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Queen Sonja performs first job since the coronavirus outbreak

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29th April 2020
On Tuesday morning, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway met women from minority backgrounds via video conference. The women are affiliated with the MiRA Resource Centre, which the Queen has supported for a long time. This was the first solo job the Queen has performed since she undertook a state visit to Jordan with her husband, King Harald, just before the COVID-19 pandemic took over Europe.In…
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Dutch royals toast to King Willem-Alexander

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27th April 2020
The King’s Day at Home festivities ended at 4 P.M. with a national toast to King Willem-Alexander.The extended Royal Family including Princess Beatrix, Prince Bernhard and his wife Princess Annette, Prince Pieter-Christiaan and his wife Princess Anita, Princess Mabel, Prince Maurits and his wife Princess Marilène, Prince Constantijn and his wife Princess Laurentien and Prince Floris and…
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Luxembourg

Virtual Mass to be held to remember Grand Duke Jean

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27th April 2020
A memorial service for Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg will be held in early May. However, owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions currently in place, it will be an online Mass.The Grand Ducal Court announced that a service marking the anniversary of his death will be held on May 7th at Luxembourg Cathedral. Public worship has been stopped in the country since March as physical…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia goes online for a royal tradition

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27th April 2020
A special royal tradition that sees the Swedish Royal Family give their support to children in need has had a very different look this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The annual event, which sees Queen Silvia welcome fundraisers to the Royal Palace in Stockholm…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra supports her classmates during home-schooling

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27th April 2020
Home-schooling is unfamiliar to most students, and it can be difficult to find motivation, and most of the students miss their classmates. To show some compassion and support for her fellow students during this time, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and the other student council representatives at Uranienborg School in Oslo, chose to call their fellow students.They did this just to check on each…
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