DenmarkEuropean Royals

As her latest Jubilee events begin, a look back at the Queen Margrethe has already celebrated her Golden anniversary

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8th September 2022
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is celebrating her Golden Jubilee throughout 2022 with a series of special events in September to mark the occasion. But the actual anniversary of the start of her reign came during a Covid spike meaning that the historic day itself was commemorated in a low key way. On Friday 14 January, 50 years to the day her reign began, Queen Margrethe attended a session of…
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Denmark

Crown Princess Mary opens new university campus in Kolding

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8th September 2022
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 learning…
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Third time's the charm? New dates for twice-postponed Dutch State Visit to Greece

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7th September 2022
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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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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