Denmark

Gallery: Danish royal New Year's galas

The New Year galas in Denmark have been cancelled this year due to COVID-19. So, we have compiled photos from some of the galas of years gone by. Take a look at the Danish royal New Year Levees below: 2013: [getty src=”158956713″ width=”594″ height=”396″] [getty src=”158936940″ width=”594″ height=”396″] [getty…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe: "Let us not lose heart"

Queen Margrethe addressed the Danes on New Year’s Eve telling them to “not lose heart” over the COVID-19 situation as we all have a reason to rejoice now that there is a vaccine. She began by mentioning how the pandemic hit Europe saying it was “a disease which nobody knew and which we had no medicines against.” She spoke of how things eased in the summer where…
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Norway

King Harald: "Hope will carry us all into 2021"

King Harald of Norway has delivered his New Year’s Eve speech telling Norwegians that hope will get them through. The King’s address was televised on NRK from the Royal Palace in Oslo and focused on the pandemic and the impact it has had on all Norwegians. He…
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The Royal A-Z of 2020

The end of the year is traditionally a time for reflection, for looking back, for taking stock. This year, with its many and ever changing challenges, is no different. We’ll all be glad to leave 2020 behind and as we prepare to show it the door, in the hope of better things to come, Royal Central takes one last look back at the royal year just gone. A is for Aiko and Akishino whose roles…
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Belgium

A new princess marks Belgium's royal year

January started with a focus on Delphine Boël, as King Albert II finally admitted that she was his child from an extramarital affair. What started as a hectic 2020 for the Belgian Royal Family ended pretty calm. Let’s take a look at the Belgian Royal Family’s…
Norway

King Harald issues statement after landslide in Norway

King Harald has issued a statement after a massive landslide close to the Norwegian capital, Oslo, in the early hours of December 30th 2020. Just hours after the accident took place, His Majesty wrote: “The night’s landslide in Gjerdrum has made a deep impression on me and my family. My thoughts are with everyone who is affected, injured, has lost their home and who now lives in fear…
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