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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark delivers powerful speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has delivered a powerful speech on women’s rights to open the 44th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.The 48-year-old gave her heartfelt address virtually, as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic meant she was unable to travel to Switzerland.Despite the distance, her words were no less powerful as she discussed how the health…
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Crown Prince Couple of Denmark to visit the Netherlands for Danish business promotion

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark are due to travel to the Netherlands in November to lead a sizeable Danish business delegation.This is the first royal trip announced since the COVID outbreak hit Europe earlier this year. Several royal families had to cancel or postpone foreign tours and state visits as a result of the pandemic back in March.The Crown Prince Couple…
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The Royal Week in Pictures

One week, so many images. As the royal diary begins to fill out again following lockdown, the photos keep on coming. From celebrating NHS workers to promoting tourism to help local economies, it’s been a busy seven days for ruling houses across Europe. Here’s the royal week, in pictures.A Special Thank You[getty src=”1224891835″ width=”392&#8243…
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Murdered royals: Prince Louis, Duke of Orleans

Prince Louis de Valois, Duke of Orleans was born 13 March 1372 as the second-born son of the French monarch, King Charles V.Louis de Valois had a close relationship with his older brother, who had become the King of France by the age of twelve. Louis was intelligent and relatively well educated and thrived in the shadow of his brother.In 1374, Louis was betrothed to Catherine, heir…
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