Denmark

Crown Princess Mary releases video for World Antibiotic Awareness Week

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14th November 2018
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, as a patron of WHO’s Regional Office for Europe, has released a video for World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) through the World Health Organization (WHO). WAAW runs from 12 November through 18 November. This year is dedicated to One Health a “common sense approach based on the fact that human and animal health and the health of the environment cannot…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe has cataract surgery

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13th November 2018
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 78, has had cataract surgery on both eyes, the Royal Danish House announced on Monday, 12 November. The laser procedures were completed successfully over the past few weeks. The Royal Danish House said, “HM The Queen has undergone laser…
Denmark

Prince Joachim and Princess Marie commemorate the end of the World War One in France

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12th November 2018
This weekend, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie were in Braine, France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. During World War One, Denmark was neutral, but 35000 Danish soldiers at the border between Denmark and Germany fought for the German army. Indeed, Southern Jutland was part of the German Empire at the time. Southern Jutland was reunited with Denmark in 1920. The…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon honoured fallen Norwegians from WW1

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12th November 2018
On Sunday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attended a ceremony to honour fallen Norwegians from the First World War. The ceremony started at 11.00 with a music performance by the naval music corps before Stavern Men’s Choir sang the “Navy…
Belgium

Belgian Royal Family honours fallen soldiers on Armistice Day

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11th November 2018
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz and Prince Laurent of Belgium have commemorated the end of World War I which occurred exactly 100 years ago. Belgium played a crucial role in the First World War. In the morning, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of World War One, World War Two and of the humanitarian and peacekeeping missions since…
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BelgiumEuropean Royals

Belgium's royals mark the centenary of the end of World War One

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11th November 2018
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have begun a series of tributes to those killed during the First World War as the centenary of the end of the conflict approaches. The King and Queen attended a special concert held to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice and to honour all those who died during the four years of the war. The musical tribute took place at the Royal Palace in…
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