The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander visits rowing club to see COVID's impact on sports

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12th December 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited a rowing club on Friday to see the COVID pandemic’s impact on sports. The King visited rowing club Willem III in Amsterdam where he received a tour of the grounds and spoke to competitive rower Simon van Dorp. Dorp explained spoke about his preparations for the Olympic Games and how COVID has impacted preparations. He also explained what…
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Sweden

What title will Sweden's newest royal baby receive?

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11th December 2020
Sweden will welcome a new royal baby in the spring of 2021 and the confirmation that Princess Sofia and her husband, Prince Carl Philip, will become parents again within months has raised an intriguing question. What title will this newest baby Bernadotte hold? For this…
Sweden

King of Sweden sends greeting to Nobel Laureates

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11th December 2020
As the traditional gala and awarding of the Nobel Prizes could not take place in person this year, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has sent a video greeting to the Noble Laureates on what would have been the day of the glamorous events. However, a small ceremony took place yesterday in the Golden Hall of Stockholm City Hall. From the Royal Palace in Stockholm and with Queen Silvia at his side…
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Serbia

Crown Prince Alexander sends message to Serbian Jews on occasion of Hanukkah

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11th December 2020
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has extended his congratulations for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah to the Ambassador of Israel to Serbia, Mr Jahel Villan; the Chief Rabbi of Serbia, Mr Isak Asiel; the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities, Mr Robert Sabados; and all members of the Jewish community in Serbia. In his statement, His Royal Highness says: “I wish all members of the…
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FashionSweden

Our favourite Nobel looks

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10th December 2020
This year the Nobel ceremonies and banquets have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Since the coronavirus has denied us our annual glamorous evening with the Swedish Royal Family, we are taking a look back at our favourite looks of the Swedish royal ladies…
Spain

King Juan Carlos pays back tax bill

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10th December 2020
Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos I, has settled a bill for back taxes as reports continue that he is planning a return to the country he ruled for almost forty years. In a statement released on December 9th 2020, the king’s lawyers said he had paid 678,000…
Sweden

Queen Silvia's most sparkling Nobel moments

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10th December 2020
December usually means a great big dollop of diamonds coming at us from Sweden as the Royal Family oversee the Nobel Prizes and the glittering ceremonies that go with them. Of course, all of that is off because of the coronavirus pandemic meaning we’ll have to make do with memories for our pre-Christmas glitz fix. All eyes in recent years might be on the princess picks at this special…
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