CoronavirusThe Netherlands

Queen Maxima cycles to work to support reopening of famous museum

Museums and art galleries in the Netherlands are beginning to reopen after long closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. However, new government guidance is for people to visit local attractions so Queen Maxima cycled through The Hague, where she lives, to see how one of the city’s most famous museums is tackling the task of welcoming back visitors. Queen Maxima toured the Kunstmuseum in…
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European Royals

Denmark's royals lead birthday wishes for Constantine of Greece

The Queen of Denmark has welcomed her brother in law to an exclusive club as she led royal birthday celebrations for Constantine of Greece. The former king has turned eighty just weeks after Margrethe marked her own eight decades. The Danish royals took to their official social media to send birthday wishes to Constantine, who is married to Margrethe’s younger sister, Anne-Marie. They shared…
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Norway

Princess Märtha Louise's Instagram account hacked

Princess Märtha Louise’s Instagram account has been disabled after it was hacked. One of Märtha Louise’s two accounts vanished on Monday after the unauthorised access. The Instagram account with the handle @Iam_marthalouise is no longer available. She also has an account called @princessmarthalouise which remains active. “The account has been hacked and we are trying to reset it…
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June's Jewels: the best Dutch Pearls

Pearls are the birthstone of June and they’ve formed parts of royal jewel collections for centuries. Today let’s look at some of the best pearl tiaras in the Dutch Royal Family’s collection! Antique Pearl Tiara [getty src=”480052737″ width=”594″ height=”505″ tld=”ca”] Queen Máxima chose the Antique Pearl Tiara as her very first tiara when she joined the Dutch…
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