Spain

King Felipe in quarantine after coming in contact with person with COVID

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24th November 2020
Spain’s King Felipe VI is now in quarantine after coming in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. The King went into quarantine yesterday after coming in contact with the person on Sunday. Casa Real did not make the identity of the person with COVID public for privacy reasons. The person tested positive on Monday and then notified the King, who went into…
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The Netherlands

Royal Netherlands Army renames three units for Dutch Princesses

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22nd November 2020
The Royal Netherlands Army has renamed three of their units for the daughters of King Willem-Alexander; Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia and Ariane. King Willem-Alexander gave his permission to have the units named for his daughters. Three existing tank regiments of the cavalry will be merged under the new name “Regiment Huzars Princess Catharina-Amalia” while two new units will…
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DenmarkEuropean Royals

The other Queen celebrating a jubilee in 2022

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20th November 2020
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has been fêted as a much-welcomed four-day celebration coming to the United Kingdom in 2022, and while her 70th anniversary on the throne is a huge milestone, she won’t be the only monarch with a special jubilee that year. Queen Margrethe, the popular monarch of Denmark, will mark her Golden Jubilee, 50 years on the throne, on 14 January. Queen Margrethe came…
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Monaco

Prince Jacques takes salute at Monaco’s National Day

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20th November 2020
Monaco’s heir to the throne, Hereditary Prince Jacques, copied his father on Thursday during the country’s National Day celebrations and saluted the troops. The five-year-old Prince was in a uniform like his father while his older twin sister, Princess Gabriella’s outfit was coordinated with their mother, Princess Charlene. Jacques’s uniform matched the Palace Guard and…
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