Luxembourg

Who is Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg?

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6th July 2016
The latest issue of “Who Is?” focuses on Her Royal Highness Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.She was bornCountess Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine de Lannoy toCount Philippe de Lannoy andCountess Alix de Lannoy on 18 February 1984, inRonse, Belgium. Theyoungest of eight children, she grew up on her family estate in Anvaing in…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel raise awareness about childhood obesity

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29th June 2016
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel recently gave an interview in which they addressed the issue of childhood obesity in Sweden. This is a particular concern for the royal couple, who are themselves parents to 4 year-old Princess Estelle and 3 month-old Prince Oscar. According to the statistics, Swedes consume an average of about 15 kilograms of sweets per person annually.
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The Netherlands

Who is Queen Máxima of the Netherlands?

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17th June 2016
She was born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti 17 May 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta and Maria del Carmen Cerruti de Zorreguieta. Her Majesty has two brothers, one sister and three paternal half-sisters. She was named after her paternal…
The Netherlands

Queen Wilhelmina used drugs during the Second World War

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16th June 2016
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands used the drug perventine, now better known as crystal meth, during the Second World War. It is reported by Marcel Verburg, who is a legal historian, in his new book about the history of the Ministry of Justice during the years 1940 to 1945. He is not the first to report the drug use, but he is the first to draw significant attention to it. Cees Fasseur, a royal…
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Sweden

Happy First Anniversary to Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden!

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13th June 2016
It was a beautiful day on 13 June 2015 when Prince Carl Philip, then 36, married Sofia Hellqvist, then 30, at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm Palace, which was broadcast live by Swedish channel, SVT. Their engagement was announced on 27 June 2014. In the announcement, Carl Philip and Sofia through the Swedish Royal Court said, “We are looking forward to a summer wedding in the middle of June…
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