Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia take part in National Armed Forces Day ceremony

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain took part in the celebrations for National Armed Forces Day, which this year fell on Saturday, the 29th of May 2021. The main event, a military parade, was severely restricted due to Government restrictions in connection to the ongoing global health emergency. The only part of the traditional ceremony that was carried out more or less as normal was the…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde visits shop with bio-products

Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited an organic shop in Jette, Belgium, on Thursday in her role as an advocate for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The Queen travelled to The Barn that sells mostly packaging-free products and spoke to spoke to one of the business investors. It was founded in 2017 and now has locations across Belgium; it boasts that it sells the cheapest range of…
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Norway

Queen Sonja talks about her own art in new interview

In a new interview this week with the Norwegian state TV-channel NRK, Queen Sonja opens up about her thoughts on art and not least her own art. Queen Sonja is passionate about art, both as an art collector and as a performing artist. The Queen has been apprenticed to the…
The Netherlands

Princess Amalia sits for final exams

Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, the eldest child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, is busy with her final exams like many other Dutch students. The 17-year-old Princess of Orange began her exams on Monday and will find out on 10 June if she passed. Her…
Norway

Norway's Royal Family to commemorate ten years since devastating terrorist attack where 77 people were killed

July will mark ten years since the terrorist attacks in the government quarter in Oslo and on the island of Utøya in which 77 people lost their lives. The Norwegian Royal Family wishes to follow up with some of those they met ten years ago, as well as others who in various ways were directly affected by the attack. In addition to participating in the official commemorations on July 22, The…
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DenmarkPalaces & Buildings

Fredensborg Palace Garden presented with prestigious award

The palace garden at Fredensborg Castle in Denmark, one of Queen Margrethe’s many residences, has received the prestigious Europa Nostra award. The Europa Nostra Prize was awarded to the castle garden for an excellent achievement in preserving, improving and adapting to new uses of cultural heritage in connection with the restoration of the garden. Prince Joachim is the patron of Europa…
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