Sweden

Happy Birthday, Princess Madeleine! – 38 facts about the Swedish royal on her birthday

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10th June 2020
On 10 June 1982, Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden was born. To celebrate her 38th birthday here are 38 facts on the Swedish royal: 1. Madeleine admitted in an interview on Skavlan that she is naturally a shy person, but she is “working on it.” 2. When she and her husband, Chris lived in New York City, they would sometimes speak in German to one another to keep people…
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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…
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…
CoronavirusSerbia

Serbia’s Crown Prince Couple donates medical supplies worth £500,000

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9th June 2020
Crown Princess Katherine donated £500,000 worth of medical supplies to hospitals across the country to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. The donation included electric beds, mattresses and medical equipment which were sent to 17 hospitals throughout Serbia. In a statement, Princess Katherine said: “Doctors and nurses are risking their lives to save lives; we need to help them. They are…
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Luxembourg

Tessy Antony de Nassau receives Professor Honoris Causa from Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition

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8th June 2020
Tessy Antony de Nassau has been awarded a Professor Honoris Causa from the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition in London for her work in education. The former royal announced the honour on her Twitter account last week. Tessy said she was “very honoured” to receive the Professor Honoris Causa. https://twitter.com/tessy_de/status/1268558250003312640?s=20 The…
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Monaco

Prince Albert chairs first workshop for the 11th Monaco Blue Initiative

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6th June 2020
Although the Monaco Blue Initiative had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Prince Albert II took the marine life protection event online last week for the first of three virtual workshops. Both the Initiative and Monaco Ocean Week were due to be held in late March, however, the outbreak of COVID-19 forced their plans to change. The Prince Albert II Foundation and Oceanographic…
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