken place for 24 years, but it remains known as “The Tour of Tours.” But did you know that a future King skated in the penultimate tour in 1986 under a pseudonym? King Willem-Alexander, then known as the Prince of Orange, was just 18 years old…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon celebrates Sámi-people's day

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8th February 2021
Sunday 6 February marked Sámi people’s day. Crown Prince Regent Haakon marked the day with a digital greeting to all Norwegian Sámi and those who are part of the Sámi culture and have indigenous ancestors. His Royal Highness said: “Dear all, Lihkku beivviin! Happy Birthday! Today is Sámi people’s day and all of you with a Sámi affiliation can feel a little extra pride. The…
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