Category: European Royals
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Grand Duke Henri visits victims of rare Luxembourg tornado
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg has visited the victims of the towns that were hit by a rare tornado. A wind rush also caused damage in Amsterdam in the Netherlands but it is unclear if these were severe enough to be classified as a tornado. The towns of Pétange and Basharage were hit by gusts…
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Danish Crown Princely Family shares images from time aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog
The Danish Crown Princely Family has been enjoying a holiday aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog, sailing around Denmark and stopping into various places along the way. Their adventures have been posted on the family’s Instagram account. The Royal House stressed that this is an unofficial undertaking and that they wouldn’t be publishing a schedule or…
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Princess Benedikte watches opening match at the European Championships in wheelchair rugby
Princess Benedikte opened the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation’s European championships Wednesday, celebrating a home team win at DGI House in Vejle. The Princess, who serves as patron of Parasport Denmark, attended the match between the Danish and the Polish men’s national team. Parasport Denmark, which works to promote physical and competitive sports for people with…
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A look at the Queen Paola Foundation
The Queen Paola Foundation was created in 1992 as an initiative of Belgium’s Queen Paola to promote the integration and training of socially vulnerable youth. Her husband, King Albert II abdicated the throne for health reasons in 2013, but Queen Paola continued to focus on her work with the foundation, which operates autonomously and employs a…
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Spain’s Prime Minister wants to remove noble titles from 37 families
Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his government seek to remove the noble titles of 37 families. The government has submitted a proposal which will remove 37 noble titles from the Spanish nobility. All the 37 noble titles that are proposed to be removed are titles which were given out by the Franco-regime. On…
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Spain’s royals host reception in the Balearic Islands
King Felipe VI of Spain has welcomed politicians, community leaders and high profile members of the local community to a special reception held on Mallorca. The Spanish monarch was joined by his wife, Queen Letizia, and his mother, Queen Sofia, for the event which marks the royal family’s annual stay on the island. Felipe, Letizia…
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Queen Máxima to attend launch of National AI Junior course
Queen Máxima will attend the launch of the National AI Junior course in Toldijk, which will be the first artificial intelligence course taught to young students in the Netherlands, next month. The National AI Junior course was developed by the National AI Course, FutureNL and UpgradeNL to teach young people the principles of artificial intelligence.…
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Princess Märtha Louise to cease using title in business
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has agreed to stop using the title of Princess in her business activities, the Norwegian Royal Household has announced. The Princess came to this decision after consulting with her family. Princess Märtha Louise will continue to use her title when she is representing the King and in private. In a…
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Serbia’s Crown Prince Couple donates medical supplies to more hospitals
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia delivered a new cardiotocography machine worth 4,100 Euros and 10 Striker electric beds worth 27,000 Euros to the Clinical Center in Zemun, Serbia, this week. This is the latest of their donations to Serbian hospitals this summer. “Last year a donation of 500,000 Euros was provided…
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Royal Relations: how Elizabeth II is linked to King Willem-Alexander
Her Majesty The Queen is related to many of Europe’s sovereigns, not in the least because of Queen Victoria’s matchmaking but also because of another woman, Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Princess Carolina was born on 28 February 1743 as the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and Anne, Princess Royal, the daughter of King George…