European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Queen Máxima meets a parrot on trip to Southwest Drenthe

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20th September 2019
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima paid a visit to Southwest Drenthe on Wednesday to meet with the residents, as well as to support entrepreneurs and their business initiatives – and the Queen got to meet a parrot, as well.Their visit to Southwest Drenthe saw them visiting the municipalities of Hoogeveen, Westerveld, De Wolden and Meppel. According to the Dutch Royal House’s website…
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DenmarkNorway

Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Frederik opened unique Museum-building in Norway

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19th September 2019
Queen Sonja has opened the new museum building “The Twist” outside Oslo with Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark also present during the opening. Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Frederik got a tour with investor Christen Sveaas of the new building which is located at the Kistefos Museum. The reason why also Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was present was that the architect behind the unique…
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Sweden

King and Queen of Sweden open Folke Bernadotte Bridge

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18th September 2019
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden opened the Folke Bernadotte Bridge yesterday in Stockholm. The pedestrian bridge crosses the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken and connects Museum Park and Rosendal Palace.Folke Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg was a cousin to the King and one of his godfathers. He was known for negotiating the release of tens of thousands of prisoners at German concentration…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander holds Princes’ Day speech

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17th September 2019
The third Tuesday of September is traditionally Princes’ Day, the day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives to give the speech from the throne. The speech sets out the main policy items of the coming parliamentary session.King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima arrived at the Knight’s Hall in the…
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