DenmarkNorway

Queen Sonja to award Queen Margrethe with a prestigious language prize

Queen Margrethe of Denmark is awarded the Nordic Association’s language prize for her effort to strengthen the Scandinavian language community and she will receive the accolade from her good friend, Queen Sonja of Norway.The prize will be presented in a ceremony in Oslo later in September. Preparations are now being made for a large-scale celebration of the language award…
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BelgiumEuropean Royals

Which royals will we see at Belgium's royal wedding?

Belgium is braced for another royal wedding and now we know more about who’s invited and how the day will unfold for Princess Maria Laura, eldest daughter of Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, and her groom William Isvy.For the civil wedding ceremony at Brussels City Hall, only close family members will be present. This is likely to include only Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz, and Maria…
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Denmark

Crown Princess Mary opens new university campus in Kolding

Crown Princess Mary has opened a new campus for the University College South Denmark, viewing Kolding’s latest educational offering for Southern Denmark.UC SYD posted on its official Facebook page: “A part of today’s program was composed by the students. Here, the Crown Princess got an insight into how the new building can accommodate the students of the future and elevate their…
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Third time's the charm? New dates for twice-postponed Dutch State Visit to Greece

The Royal House of the Netherlands has announced new dates for King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima’s State Visit to Greece. The visit has been postponed twice in the past year. Initially, the royals were supposed to be in Greece in late 2021, but the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic forced plans to be changed. The visit was then supposed to occur in March, but the outbreak of…
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