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King Willem-Alexander kicks off King's Day at Home with heartfelt speech

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27th April 2020
King Willem-Alexander opened his live-streamed birthday speech by thanking the orchestra that played the Dutch national anthem just before. He was joined by his wife Queen Máxima and their three daughters, The Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane. He said, “How special it is that we have managed, despite social distancing, to form a unity and to be an example for many…
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Royal History Mystery: How were Norway's royal jewels smuggled out of the palace?

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26th April 2020
It has been 80 years since the German invasion of Norway. Hitler was looking for the Norwegian royal family, and for a while, he also tried to get the 3-year-old Prince Harald to rule the nation as a child king. The royal family managed to escape and lived in exile in the UK and the US for the next five years. The Royal Palace in Oslo was abandoned quickly; there was no time to take all the…
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Crown Prince Alexander extends his warmest wishes for the beginning of Ramadan

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23rd April 2020
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has extended his warmest wishes for the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadan to the Islamic Community of Serbia. The Crown Prince aims to bring unity between the various ethnic and religious groups of Serbia; His Royal Highness is himself Orthodox Christian. His Royal Highness’ full statement: “Today, when the whole world is…
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Crown Princess Mary calls for wider support for childhood vaccination

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21st April 2020
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has released a statement for European Immunization Week, calling for the world to remember the importance of vaccines and immunization as global pandemic COVID-19 continues to spread. Her statement, posted on the Royal House’s website, reads: “Europe as well as the rest of the world is going through challenging times that we would have never thought…
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