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Royal baby alert! Princess Madeleine of Sweden expecting third child

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27th August 2017
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has announced on her public Facebook page that she and her husband Christopher O’Neill are expecting their third child. She posted: “Chris and I are thrilled to announce that I am expecting. We look forward to four becoming five!” The Swedish Royal Court later added that the birth is expected to take place in March 2018 and that the Princess is…
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Prince Daniel of Saxony: "I do not want to become King of Poland"

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27th August 2017
Last month, The Polish political magazine, Polonia Christiana, published a longer article where they argue to reintroduce the monarchy in Poland. The magazine also criticised the Republic of Poland’s political system. The magazine Polonia Christiana does not state which royal family they support to take the throne. Now, one of the current candidates as King of Poland in a recent interview has…
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Spain

King Felipe joins protest march in Barcelona

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27th August 2017
No tinc por – I am not afraid. King Felipe VI of Spain joined hundred of thousands of people as they marched down the Passeig de Gràcia in a show of defiance after last week’s terror attacks that left 15 people dead and over 100 injured. It was the largest…
Denmark

Prince Henrik of Denmark discharged from hospital

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22nd August 2017
After more than a week without any news of Prince Henrik’s health, the Danish Royal Court has announced that Prince Henrik has been discharged from hospital in Copenhagen. The Prince was hospitalised during his holiday in France and had been there since August 13. It’s the second time in only a few weeks that the Prince has received medical care at the hospital. The reason for the…
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Norway

Who is Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway?

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19th August 2017
Today we take a look at Norway’s future queen consort. Her Royal Highness was born on 19 August 1973 inKristiansand,Norway. She has one older sister and two older brothers. Her parents divorced when she was young, and both would eventually remarry. As a…
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Royal reactions and condolences for Barcelona stream in

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18th August 2017
After yet another deadly terror attack, this one in Barcelona, Spain, royals have reacted on social media and sent their condolences. At least 13 have been killed and over 100 injured after a terrorist ran over pedestrians with a van in the Las Ramblas district of Barcelona. Later, five terrorists were shot dead, and one was wounded by Spanish police in the nearby tourist town of Cambrils. Police…
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