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Princess Leonore starts preschool in Sweden

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18th August 2017
Yesterday, Princess Leonore took the next step in her young life: she started Swedish pre-school. The Swedish Princess experienced her first day of Swedish preschool in Stockholm; however, Leonore has been attending a preschool in London for some time. The Swedish Royal court confirmed to Aftonbladet that Princess Leonore, the daughter of Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill, started…
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BelgiumFeatures

Taking a look at The Royal Order of Leopold

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16th August 2017
The Order of Leopold is the oldest order of chivalry or knighthood in Belgium having been founded in July 1832, shortly after Belgium gained independence from the Netherlands. It takes its name from King Leopold I, who was the first King of the Belgians and instigated the…
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First day of school for Danish royal twins

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15th August 2017
Last week, their first cousin, Princess Athena had her turn in the spotlight during a photo call at her home alongside her parents, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, ahead of her first day of school. Today, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine posed for the photographers outside of Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg ahead of their first day. Crown Princess Mary confirmed to the media…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik says he regrets the decision made by his father, Prince Henrik

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10th August 2017
Crown Prince Frederik has said that he regrets the decisions his father, Prince Henrik, has made. Speaking to the Danish press on Thursday, the Crown Prince said: “I only have to say that I’m really sorry for my father’s decision in a lot of areas. More can not be said about this case at present.” The Danish Royal Court controversially announced last week that the…
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Belgium

Prince Laurent's Twitter account deleted

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10th August 2017
It was discovered yesterday that Prince Laurent of Belgium’s Twitter account (@Laurent_of_B) had been deleted. Members of the Belgian media made the discovery yesterday morning. Many had wondered if King Philippe had pressured his younger brother to delete his account…
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Queen Máxima's father, Jorge Zorreguieta, dies aged 89

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8th August 2017
The Dutch government have confirmed the death of Jorge Zorreguieta, the father of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who died on Tuesday at the age of 89. He had been ill with leukaemia for several years. He only recently visited the Netherlands to celebrate his son-in-law’s 50th birthday in April. He then joined the royal family in Salzburg for a brief holiday. Embed from Getty…
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