Sweden

King and Queen of Sweden open Folke Bernadotte Bridge

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18th September 2019
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden opened the Folke Bernadotte Bridge yesterday in Stockholm. The pedestrian bridge crosses the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken and connects Museum Park and Rosendal Palace.Folke Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg was a cousin to the King and one of his godfathers. He was known for negotiating the release of tens of thousands of prisoners at German concentration…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander holds Princes’ Day speech

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17th September 2019
The third Tuesday of September is traditionally Princes’ Day, the day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives to give the speech from the throne. The speech sets out the main policy items of the coming parliamentary session.King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima arrived at the Knight’s Hall in the…
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Royal WeddingsSweden

Princess Madeleine reveals she was having contractions during brother's wedding

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14th September 2019
In a new interview with Swedish magazine Mama, Princess Madeleine revealed that she was having contractions during her brother, Prince Carl Philip’s June 2015 wedding to Sofia Hellqvist (now Princess Sofia). Two days later, her son, Prince Nicolas was born.The Princess said she was having contractions all day and was three centimetres dilated all while wearing a tiara and gown to watch…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon inspects Norway’s new F-35 fighter aircraft

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13th September 2019
On Wednesday this week, Crown Prince Haakon visited Ørland Air Base where he received a tour and lecture about the Armed Forces’ new F-35 fighter aircraft. It was part of a current military exercise in Norway.The Crown Prince was given the opportunity to see some of the planes which will be part of Norway’s air defence in the years ahead and even take a seat in the cockpit for…
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