The Netherlands

Princess Mabel of Orange launches VOW to end child marriage

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17th October 2018
Twelve million girls a year are forced to marry before the age of 18. That’s one in five women worldwide or a girl every three seconds. 650,000,000 of the women who are alive today were forced to get married as a child. Princess Mabel van Oranje, the sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander, has co-launched VOW For Girls, a new initiative to put an end to child marriage worldwide. Princess…
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Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja highlight winter sports and welfare in Beijing

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16th October 2018
The ongoing state visit from Norway to China is going well. Following a couple of days in the city of Dunhuang, King Harald and Queen Sonja arrived in Beijing late on Saturday evening. In Beijing on Sunday, the King and Queen highlighted welfare development. This work continued on Monday, add a little winter sport, and you get happy Norwegians and Chinese. Monday began when King Harald and Queen…
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Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja's first day in Beijing

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15th October 2018
After several days in western China, the Norwegian King and Queen arrived in Beijing late Saturday evening. This is another stop on their nine-day state visit to China. Sunday marked the first day of engagements in the east-Asian country. Their Majesties were solemnly…
Denmark

Crown Prince Family of Denmark sends supportive message to Invictus competitors

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15th October 2018
The Crown Prince Family of Denmark has sent a supportive message to the Danish Invictus athletes in the form of a new family photo. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary and their four children, 13-year-old Prince Christian, 11-year-old Princess Isabella, and seven-year-old twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine feature in an image with the 2018 Sydney Invictus Games flag. The…
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Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja visit the Mogao caves

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15th October 2018
Saturday His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway dedicated theta third day in China to the conservation of cultural heritage. Their Majesties started their official state visit on Thursday, and on Friday, they visited, among many places, a kindergarten…
Denmark

Prince Christian of Denmark becomes a teenager

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15th October 2018
Today, Prince Christian of Denmark becomes a teenager. The future King of Denmark celebrates his 13th birthday today in Copenhagen. As is tradition, the Danish Royal House has released a celebratory birthday image to the media and public. They were taken by Franne…
Norway

King Harald: "I want to discuss human rights issues with China"

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13th October 2018
His Majesty King Harald answered questions from the Norwegian press during the second day of the royal state visit to China. He was then asked question on his views on the human rights in China. King Harald says China has made economic progress, but there is still a way to go with human rights. “We will have a dialogue with China about this,” said His Majesty to Norwegian state…
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