European Royals

It's a girl for the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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25th February 2017
The Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha welcomed the birth of a daughter on Wednesday in Munich. This is the couple’s second daughter. His Highness, Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (41), released a statement to members of the media: “With great joy and gratitude, we announce the birth of our daughter Madeleine Aurelia Viktoria Carin of…
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FeaturesSweden

Who is Princess Estelle of Sweden?

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23rd February 2017
Her Royal Highness Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary was born on 23 February 2012 at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Sweden, to Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. Her birth was celebrated with 21-gun salutes in Stockholm. Her name and title of…
Norway

Long queues forced the Norwegian castle to extend it opening hours yesterday

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22nd February 2017
Yesterday, His Majesty King Harald of Norway turned 80-years-old. The King himself was on vacation abroad with the family, but many Norwegians nevertheless wanted to celebrate the King’s birthday. From 11 Norwegian fortresses, a birthday-salute to the King at noon was fired, but it was at the royal castle that something special happened. The Prime Minister and the President of the Norwegian…
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Luxembourg

Tessy of Luxembourg loses title

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21st February 2017
The question of whether or not Princess Tessy of Luxembourg would lose her title upon her divorce from His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Luxembourg, the third child of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, has been a topic of discussion since the announcement of…
BelgiumEuropean Royals

King Albert has not appeared in court in the Delphine Boël case

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21st February 2017
King Albert of Belgium had been summoned to appear in court this morning in the case of his alleged illegitimate daughter, Delphine Boël. The former Belgian King did not appear in person and was represented by his lawyer. Although plenty of press appeared at the trial, they were not allowed inside the courtroom. Delphine Boël did appear in person but did not speak to waiting media. All King…
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Norway

80% of Norwegians support the monarchy

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19th February 2017
Eight out of ten Norwegians approve of keeping the monarchy as a form of government, and the greatest support King Harald and his family has comes from the younger Norwegian population. This emerges from a major survey conducted by Norway’s state TV channel NRK. The King celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday 21 February and will travel abroad with his family to celebrate. In an interview…
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