European RoyalsSpain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia strike post pandemic first as they begin engagements without face masks

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23rd April 2022
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have presided over the annual ceremony to award the Miguel de Cervantes literary award. This year’s winner is Cristina Peri Rossi. Their Majesties arrived at Alcalá de Henares University around 11am on Friday, 22nd April, and were welcomed by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the Chief of the Air Force Command Juan Ángel Treceño. Following a troop…
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King Willem-Alexander and Duke of Sussex take in wheelchair basketball final ahead of Invictus Closing Ceremony

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23rd April 2022
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands joined the Duke of Sussex at the wheelchair basketball final in The Hague’s Zuiderpark. Princess Margriet, the King’s aunt, and her son, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, also attended the event that saw the Dutch team face off against the American team. The Dutch royals were seen cheering hard for their team, but Team Netherlands wasn’t able…
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Important state visit coming to Sweden

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22nd April 2022
The Swedish Royal Court has announced an incoming state visit from Finland.  Upon the invitation from King Carl XVI Gustaf, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and First Lady Jenni Haukio will be in Stockholm on 17 and 18 May 2022.  The invitation comes as declarations from authorities of both countries that Sweden and Finland are beginning to consider joining NATO.  The transatlantic…
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Denmark

Princess Isabella stuns in new birthday portraits

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22nd April 2022
Princess Isabella of Denmark looks stunning in her new birthday portraits released by the Danish Royal House. The second child and eldest daughter of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary marked her 15th birthday on Thursday, 21 April, and the Royal House released…
Spain

Princess Leonor attends her second solo engagement focused on youth cybersecurity

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21st April 2022
Spain’s Princess Leonor attended her second solo engagement of her life as a royal in the form of a cybersecurity conference for high school students.  Her Royal Highness arrived at Secondary Teaching School Jules Verne around 11am on Wednesday, 20 April and was welcomed by school and institute officials, including the Headmaster and the Director of the National Institute of…
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