The Netherlands

Dutch King lets passenger on overbooked flight sit in cockpit

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14th November 2019
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is a well-known pilot. He thinks flying is fun and trained as a pilot for the national Dutch air-operator, KLM. This week, a special thing happened on one of a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Paris, under the charge of the Dutch king.The flight was overbooked and it was Willem-Alexander who came up with the great solution that made one…
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European RoyalsFeaturesHistoryMonaco

90 Years of Grace: The Princess's Passions

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13th November 2019
During her royal career, Princess Grace was active in supporting Monaco on the global stage. She focused her charity work to support the arts scene in Monaco, as well as flowers and gardening, healthcare, children, and motherhood.Today, we’re going to take a look at Princess Grace’s patronages and charity work.One of her first patronages was taking over the presidency of the Monaco…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon celebrates 50 years of business relations with Qatar

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12th November 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attended on Monday a ceremony in the Qatari capital of Doha to celebrate 50 years of business cooperation between Norway and Qatar. The Crown Prince was accompanied by Norway’s Minister of Commerce, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen.The Crown Prince and Minister of Industry also met representatives of the authorities in Qatar. Among the many prominent…
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Monaco

Ninety Years of Grace: a star is born

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12th November 2019
As we continue our series celebrating what would have been Princess Grace’s 90th birthday, we take a look at her Hollywood career as she became a star.Grace’s first acting role came on Broadway where she had a part in Strindberg’s The Father while…
DenmarkFeatures

Princess Marie 'is really all-in for the cause' says cookbook author in interview

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12th November 2019
Last week, Princess Marie attended the official launch event of the “Food with Respect” cookbook in Copenhagen. Princess Marie took part in the book by writing the foreword and sharing four of her own recipes but a new interview with the author of the cookbook and founder of the Stop Wasting Food Movement, Selina Juul reveals that the Princess was heavily involved in the creation…
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