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Watercolour paintings by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on Greenland stamps

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25th April 2018
One fact that is perhaps not as well-known to the vast majority of the world regarding the leadership of Denmark is the not-so-hidden talents of its leading monarch. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was born in April of 1940 during World War II. By the time she assumed the throne of Denmark from her father King Frederick IX in 1972, times were changing. Her position as ruler of the country was one…
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Norway

Norwegian Crown Prince Couple visits Lithuania

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24th April 2018
This week, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit perform a four-day journey to the Baltic nations to celebrate their 100 years as independent states after they declared themselves independent from Russia in 1918. Yesterday, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess…
Monaco

Tatiana Santo Domingo and Andrea Casiraghi welcome their third child

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24th April 2018
It’s not just the third Cambridge baby making his debut onto the royal scene this week: Andrea Casiraghi and his wife Tatiana welcomed their third child in Monaco on Thursday, 19 April. The news was first reported this weekend exclusively by Vanity Fair Spain before Hola! was able to get confirmation yesterday. Casiraghi, the eldest child of Princess Caroline of Hanover and nephew to Prince…
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Norway

Norwegian Crown Prince Couple visits Latvia

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23rd April 2018
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway started their four-day visit to the three Baltic States today. As announced earlier this year by the Norwegian Royal Court, Their Royal Highnesses are travelling to the Baltic states to participate in the nations’ celebrations of their 100 year anniversary of independence from Russia. The first…
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Sweden

King and Queen of Sweden begin visit to Japan

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23rd April 2018
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden unofficially began their official visit to Japan on Sunday. The tour officially starts today when Their Majesties are received by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The King and Queen were invited by the Japanese government in celebration of 150 years of relations between Japan and Sweden. Ann Linde, Minister for European Union Affairs and…
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