Norway

King Harald caught 13 kilos of heavy salmon

According to tradition, King Harald ended this week with his annual salmon fishing holiday in northern Norway. For two days, King Harald was by the Altaelva River in Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost county. Together with a few good comrades, they fished for Norwegian…
Spain

King and Queen of Spain mark 210th anniversary of the Battle of Bailén

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain marked the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Bailén on 19 July in the city of Bailén in Jaén. They were accompanied by Reyes Maroto, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and were received upon arrival by Susana Díaz, the President of the Junta de Andalucía; Alfonso Rodríguez de Celis, the government delegate in the Autonomous…
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European RoyalsSpain

King Felipe inaugurates 5th edition of World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies

King Felipe of Spain this week attended the opening ceremonies for the fifth meeting of the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies 2018 (WOCMES). Organised by the Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation, the conference is taking place from 16 to 20 July in Seville and provides a forum for presentation, debate and sharing of the latest information and studies on the Middle East. Covering…
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Luxembourg

Luxembourgish children visit the Grand Ducal Palace

From 9 to 13 July, as part of the annual visits organised in collaboration with Luxembourg City Tourist Office (LCTO), the Grand Ducal Court was pleased to receive 658 students in Cycle 4 of Fundamental Education (10-11 years old) to the Grand Ducal Palace. As part of their traditional trip for the end of the school year, 29 classes from 27 schools of the country have discovered the Grand Ducal…
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