European RoyalsSpain

King Felipe delivers speech for the 75th anniversary of the United Nations

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22nd September 2020
The 75th anniversary of the United Nations was marked with a special speech by King Felipe VI during the high-level meeting to commemorate the occasion. Delivering his message from the Palace of La Zarzuela in Madrid, on September 21st 2020, the Spanish king discussed how it would be “difficult to imagine what the world would be like today without the United Nations” and touched on…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe shines in new official portrait

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21st September 2020
A new official portrait of Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been released by the Royal House to mark her 80th birthday. The Royal House said portraits of Margrethe are a narrative of the Queen’s life as head of state: “Portraits are therefore also part of the…
Serbia

Crown Prince Alexander unveiled bust of his great-grandfather King Peter I

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21st September 2020
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia unveiled this Sunday a monument of his great-grandfathe,r King Peter I. Crown Princess Kathrine also attended the ceremony. The bust of the King Liberator, by Drinka Radovanović, was cast as part of the effort to commemorate the greatest Serbian rulers in history. In an emotional address, His Royal Highness said during the ceremony: “One hundred and sixteen…
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InsightLuxembourg

The godparents of Europe's heirs

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19th September 2020
As Prince Charles of Luxembourg is christened today, we’re looking at the godparents of Europe’s heirs. The Prince of Wales [getty src=”3424303″ width=”432″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Prince Charles was born on…
Luxembourg

A look at the godparents of Prince Charles of Luxembourg's royal cousins

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19th September 2020
As Prince Charles of Luxembourg is set to be christened today, we are taking a look at the godparents chosen for his paternal cousins: Princes Gabriel, Noah, Liam and Princess Amalia. Each of the royal children has two godparents – a norm in the Roman Catholic Church. In most cases, a sibling of the parent is one of the godparents, as well. Prince Gabriel Michael Louis Ronny of…
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