The Netherlands

Who is Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau?

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22nd March 2019
Prince Pieter-Christiaan is the third son of Princess Margriet (younger sister of Princess Beatrix) and Pieter van Vollenhoven, and hence, the first cousin of the current monarch, King Willem-Alexander.His Highness Prince Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven was born on 22nd March 1972 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Pieter-Christiaan has two older brothers, Princes…
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Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja leave for state visit to Chile

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21st March 2019
King Harald and Queen Sonja left Norway today. They are on their way to carry out a state visit to Chile. Crown Prince Haakon is, therefore, the acting regent of Norway until the King’s return. Although King Harald and Queen Sonja have already left Norway, they will not start their state visit to Chile until next week. The reason is to have a few days to relax before their hectic programme…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon to visit Tonga, Fiji and Samoa

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21st March 2019
On Wednesday afternoon, the Norwegian Royal Court announced that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway would visit the nations of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. The visit will be carried out from 5 April to 11 April of this year. On his tour to the Pacific nations, His…
European RoyalsSweden

Swedish King sends condolences to Dutch Monarch after Utrecht incident

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20th March 2019
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has sent his condolences to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands after the shooting in Utrecht: His Majesty said: “The Queen and I have, with profound sadness, followed the news of the brutal tram shooting in Utrecht yesterday. We extend our sincere condolences and our heartfelt sympathies to the families of the victims and to the people of the…
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European RoyalsSweden

Crown Princess Family of Sweden takes in Biathlon World Championships

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18th March 2019
On Sunday, 17 March, Crown Princess Victoria was present in Östersund to cheer on her countrymen on the last day of the Biathlon World Championships 2019. She was accompanied by her husband, Prince Daniel and their two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar. The Crown Princess was joined by Sofia Domeij, Swedish biathlon federation chairman, and together they followed the finals of the…
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