BelgiumEuropean RoyalsThe Netherlands

Queen Wilhelmina’s war time plan for Belgium’s royals

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1st May 2019
By the end of the Second World War, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands tried to make a deal with the Nazis to save the Belgian royal family, according to newly published diaries of her foreign minister. By March 1945, both Belgium and the south of the Netherlands had been liberated by King Leopold III of the Belgians and his family were being held captive in Austria and it was feared that the…
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Royal attendees expected at Grand Duke Jean's funeral

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30th April 2019
With a state funeral set for 4 May at Luxembourg’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, European royals are expected to attend the Roman Catholic service. From Belgium, King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, King Albert, and Queen Paola are due to attend. This is a natural choice as Albert was Grand Duke Jean’s brother-in-law and Philippe is Grand Duke Henri’s first cousin. Grand Duke Jean married King…
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Prince Carl Philip runs in race for children

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29th April 2019
Prince Carl Philip joined those running on Sunday to support the Lilla Barnets Fond, or Little Child’s Fund, a nonprofit association that supports medical research and development for newborn children and their future health. The prince has served as patron of the fund since 2009. All proceeds from the “Spring for Little Life” race, which took part in Hagaparken in Stockholm…
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Crown Princess Mary to attend Women Deliver event ahead of Vancouver conference in June

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28th April 2019
Crown Princess Mary is to take part in the Women Deliver handover event next month in Copenhagen ahead of the 2019 Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver in June. Denmark hosted the last Women Deliver Conference in 2016, and the relay event will hand over hosting duties to the Canadian committee. Crown Princess Mary will be joined by key government and business figures, including Ulla Tørnæs, the…
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