Belgium

Queen Mathilde plays guide at the Royal Greenhouses for children's tv programme

Queen Mathilde of Belgium has guided a young girl named Billie around at the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken. Billie Vandenberghe is a child reporter for the children’s television programme “Karrewiet”. Tomorrow, the Royal Greenhouses, located in the private garden of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde’s home the Castle of Laeken, will open again for the public. The Royal…
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BelgiumEuropean Royals

King Albert II of Belgium to receive treatment for narrowing of heart valve

King Albert II of Belgium is to undergo testing to determine treatment for the narrowing of a heart valve, the Belgian Royal Palace announced this morning. The Palace said in a press release, “His Majesty King Albert II is suffering from an aortic stenosis that requires treatment that will be adapted to his situation.” He was admitted to Saint-Luc University Hospital in Brussels today…
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The Netherlands

Who is Princess Annette of the Netherlands?

Princess Annette is the wife of Prince Bernhard, second son of Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven. She was born, Annette Sekrève on the 18th April 1972 in The Hague, and after she had passed the highest award in Dutch secondary education, she went to the University of Groningen and obtained an MSc in psychology in 1996. It was while she was studying at Groningen that she met Prince…
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Norway

King Harald visits Gjesdal and Bjerkreim

King Harald of Norway has a personal goal to visit all the municipalities in Norway. Yesterday, His Majesty visited two towns that he has never been to on an official visit. This happened the day after he handed out a cancer research award in memory of his father, King…
Denmark

Denmark's Crown Princess Mary to visit Seattle

The Royal Danish House has announced that Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Seattle, Washington, USA. Seattle is on the western coast of the country. She will be in the United States from 3 May to 5 May. The Crown Princess will head the head of a Danish art and…
European RoyalsSpain

King and Queen of Spain welcome Portuguese President during his state visit

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain welcomed the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa during his State Visit to Spain. The Spanish King and Queen held an official reception ceremony at the Royal Palace of Madrid where both the Portuguese and Spanish national anthem was performed under a salvo of 21 guns. His Majesty the King and President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa then reviewed the…
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