Spain

King Felipe commemorates 500th anniversary of world’s first circumnavigation

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7th September 2022
This year is the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the sailor, Juan Sebastián Elcano, after the first circumnavigation of the earth. King Felipe VI of Spain marked this moment by overseeing a major naval exercise near Cadiz. It took Juan Sebastián Elcano three years to sail around the world on his ship, “Victoria”. The Spanish King commemorated the circumnavigation by attending a…
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Norway

Queen Sonja finds herself back in her old classroom

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7th September 2022
This week, Queen Sonja was able to help mark a special anniversary for her. On September 6th 2022, the Queen of Norway was present at the 100-year commemoration for Slemdal school, where she herself attended class. The queen was shown around the school grounds by…
Norway

King Harald hands out the Kavli Award

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7th September 2022
The Kavli Award is three research prizes awarded every other year in Oslo by the American Kavli Foundation and the Norwegian Academy of Sciences. King Harald of Norway has handed out the Kavli Award for 2020 and 2022. This happened, firstly, in an awards ceremony which was held in the Oslo Concert Hall. A reception and dinner followed, attended by His Majesty, the winner, and other guests in…
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Monaco

Princess Charlene reveals how Princess Gabriella prepared for the first day of school

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6th September 2022
Princess Charlene has revealed how her daughter, Princess Gabriella, prepared for her first day of school this year. The Princess of Monaco took to Instagram to share two photos of Gabriella and her twin brother, Prince Jacques, ahead of their first day of school on Monday, 5 September. Charlene revealed that Gabriella cut her own hair and then gave her brother a haircut ahead of the new…
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BelgiumEuropean Royals

Belgium's modern royal weddings

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5th September 2022
As Princess Maria Laura of Belgium prepares to marry her British investment banker fiancé William Isvy in Brussels, her nuptials become the latest Belgian royal wedding. There’s a short history of modern royal weddings in Belgium: only four have occurred since…
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Crown Prince Haakon celebrates 50th anniversary of Norway Arctic University

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4th September 2022
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway took part in the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Tromsø, which was officially inaugurated by King Olav V, the Crown Prince’s grandfather. His Royal Highness arrived at Norway’s Arctic University on 1 September, exactly 50 years after his grandfather made the same journey in 1972 to inaugurate the institution.  He visited the university’s…
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