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Swedish Royals celebrate Easter online

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11th April 2020
The Swedish Royal Family have released an adorable video showing them contacting their family in Sweden – and Princess Madeleine’s family in the United States.The video begins with Crown Princess Victoria, her husband Prince Daniel and their two children Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar contacting King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia at Stenhammar Palace. Crown Princess Victoria…
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Queen Máxima undertakes two working visits to see impact of COVID-19

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9th April 2020
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands undertook two working visits on 8 April to see the impact of COVID-19 on the Netherlands.The Queen, abiding by all government and health restrictions, visited a hotel and catering facility in Amsterdam on Wednesday morning, as well as transport company Pieter Smit in Nieuw-Vennep.Queen Máxima held two conversations at Koninklijke Horeca Nederland (KHN)…
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Fire at rebuilt Imperial Palace in Berlin

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8th April 2020
On Wednesday, the Berlin Fire Department reported a blaze in a new building connected to Berlin’s city castle. The building stands on the Palace Square in central Berlin, just off Alexanderplatz. It is a reconstructed copy of the old royal and imperial palace of both…
The Netherlands

Dutch royals face allegations they benefitted from forced labour

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8th April 2020
Nineteen women are suing a Dutch monastery and its Catholic order over claims that they were subjected to forced labour and abuse by nuns between 1951 and 1979 for the benefit of the order or outside organisations, such as the Dutch Royal House. These women were kept as virtual prisoners as children or young adults.The Sisters of the Good Shepherd, which is active in 70 countries, are the…
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Philippe at 60: A Royal Childhood

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7th April 2020
Today, we’re looking at the early life of King Philippe. Born on 15 April 1960 to Prince Albert and Princess Paola of Liège, there was every chance that he would never ascend to the throne. His uncle, King Baudouin was on the throne at the time, and the married king was trying for an heir. It wasn’t until well after his childhood that it appeared that Prince Philippe may someday…
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