Spain

The Princess of Asturias receives her confirmation weeks before she heads to Wales to study

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29th May 2021
On Friday, May 28, HRH the Princess of Asturias received her confirmation in Madrid, at the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción church, with all the rest of her classmates.For her First Holy Communion, which took place in May of 2015, she was surrounded by her entire family, including both sets of grandparents. On this occasion, however, restrictions due to the CoViD-19 pandemic made it…
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Sweden

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia to be absent from National Day celebrations

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29th May 2021
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden will be absent from this year’s National Day celebrations on 6 June. Only King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will participate in the scaled-down celebrations.The Royal Court released information regarding this year’s National Day on Friday, noting that it would be scaled-down due to the…
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Belgium

Queen Mathilde visits shop with bio-products

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29th May 2021
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited an organic shop in Jette, Belgium, on Thursday in her role as an advocate for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.The Queen travelled to The Barn that sells mostly packaging-free products and spoke to spoke to one of the…
Norway

Queen Sonja talks about her own art in new interview

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28th May 2021
In a new interview this week with the Norwegian state TV-channel NRK, Queen Sonja opens up about her thoughts on art and not least her own art. Queen Sonja is passionate about art, both as an art collector and as a performing artist. The Queen has been apprenticed to the…
The Netherlands

Princess Amalia sits for final exams

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28th May 2021
Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, the eldest child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, is busy with her final exams like many other Dutch students.The 17-year-old Princess of Orange began her exams on Monday and will find out on 10 June if she passed.Her parents were at the National Park Maasduinen for an engagement, and the King was asked how his daughter was doing with her…
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The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander visits hospital for Covid-19 aftercare patients

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27th May 2021
On Tuesday, the 25th of May, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited a healthcare facility that takes care of patients who are experiencing long haul post-Covid 19 symptoms. It has long been known that survivors of the most severe cases of coronavirus have reported feeling unwell for a long while after testing negative for the illness. It is believed that the virus can leave…
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