Denmark

New gala portraits released in Denmark to close out the Jubilee year

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29th December 2022
Two new gala portraits have been released in Denmark to close out Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee year. One photograph features the Queen with her two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim, and their wives, Crown Princess Mary and Princess Marie. The second photo is just of Queen Margrethe with her heir and his spouse.  Per Morten Abrahamsen © Both images were taken by…
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European RoyalsThe Netherlands

A year of travel and change for the Dutch Royal Family

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26th December 2022
Like most other royal families, the Dutch Royal Family has had a busy 2022 as engagements and travel has returned to normal. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima travelled extensively this year, while their eldest daughter, Princess Catherina-Amalia, entered a new chapter in her life.  The family had a quiet January, with engagements starting again in the second half of the…
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Sweden

King of Sweden's Christmas message sent to Swedes and Ukrainians

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25th December 2022
King Carl XVI Gustaf addressed both Swedes and Ukrainians during his 2022 Christmas address. As with the other monarchs across Europe, the King addressed the war in Ukraine. He said: “From Stockholm Palace to Ukraine is only a hundred miles as the crow flies. “Christmas is also celebrated there. But for many who live there, it is dark, cold and difficult. Parts of society’s…
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Spain

King Felipe calls for unity in the face of troubled times in hard hitting Christmas message

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24th December 2022
The King of Spain has issued a plea for unity as he delivered one of his hardest hitting Christmas messages. Speaking from the Zarzuela Palace on Christmas Eve, King Felipe said that the year had been ”complicated and difficult” and he urged people across Spain to look to the future by ”taking care of our democracy, protecting our cohesion….strengthening our institutions.” The war…
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