The Netherlands

Ten years on from the Dutch royal skiing tragedy

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17th February 2022
While many of Europe’s royal families are celebrating many happy anniversaries this year, the same is not the case for the Dutch Royal Family. On 17 February, it will be ten years since the Dutch Royal Family was struck by a sudden and tragic accident.Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau was the son of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands and thus the younger brother of the current…
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Monaco

Prince Albert attends Olympic Games

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17th February 2022
The Winter Olympics are taking place in China. Most royal families did not want to attend the Olympic Games.Some did not attend due to the global health situation, while others did not attend for diplomatic reasons, as many countries boycotted sending representatives to the games due to human rights violations. However, Prince Albert II of Monaco did make the trip, as a member of the…
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Sweden

Swedish royals attend Royal Opera

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16th February 2022
The Swedish Royal Opera has a long and close history with the Swedish Royal Family, and the King and Queen of Sweden, together with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, visited the Royal Opera to see the opera performance “Löftet” directed by Stefan Larsson.It…
Monaco

Prince Albert continues his fight for ocean preservation in YouTube video

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16th February 2022
Prince Albert of Monaco spearheaded his “70 seconds to evocate 70% of the planet” initiative by recording a 70 second video briefly listing all the important topics surrounding the oceans.Pollution, overfishing, loss of biodiversity, acidification of ocean waters are only a few of the topics mentioned by the Sovereign Prince during his recording, which was part of the One Ocean…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria begins military training program

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16th February 2022
Crown Princess Victoria has begun a new military training program with the Swedish Armed Forces.The Swedish Royal Court shared the news on its official website earlier this week, noting that the Crown Princess’s training began at the Armed Forces’ headquarters where…
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Royal Olympians: Princess Charlene

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15th February 2022
Before she became the Princess of Monaco, Princess Charlene was a swimming champion and Olympian in South Africa who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.As the Summer Olympics begin, let’s look at Princess Charlene’s Olympic career.Charlene Wittstock developed a love of swimming in her childhood, which was spent in Zimbabwe (where she was born in 1978) and South…
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