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It's behind you! The extra messages in the royal Christmas speeches

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26th December 2020
While all the focus is on the words during the royal Christmas speeches, once the addresses have been given, attention turns to the furniture. There is always an interest in how the royals dress the rooms in which they give their most anticipated speeches of the year. And that was no different in 2020, a year when one theme in particular dominated the royal Christmas addresses. Light was all…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander holds Christmas speech

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25th December 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands held his annual Christmas speech earlier today. As expected, the COVID-19 pandemic featured heavily in the speech. He made several examples of nurses, and students, longing for a normal life. He sympathised with all those who had…
Luxembourg

Grand Duke Henri focuses on COVID challenges during Christmas remarks

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24th December 2020
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg’s Christmas Eve speech heavily focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting challenges the world has faced. He spoke about how the virus, which he said was underestimated, has caused us to stay isolated from our families and “turned the world upside down.” The Grand Duke spoke of how the Luxembourgish government quickly acted, as they had…
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British RoyalsEuropean Royals

Roundup of this year's royal Christmas greetings

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24th December 2020
It’s Christmas Eve, and we have rounded up all of this year’s royal Christmas greetings. From Luxembourg to the UK, see the Christmas photos and videos of the royal families below! Belgium: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde released a new family photo ahead of Christmas with a message on social media that said: “On the eve of this very special Christmas period, we wish you…
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Norway

The Norwegian Royal Family’s Christmas Eve

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24th December 2020
Every royal family has its own traditions. The Norwegian Royal Family uniquely celebrates Christmas. They blend the ancient Norwegian Christmas traditions with Christmas traditions they have brought with them from their family from Denmark, Sweden and the United…
Spain

Political pressure grows for King Felipe VI to criticise his father in his Christmas Eve speech

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23rd December 2020
A spokesperson for the minority partner in Spain’s coalition government has told King Felipe that he must condemn the financial irregularities of his father, Juan Carlos, in his Christmas Eve speech as a ‘bare minimum’. A representative of the left wing Unidas Podemos, which governs alongside the more moderate socialist PSOE, has said that unless the issue is addressed, the…
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