Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit attends memorial service for victims of Oslo shooting

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has attended a memorial service for victims of the Oslo shooting. The memorial service was held at Oslo Cathedral for the victims of the shooting in and around the London Pub and a popular LGBTQ club in Oslo in the early morning hours of Saturday, 25 June. Edvard Grieg’s “Mourning March” began the service led by the President of the…
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Monaco

Monaco marks 100 years since Albert I's death

Monaco is marking 100 years since Prince Albert I died and his son, Prince Louis II, took the throne. A series of events have taken place or been planned in Monaco to mark the occasion, and an exhibit is on display in Norway regarding his explorations. Prince Albert II…
Norway

King Harald speaks of horror at Oslo shooting as Royal Family remember those killed

King Harald of Norway has spoken about the horror of the Oslo shooting, and the Crown Prince Family has laid flowers at a makeshift memorial. Two people have died, and 21 have been injured after a shooting, which is being treated as a terror attack, in and around the London Pub and popular LGBTQ club in Oslo in the early hours of Saturday morning. The King released a statement the morning…
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The Netherlands

Dutch Royal Family holds annual photo session

The Dutch Royal Family has held one of their annual photo sessions. They invited the media to Noordeinde Palace, where they posed for photos and answered questions. King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, the Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane attended the session after Alexia returned from school in Wales. © RVD – Patrick van Emst © RVD – Patrick…
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European RoyalsThe Netherlands

The Royal Palace in Amsterdam hosts first diplomatic dinner in three years

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands held the annual diplomatic corps dinner at the Royal Palace on the evening of Wednesday, 22 June.  Their Majesties welcomed around 250 guests in the Dining Hall of the Royal Palace for the first time in three years. Each year, the dinner has a different theme – for 2022, the Royal Palace chose “politics and…
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