Denmark

Queen Margrethe visits Germany

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4th September 2019
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is currently on a four-day-long visit to the northern parts of Germany. The Danish monarch is touring the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and the Danish minority in South Schleswig. She is travelling on the Royal yacht Dannebrog which sailed into Flensburg Harbour on Tuesday.Queen Margrethe told the Danish press upon her arrival in Germany: “That so many born…
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Spain

Infanta Pilar, sister of King Juan Carlos, hospitalised

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3rd September 2019
Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz has been hospitalised in Mallorca after being sick for several days. She was admitted on Saturday – the day that her younger brother, former King Juan Carlos was released from a private clinic in Madrid after a triple bypass.The 83-year-old aunt of King Felipe has suffered from ill health for some time and announced she had colon cancer at the…
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Queen Mother Helen of Romania to be reburied in Romania

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3rd September 2019
The remains of Queen Mother Helen of Romania, born Helen of Greece and Denmark, will be repatriated to Romania in October.Helen was a first cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Helen will be laid to rest with her son King Michael I of Romania – who died in 2017 – at the new Archdiocesan and Royal Cathedral.Helen married Crown Prince Carol of Romania on 10 March 1921…
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Spain

King Juan Carlos of Spain discharged from hospital

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1st September 2019
King Juan Carlos of Spain has been released from the hospital after spending a week in the hospital following a triple bypass on Saturday, 24 August at the Quirón de Pozuelo Clinic in Spain’s capital of Madrid. It was decided to have the procedure by the end of August after an annual check-up on 11 and 12 June.Upon his discharge, the 81-year-old King Emeritus told the media as he headed…
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