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Queen Margrethe comes face to face with herself in a new portrait

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17th June 2020
Denmark’s Queen has unveiled a new portrait of herself, painted to mark her 80th birthday this year. Margrethe II revealed the new image as she officially opened an exhibition celebrating her life and reign.The new portrait is by Nils Strobek, who has painted Margrethe on four other occasions. The artist said he wanted to show the Queen of Denmark as a private person so there are no…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon opens Oslo's new Climate House

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17th June 2020
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has opened a brand new exhibition house on climate and climate change in Oslo. The exhibition house is owned and operated in co-operation between the University of Oslo and Oslo Natural History Museum.The formal opening was accomplished by…
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Stolen Swedish Royal Regalia to return home

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16th June 2020
In 2018, the royal regalia from Strängnäs Cathedral in Sweden was stolen. Following a long hunt for the thieves, the regalia was found in 2019. Now, after being restored for a longer period the regalia is ready to come back home. Sometime during this week the stolen funeral regalia will be brought back to Strängnäs Cathedral. On Midsummer Eve, Tuesday next week, they will be shown again to the…
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Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel share new photos to mark their 10th wedding anniversary

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15th June 2020
The Swedish Royal Court has released new portraits of Crown Princess Victoria and her husband, Prince Daniel, to mark their 10th wedding anniversary. The release of the series of eight photographs is part of a new website that has been created to celebrate the wedding anniversary.On Friday, the 19th of June, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will have been married for a decade. To…
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Sweden

Prince Nicolas of Sweden turns five

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15th June 2020
Sweden’s Prince Nicolas is celebrating his fifth birthday today in Florida with his family. To mark the special day, his mother, Princess Madeleine, revealed a new photo of her only son on her Instagram account.The Princess wrote on Instagram, “Happy…
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Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte honour their mother

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15th June 2020
Queen Margrethe of Denmark teamed up with her younger sister Princess Benedikte on Sunday for a rare royal event as coronavirus restrictions continue. On Sunday the two attended a small ceremony to hand out the “Queen Ingrid’s Honorary Legate”. The ceremony happened in the private garden at Fredensborg Castle.Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte unfortunately had to oversee…
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