BelgiumOther

First Great-Grandchild for King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium

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11th April 2016
The Belgian royal court has confirmed that Prince Amedeo of Belgium and his wife Elisabetta are expecting their first child together and the baby is due in May. Prince Amedeo of Belgium is the eldest son of Princess Astrid of Belgium and Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este. Princess Astrid is the second child of the abdicated King Albert II and Queen Paola. Prince Amedeo was born in 1986 and he…
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Sweden

Sweden's Princess Sofia on official maternity leave

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7th April 2016
Since last June, the Swedish Royal Family has experienced a significant baby boom. One should not be surprised with all the wonderful baby news coming from the Northern European country after another royal wedding last year. Soon, the family will welcome yet another little…
Sweden

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf's birthday celebrations

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7th April 2016
This year, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II isn’t the only monarch celebrating a milestone birthday. Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf will turn seventy on 30 April. The popular monarch has been on the throne for 42 years. His family and the people of Sweden are…
Norway

Norweigan Royal Family’s budget problems

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5th April 2016
Questions about the budget of the Norwegian Royal Family are being raised after it was discovered that the cost is almost double what has been reported in the state budget. Costs associated with the Royal Family are listed as 232,229,000 kr, but costs associated with maintaining and operating the royal yacht, personal military adjutants for royal family members, overseas travel, and maintenance of…
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Spain

Spanish royals implicated in Panama Papers scandal

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4th April 2016
The Spanish Royal Family are the latest high profile figures to be implicated into the Panama Papers scandal after the leaked documents reveal King Felipe’s Aunt was President of a company registered in Panama. Infanta Pilar de Borbon, who is the sister of former…
InsightSweden

It's another Swedish Royal Baby Watch

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1st April 2016
Welcome to April – a month that promises several important events in several European royal houses. We will have birthdays, Jubilees, state visits and royal … births! Photo:  The Royal Court, Sweden Yes, this week we enter another official #BabyWatchSeason…
HistorySweden

Relic of Beheaded Medieval Swedish King Might Be Authentic

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1st April 2016
New archeological evidence seems to confirm the bones found in a medieval reliquiary at Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden, belong to Saint King Erik. Erik IX was a Swedish king, who reigned c. 1155-1160. No contemporary historical records of Erik survive, what little is known about him nowadays is based on later tales and legends, aimed at having him established as a Roman Catholic saint. His feast…
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