European RoyalsThe Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands urges for a "greater we" in Christmas speech

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25th December 2017
King Willem-Alexander has made his annual Christmas speech from his home in Wassenaar. The speech was broadcast today on Dutch national television. The King began his speech with a look back on his private life. He turned 50 years in 2017 and called it “an amazing gift” to be able to celebrate it with so many people. There were also moments of sadness and grief, like the loss of his…
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Luxembourg

Grand Duke Henri addresses Luxembourg on Christmas Eve

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25th December 2017
In his annual Christmas address to the nation, His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg touched on numerous subjects including populism, climate change, Luxembourg’s infrastructure and reasons to celebrate. He discussed the rise of populism saying, “In the eyes of observers, the rise of populism seemed inexorable to some of our neighbours. The events of the last few months…
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Spain

Queen Letizia attends working meeting of Spanish Association Against Cancer

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22nd December 2017
In the last official engagement before celebrating Christmas, Queen Letizia of Spain attended a working meeting of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (in SpanishAsociación Española Contra el Cáncer or AECC), of which she is the Honorary President.Her Majesty, who attends numerous meetings with the organisation per year, took part in and chaired the meeting at the headquarters of the…
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Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit speaks about her disease

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20th December 2017
In late November, it became publicly known that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway suffered from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. On Tuesday of this week, the Crown Princess was interviewed on the popular radio channel P3 in Norway. Then, she commented on her sickness. During the interview, the Crown Princess said, “I thought I had come early in menopause.” However, the Crown Princess…
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