Denmark

Crown Princess Mary attends the Danish Rainbow Awards

Crown Princess Mary attended the Danish Rainbow Awards earlier this week to present honorary awards to businesses and organisations that show support for LGBTQ+ people in Denmark. The Danish Rainbow Awards “should be inclusive and embrace broadly,” according to the organisation’s official website. “That is, it should be an event for both gay, bisexual and transgender…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon opens Norwegian parliament

Today is a historic day for the Norwegian people. For the first time in 30 years, the solemn and traditional opening of the Norwegian Parliament has been made by a crown prince and not the king of the nation. In a shortened ceremony, due to the pandemic, Crown Prince Haakon…
Belgium

A muted reaction from Belgium's press on the appearance of a new princess

In the end, it was a good day to bury controversial royal news. The decision of a court to convert the illegitimate daughter of King Albert II into HRH Princess Delphine of Belgium came on a day the country finally got a new government and that’s reflected in the press coverage of this regal surprise. For while Delphine Saxe-Coburg makes headlines, they are muted and well down the news…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde mixes past and present on visit to East Flanders

Queen Mathilde paid a visit to East Flanders on Wednesday, visiting local businesses to learn more about production. King Philippe had originally been scheduled to join his wife; however, with a new government deal struck overnight, His Majesty had to remain in Brussels to meet with his government officials. Queen Mathilde’s visit began at Inex, a family-run dairy that focuses on providing…
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Belgium

Why exactly is King Albert's illegitimate daughter now titled 'princess'?

The daughter born outside of marriage to the man who ruled Belgium for almost twenty years now shares the royal status of her half brothers and sister. Delphine Saxe-Coburg, illegitimate daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, has been made a princess by a court and can use the style of HRH. But why has this king’s illegitimate child been granted royal status? For centuries, illegitimate…
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