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Princess Beatrice walks the red carpet at the Met Gala

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8th May 2018
The annual Met Gala was held in New York last night, and royalty joined the best of the fashion and celebrity world as they walked down the red carpet. Princess Beatrice, the grand-daughter of Queen Elizabeth, joined in the fun taking to this year’s theme of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination for the Met Gala held on the first Monday of May annually at the Metropolitan…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf will not hand out the Nobel Prize in Literature this year

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5th May 2018
King Carl XVI Gustaf usually hands out all the Nobel Prizes except for the Peace Prize in December. However, this year, the Swedish Academy, who nominates the candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature, has decided not to hand out the prize. This is due to a severe internal crisis in the Academy that has been going on for several weeks now. Yesterday morning the Swedish Academy published an…
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Belgium

Princess Astrid on mandatory rest after dealing with severe sleep issues

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4th May 2018
Princess Astrid of Belgium hasn’t carried out a single official engagement since the 20th of February. Now the Belgian Royal Palace has confirmed the Princess is suffering from severe sleep problems and is taking some mandatory rest now. This year Princess Astrid of Belgium has only undertaken six official engagements. This is not normal for the sister of King Philippe who likes to support…
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Belgium

King Albert has successful heart procedure, recovering at home

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3rd May 2018
King Albert II of Belgium has undergone two successful heart procedures in the past couple of weeks. The first was on 19 April with the Belgian Royal Palace saying that it had been successful. A second surgery, which was said to be a minimally invasive procedure, took place on 30 April; the 83-year-old King had a new valve put in place. The procedures took place at the Cliniques Universitaires…
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