The Netherlands

King of the Netherlands says his great-grandmother failed to protect the country's Jews

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5th May 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has publicly acknowledged that his great-grandmother Queen Wilhelmina failed to protect the country’s Jewish population during the Second World War. The Dutch King made his remarks during a historic speech at the ceremony of the Remembrance of Dead in Amsterdam yesterday. The Remembrance, usually held with a large crowd, took place in an almost…
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima remember the war dead on empty Dam Square

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4th May 2020
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended the annual Remembrance of the Dead, with one huge difference from previous years, whereas before Amsterdam’s Dam Square was packed with people, it was now almost completely empty. Although the Remembrance began as a commemoration of the victims of the Second World War, it now includes all Dutch victims, civilians and…
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Denmark

Denmark's Prince Henrik stars in 11th birthday photos taken by little sister

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4th May 2020
Denmark’s Prince Henrik is celebrating his 11th birthday today, and to celebrate, his parents, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, released two new images of their son. The two photos are special this year, as they were taken by Henrik’s younger sister, eight-year-old Princess Athena. Photo: HRH Princess Athena The photographs were taken in Denmark where the family is now…
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Sweden

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria welcomes a new puppy to the family

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30th April 2020
Crown Princess Victoria and her family have a new four-legged addition to the household. As reported earlier this week by Swedish magazine Svensk Damtidning, the Crown Princess Family have a new dog which moved in with the family at Haga Castle outside the Sweden’s capital Stockholm. The poodle puppy is only a few weeks old, although the colour is unknown. Last Sunday the Crown…
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