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King Harald back at work at the Royal Palace

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10th June 2020
King Harald of Norway is back at work at the Royal Palace in Oslo. He has given an audience in honour to this year’s recipients of the awards handed out by the Royal Guard. The two awards “The Royal Guards watch” and “Brigadier Leif Schanche’s honour-award” were handed over in the presence of the King.The commander of the Royal Guard, Colonel Lieutenant Vegard Flom…
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Belgium

Statue of King Leopold II removed in Belgium

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9th June 2020
A controversial statue of King Leopold II has been removed in Belgium after it was vandalised by protesters.The statue is to undergo repairs, however, it is unlikely to return to public display and could end up in a museum.There have long been calls for the statue of Leopold to be removed due to the former King’s exploitation of Congolese slave labour which left millions of people…
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Denmark

Crown Princess Mary opens new Holmegaard Works

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9th June 2020
Crown Princess Mary explored the history of glassmaking in Denmark as she officially opened the design museum Holmegaard Works (Homegaard Værk) in South Zealand on Monday.Built on the site of the former Holmegaard Glassworks, the new museum showcases glass, ceramics…
Spain

King Juan Carlos under investigation for suspected kickback payments

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9th June 2020
Spain’s King Juan Carlos, the father of reigning King Felipe VI, is under investigation for suspected kickback payments related to the contract to build the high-speed train line to Mecca from Medina in Saudi Arabia.The Supreme Court’s prosecutor made the announcement Monday saying that the probe would focus on the second construction phase of the bullet train railway line which…
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Sweden

Prince Daniel participates in digital inauguration of sculpture exhibition

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7th June 2020
Prince Daniel of Sweden has inaugurated the sculpture exhibition “Alice Aycock at Kungliga Djurgården” through a digital opening ceremony. It is the first art exhibition to be organised by the newly founded Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation, named after Prince Daniel and Crown Princess Victoria’s daughter, Princess Estelle.Prince Daniel took part in a digital opening…
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