CoronavirusThe Netherlands

Children write to King Willem-Alexander about the impact of the coronavirus

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26th April 2020
The Orange Foundation called on the children of the Netherlands to write to King Willem-Alexander to congratulate him on his birthday but also to tell him of the impact the situation surrounding the coronavirus has had on their lives. Over 1500 children have written to him so far. King Willem-Alexander will celebrate his 53rd birthday tomorrow, and most celebrations have been cancelled due to…
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Spain

Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía take part in reading of Don Quixote and thank those on the frontlines of COVID-19

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24th April 2020
Spain’s Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía took part in the reading of Don Quixote last evening from Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. The daughters of King Felipe and Queen Letizia took part in the traditional reading of Don Quixote in celebration of Book Day. The royals read part of the first chapter in a video that was streamed on the Casa Real Twitter and YouTube accounts. © Casa de SM…
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Denmark

Prince Joachim and his family to move back to Schackenborg Castle

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22nd April 2020
Prince Joachim and his family will move back to Schackenborg Castle according to the Danish Royal Court’s Communication Department, who spoke to the Danish magazine “Her&Nå”. They are, therefore, moving from their temporary residence at Amalienborg Palace in the capital of Copenhagen to southern Jutland. The family has lived in Copenhagen since they returned from France because of…
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Why is Queen Margrethe called 'Daisy'?

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20th April 2020
Last week, Queen Margrethe of Denmark had to celebrate her birthday in a different way than planned because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many royals from Europe had come together and made a very special video greeting for the Danish Queen. Many people noticed that several royals called the queen “Daisy” in the video. But why did they do so? Nicknames are quite common in royal…
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