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King Willem-Alexander missed his "buddy" during Baltic state visits

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16th June 2018
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were due to go on a state visit to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania but due to the death of Queen Máxima’s sister Inés, the King went alone. “Of course, it’s a shame when your buddy isn’t here but she has good reason not be here. I am constantly in touch with her and with the children as well, because they were are home alone. They…
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Sweden

New photo as Prince Nicolas of Sweden turns three

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15th June 2018
Prince Nicolas of Sweden, the second child and only son of Princess Madeleine and her American-British husband Chris O’Neill, celebrates his third birthday today. Following tradition, a new photo was released this morning by the Royal Court of Sweden. The picture was…
Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja visit Nordland - Day 3

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15th June 2018
On Thursday, King Harald and Queen Sonja completed their three-day visit to Nordland. After spending two days traveling in northern Norway, the royal visit ended in the Moskenes. The tour began on Tuesday when the King and Queen visited Sørfoll and Steigen. Wednesday the two royals were in Værøy and Røst. When the royal yacht “Norge” arrived at Moskenes, the King and Queen received…
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Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja visit Nordland - Day 2

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14th June 2018
King Harald and Queen Sonja continued their journey in Nordland. They started their visit on Tuesday, and yesterday the tour continued to Værøy and Røst. The royals arrived at Røst on the royal yacht “Norge”. This municipality has 365 islands but only 500…
Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja visit Nordland - Day 1

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13th June 2018
On Tuesday morning, King Harald and Queen Sonja started their annual county journey. This time the Norwegian regents travelled to Nordland. The visit will last three days and end on Thursday. First up was Straumen in Sørfold municipality and Vollmoen in Steigen municipality. On their journey, the King and Queen are using the royal yacht “Norge.” There the royals will live on their…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon: "We let people steal our apples"

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12th June 2018
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Prince Daniel of Sweden attended the EAT Stockholm Food Forum in Sweden today. After holding a speech for the assembly where the Crown Prince emphasised the importance of living more sustainably, Crown Prince Haakon shared some of his own…
Denmark

Queen Margrethe awards commemorative medal in honour of Prince Henrik's birthday

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12th June 2018
The Danish Royal Court announced that Queen Margrethe had decided to award a commemorative medal to the members of the Royal Family, the court’s staff and all of those who have helped Prince Henrik during his disease and who helped the family after Prince Henrik’s death and for the organisation of the funeral. The private family members of Prince Henrik also received the medal. The…
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