Norway

Kenyan authorities cancel Crown Prince Haakon's visit following former President's death

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7th February 2020
The Norwegian Royal Court announced in December that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon would visit Kenya and Mozambique in February of 2020. This morning, a new statement from the royal court stated that the visit to Kenya had been cancelled. This announcement comes just one week before the Crown Prince was scheduled to travel to Africa. The statement from the royal court said: “The…
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The Netherlands

New photos released of some members of the Dutch Royal Family

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6th February 2020
The Dutch Royal Court has released several new photos of King Willem-Alexander, his wife, Queen Máxima and the King’s aunt, Princess Margriet and her husband, Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven. The photos were taken in the Royal Palace of Amsterdam last month. Queen MáximaPrincess MargrietPrincess MargrietProf. Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven Prof. Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven King…
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DenmarkFeatures

Who is Crown Princess Mary of Denmark?

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5th February 2020
Birth and Childhood Mary Elizabeth Donaldson was born on 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She was the youngest child of Donald and Henrietta Donaldson. She has two older sisters, Jane and Patricia, and an older brother, John. Mary’s mother died in 1997, and her father remarried, to Susan Horwood, a British novelist, in 2001. As a child, Mary excelled in sports and music.
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Norway

King Harald on his health: ''better and better''

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5th February 2020
On Tuesday, His Majesty presented the National Association for Public Health Research Prizes for 2020. Ulrik Wisløff received the National Association for Public Health’s Heart Research Award today. This year’s winners of the Dementia Research Award was Anders Fjell and…
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 Daniel with the aim of emphasising the importance of art and culture to modern society with the first project being a sculpture…
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