Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja host dinner for Norwegian athletes

Sport is important for all nations and, as a former Olympic athlete in sailing, it is perhaps particularly important to King Harald. Along with Queen Sonja, the Norwegian monarch has hosted a dinner for his country’s participants in the last Olympics and Paralympics which took place in Tokyo this summer. The royal couple invited the participants to dinner at the Palace to celebrate since…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima travel to the UAE to open Dutch pavilion at Expo2020

As the eyes of the world are focussed on Rome for the G20 summit and Glasgow for the COP26 Climate Conference, Dubai is hosting Expo2020.  Expo is a global event in which each country has its own pavilion; the theme is different each year, and so is the host city.  King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima made the journey to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, 2 November. Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed…
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DenmarkGreece

Queen Margrethe and Prince Joachim attend funeral of former Court Marshall

The Danish and Greek royal family said a final goodbye to former Danish Court Marshal Søren Haslund-Christensen last Saturday when both Queen Margrethe and Prince Joachim attended his funeral. Queen Margrethe and Prince Joachim arrived separately at the funeral, and both met the former court marshal’s widow with a warm and compassionate embrace. Queen Margrethe and Prince Joachim…
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Denmark

Princess Benedikte attends premiere of Danish opera in Frankfurt

Denmark’s national opera “Masquerade”, written by Carl Nielsen in 1906 and based on Ludvig Holberg’s comedy from 1724 of the same name, has premiered at the Opera in Frankfurt, Germany. Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was invited as a guest of honour at the German Opera House to attend the performance. With brand new contemporary German…
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