Luxembourg

Grand Duke Jean's body arrives at Grand Ducal Palace to lie in state

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28th April 2019
The body of Grand Duke Jean has arrived at the Grand Ducal Palace to lie in state. His remains were transferred from Château de Berg, and the Grand Ducal Family followed behind the hearse during the journey which saw many Luxembourgers line the streets to bid a final farewell to their beloved former ruler.Le cortège funèbre transportant la dépouille de S.A.R. le Grand-Duc Jean est arrivé…
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Spain

Queen Letizia presents literature prizes

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28th April 2019
One of the world’s most prestigious children’s literature prize ceremonies took place in Spain Thursday, with Queen Letizia honouring the winners. The Queen spoke about the impact of literature on young people during the event at Madrid’s historic Royal…
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The best moments from Queen's Day and King's Day

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27th April 2019
With the accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1980, Queen’s Day truly became a day of interacting with the public. Let’s take a look at some of the best moments from Queen’s Day and King’s Day. Embed from Getty Images Prince Claus, the late husband of then Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and his son Prince Constantijn try out a dodgem car in the town of…
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Denmark

Princess Marie attends Princess Marie-Esmeralda of Belgium's book presentation

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26th April 2019
On 25 April, Princess Marie attended the presentation of Princess Marie-Esmeralda of Belgium’s 2014 book 10 Femmes Prix Nobel de la Paix (10 Women who won the Nobel Peace Prize) in Rungsted. In 2014, Princess Marie-Esmeralda interviewed the nine women who won the Nobel Peace Prize and who were still alive. The last chapter is about Malala Yousafzai who won the Prize in 2014. The announcement…
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HistoryThe Netherlands

A short history of King's Day

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26th April 2019
Royal Central takes a look at the tradition of celebrating the monarch’s birthday that began as Princess’s Day. In the 19th century, King William III of the Netherlands faced quite a bit of unpopularity but his four-year-old daughter Wilhelmina, his future successor, was very popular. It was proposed that the Princess’ birthday be observed as a patriotic celebration and so the…
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