BelgiumEuropean Royals

Prime Minister of Belgium to impose a 10% deduction of Prince Laurent's stipend

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8th August 2017
Prime Minister Charles Michel is going to request that the government deducts 10% from Prince Laurent’s annual stipend of 308,000 euro, reports French Language newspaper La Libre Belgique. Charles Michel had already spoken of a “proportional sanction” but failed to mention an exact number before. Although, one can only wonder if such an amount will have a big enough impact on…
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Denmark

Danish people do not support Prince Henrik's announcement

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7th August 2017
When the Royal Danish House announced late last week that Prince Henrik did not wish to be buried next to his wife, Queen Margrethe, he drew global condemnation, and a poll of Danish television viewers echoed this sentiment. According to TV2, 54 percent of respondents were…
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Prince Laurent, l'enfant terrible?

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6th August 2017
It seems like in every royal family there is a member who cuts corners from time to time. Often it is the result of an exaggeration by the press but sometimes there really are royals who do not feel the need to follow the rules or do not behave like they are expected to. An excellent example of a scapegoat in the Belgian Royal Family is the brother of King Philippe of Belgium. Meet Prince…
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Serbia

Serbian Prince Philip to marry in October

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6th August 2017
At the end of July, the Royal Palace of Belgrade announced that His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the son of Crown Prince Alexander and Princess Maria da Gloria Orleans-Braganza, was engaged to Ms Danica Marinkovic. The formal announcement, displayed on their official…
Denmark

Prince Joachim talks about his father's decision to be buried without Queen Margrethe

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5th August 2017
On Thursday, the Danish Royal Court confirmed that Prince Henrik, the husband of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, does not wish to be buried in Roskilde Cathedral. Roskilde Cathedral is the traditional burial site of the Kings and Queens of Denmark. Today, the couple’s younger son, His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark, answered some questions about this announcement that has received…
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European Royals

Polish political magazine wishes to re-establish the monarchy in Poland

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1st August 2017
The Polish political magazine, Polonia Christiana, published in its latest edition a longer article where they argue to reintroduce the monarchy in Poland. The magazine also criticised the Republic of Poland’s political system. In Poland today there are a number of different monarchist movements, and some of these have the support of some elected MPs. Polonia Christiana does not state which…
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