Luxembourg

Luxembourg judicial police launch preliminary investigation into alleged physical violence against employees at Grand Ducal Court

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4th February 2020
The judicial police in Luxembourg have launched a preliminary investigation into the alleged physical violence against employees at the Grand Ducal Court. The allegations came to light during a recent interview on the RTL Radio Press Club broadcast where several cases of supposed physical violence against the staff at the Court were discussed. The public prosecutor will not make any…
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Sweden

Princess Estelle gets a foundation

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4th February 2020
Princess Estelle of Sweden, who will celebrate her eighth birthday later this month, has a foundation in her name. The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation (Prinsessan Estelles Kulturstiftelse) was established in 2019 by her parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince…
Norway

King Harald orders declassification of secret spy documents

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4th February 2020
King Harald of Norway has ordered the declassification of secret spy documents. This was made public by the Norwegian government last Sunday and reported by Norwegian media. This is very rare and has only happened a few times in recent history. It was during the weekly Council of State at the Royal Palace in Oslo on January 10 2020 that graded documents from the Norwegian secret services was…
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Spain

Spanish Royal Family attends opening of parliament

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4th February 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia were accompanied by their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía at the solemn opening of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The royals arrived at the Congress of Deputies and were greeted by President of the Government…
Luxembourg

Tessy Antony - de Nassau writes about her experience at the World Economic Forum for Royal Central

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1st February 2020
In a guest post, Tessy Antony – de Nassau writes about her time and experience at the 2020 World Economic Forum: In Davos town centre, the weather could have not been better; the sun was shining, blue skies, and deliciously crispy air breezing into my face as I was on my way to pick up my hotel pass for this year’s DAVOS 2020 gathering on the top of the Swiss mountains. I have…
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FeaturesSweden

Count Folke Bernadotte - the Swedish royal who helped save thousands during World War Two

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31st January 2020
As we mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we are taking a look at a less known royal who helped save thousands during World War II – including hundreds of Danish Jews from concentration camps – Count Folke Bernadotte. Folke Bernadotte (b. 1895) was the son of Prince Oscar and Princess Ebba of Sweden and the grandson of King Oscar II and Queen Sofia of…
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