The Netherlands

Dutch Royal Family's controversial Golden Coach to go on display

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9th September 2020
A 122-year-old carriage that has made headlines in recent years for its colonial artwork will be on public display in 2021 when a new exhibit opens at the Amsterdam Museum. The exhibition will be titled ‘Golden Coach – Gift of Amsterdam’ and will run from June through November 2021. The carriage, known as the Gouden Koets, or Golden Coach, was given to Queen Wilhelmina by the…
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Spain

Princess Leonor of Spain goes back to school

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9th September 2020
The heir to the Spanish throne has returned to class in very different circumstances. Princess Leonor arrived for the first day of the new academic year without the support of her mother as coronavirus pandemic restrictions meant Queen Letizia coudn’t see her first…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon visits coronavirus test station

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9th September 2020
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway started an important tour on Tuesday this week, which will see him travel around large parts of Norway to observe how the coronavirus pandemic has affected Norway. The journey is partly done on board the royal yacht “KS Norge”. The…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon celebrated Rygge Church’s 900th anniversary

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9th September 2020
Crown Prince Haakon has celebrated Rygge Church’s 900 years anniversary. During the visit to the church, the Crown Prince saw the portal that dates the church to the year 1120. Rygge church is thus the Norway`s oldest church that is still in use. The current altarpiece in Rygge church came into place in 1740. Between 1786 and 1867 the church was privately owned by local wealthy farmers. The…
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Norway

King Harald: "I do not think there will be any Olympics in Tokyo"

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8th September 2020
King Harald of Norway does not believe that there will be an Olympics in Tokyo next summer. His Majesty made the observation in a TV on show Sunday evening, broadcast by the state television-channel NRK. King Harald sat down this summer to talk to Karsten Warholm and his coach Leif Olav Alnes. Their conversation was shown this past weekend. Norwegian athlete Karsten Warholm won gold in the 400…
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Sweden

Princess Sofia asked in interview if she has ever considered quitting Sweden's Royal Family

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7th September 2020
In an interview for a new documentary about her life, Princess Sofia of Sweden has been was asked if she has ever intended leaving the royal family she married into. During the programme, for Swedeish TV channel TV4, she was asked if she had ever thought about leaving with the journalist using a controversial term, enquiring if she planned to “do a Megxit”. TV4 is known to quite sceptical…
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