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Murdered royals: Queen Blanche of Navarre

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6th July 2020
Queen Blanche II was born on 9 June 1424 as the daughter of John II of Aragon, King of Navarre, and his wife, Queen Blanche I of Navarre. Blanche grew up in the Palace of the Kings of Navarre of Olite with her family.Blanche was a member of the House of Trastámara which was a dynasty of kings in Spain that first governed in Castile beginning in 1369 before expanding its rule into Aragon…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Benidorm and Valencia

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6th July 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited Benidorm and Valencia on Friday, the latest stop on their tour of the autonomous communities of Spain.In Benidorm, Their Majesties undertook the first official visit to the city by a reigning monarch and consort. They met with Ximo…
Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Castilla-La Mancha

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5th July 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia continued their visit through Spain on Thursday, visiting the city of Cuenca in the Castilla-La Mancha with a trip focused on young people and adults living with intellectual disabilities.Their Majesties arrived at the ASPADEC facilities and…
Sweden

Princess Madeleine and family celebrate 4th of July

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5th July 2020
Princess Madeleine and her family celebrated the 4th of July holiday at their Miami home on Saturday.The Swedish Princess posted a American Independence Day message on her Instagram saying, “Happy 4th of July!”Princess Madeleine shared an image of her three children on the beach for the US holiday.View this post on InstagramA post…
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British RoyalsEuropean Royals

The Royal Week in Pictures

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4th July 2020
Usually, as July gets under way, we expect the royal diary to start to slim down as summer holidays beckon. However, 2020 is proving different there, too. A lockdown begins to ease in countries across Europe, the continent’s royal families have had their busiest time…
Belgium

King Philippe to grant audiences to four 'coronavirus heroes'

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4th July 2020
King Philippe of Belgium will invite four ‘corona heroes’ for a personal meeting at the Royal Palace. All Belgians are encouraged to submit their stories about people who have distinguished themselves during the COVID-19 crisis. Out of these submissions, four stories will be selected and those people will be thanked by the King during an audience.King Philippe of the Belgians has…
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European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Queen Máxima visits mental health care facility

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2nd July 2020
Queen Máxima has paid a visit to the GGZ Noord-Holland-Noord mental health care institution to speak with practitioners about treating patients in their home environments.The Royal House website said that Queen Máxima also discussed “recovery and personal direction and the provision of digital care and prevention” with the experts during her visit on July 2nd. She discussed the protocols…
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