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King Felipe attends reopening of Spain's border with Portugal

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2nd July 2020
King Felipe attended the symbolic reopening of the Spanish border with Portugal on Wednesday, another step to re-opening the country following the COVID-19 pandemic.The border between Spain and Portugal is referred to as ‘la raya’ or ‘the line’ and was closed for three-and-a-half months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both countries are still experiencing spikes in cases, but the…
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Queen Máxima meets with creative professionals to discuss COVID-19 impact

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1st July 2020
Queen Máxima has paid a visit to the Nieuwe Regentes Theatre to meet with its Creative Coalition and discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected artists and other freelancers.The Creative Coalition was formed last year to bring together 42 different professional associations and allow those working in the creative arts to join forces. The Royal House website notes that musicians…
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Denmark's American-born Princess

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1st July 2020
Several European nations have had members of their royal families with American backgrounds – many of whom have created scandals.In the British Royal Family, King Edward VIII chose to abdicate in 1936 to marry divorcée Wallis Simpson, and in more recent years…
Sweden

Sweden's Crown Princess Family has fun on Instagram with exercises

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1st July 2020
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are passionate about staying fit and encouraging others to stay in shape. They find it especially important that children get up and move and not just stay inside in front of a screen all day.Through their initiative Gen Pep and Rädda Barnen (Save the Children), the platform “Digifritids” was created for children in the lower and middle…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Andalusia to promote tourism

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30th June 2020
The latest stop of King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s tour through Spain to promote tourism was Seville and Cordoba. The King and Queen of Spain visited the autonomous community of Andalusia to see how how businesses and social organisations are faring after the lockdown due to coronavirus.After travelling to the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, King Felipe and Queen Letizia headed…
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