Spain

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

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

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

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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Norway

A special royal moment: 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of King Olav’s death and King Harald's reign

The Norwegian people are preparing for a special year and a special day next week. January 17th will be a day of joy and sorrow in Norway. For on that day, it will be 30 years since King Olav died and with it 30 years since King Harald took on his role as the nation’s monarch. The shocking news that King Olav was dead came late in the evening of January 17, 1991. The new king was sworn in…
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