Denmark

Denmark's royals attend opening of Parliament

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6th October 2021
The first Tuesday in October is Parliament Opening Day in Denmark, according to their Constitution, and so every year on the date the entire Danish Royal Family reunites for the occasion. It is such an important moment of the Danish political year that not even a global shutdown could prevent it from happening.Therefore, on Tuesday, the 5th of October 2021, Queen Margarethe, Crown…
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Sweden

Prince Daniel honours fallen police officers

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5th October 2021
A total of 121 people have lost their lives in the service since the Nationalization of the Swedish Police. This weekend, Prince Daniel of Sweden attended a ceremony to honour police officers who have died in the line of duty. The Police Authority’s memorial service in Kungsholm’s church took place in Stockholm last Saturday.During the memorial service in the church, the 121…
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Norway

King Harald celebrates local history

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4th October 2021
King Harald of Norway has always been interested in history. The King of Norway was present at the celebration of the National Association for Local History’s 100th anniversary on Friday afternoon.Local history is very popular in Norway, and more than 70,000 people are affiliated with one or more local history associations in Norway. Initially, the anniversary was supposed to be marked…
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Spain

Queen Letizia opens FAO's World Food Forum via video call

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3rd October 2021
To close her work week, Queen Letizia virtually connected with Rome on Friday to open the World Food Day conference.Her Majesty has made a trip to the Italian capital almost every year to visit the Food and Agriculture Organisation headquarters, which are located in the centre of Rome, right in front of Circo Massimo.However, due to current travel restrictions, Queen Letizia…
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