Luxembourg

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa to undergo knee surgery

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4th October 2019
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, 63, is set to undergo knee surgery after an injury on the advice of her doctors.The Marshall of the Court made the announcement today adding that Her Royal Highness will not be able to undertake royal duties for several weeks during her recovery.The King and Queen of the Belgians are due to undertake a state visit to Luxembourg later this month…
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Queen Silvia on Childhood celebrating its 20th anniversary: "It feels nice"

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4th October 2019
Queen Silvia has given an exclusive interview to Expressen, a Swedish newspaper, about the World Childhood Foundation that she founded 20 years ago.“Then,” Queen Silvia says, “it was very difficult to talk about these issues… No one wanted to listen and no one wanted to see these children who were so vulnerable. And also not see what happens to the internet and the dangers of the…
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The Netherlands

Just like us! Working Queen Máxima gets a call from daughter wanting permission to attend event

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3rd October 2019
Queen Máxima is like any other working mother. While attending events overseas for her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), the Queen received a call from one of her daughters who wanted to attend an event.Máxima gave permission, but since she was out of the country, she told her daughter that she was going to have to get…
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Denmark

Danish Royal Family attends opening of parliament

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3rd October 2019
Yesterday, the Danish Royal Family attended the official opening of the Danish Parliament at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, and Princess Benedikte were received by official members of the Parliament at noon…
Denmark

Crown Princess Mary can now act as regent of Denmark

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2nd October 2019
The Crown Princess of Denmark has been appointed to her country’s Council of State. It means that from now on, Crown Princess Mary can act as regent in Queen Margrethe’s place, if necessary.Currently, the role of regent can be assumed by Mary’s husband, Crown Prince Frederik. Margrethe’s other son, Prince Joachim, and her sister, Princess Benedikte, can also take on the…
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