European Royals

King Willem-Alexander pops in on King Frederik as a whirlwind royal tour begins

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is travelling this week to help strengthen the relationship between the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway. And his first stop is Denmark. The Dutch King is in Copenhagen to focus on sustainable hydrogen production between the two nations. It’s an area he’ll focus on again when his whirlwind royal tour takes him to Norway later on this…
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Denmark

Queen Mary starts the weekend with a party

Queen Mary of Denmark started off her weekend with a party as she attended the University of Copenhagen’s annual celebration.  The University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479. Every year, it holds a ceremony that commemorates the event, held in the Ceremonial Hall of…
Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit hosts lunch alone at Norway's royal palace

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has continued to carry out engagements upon her return to duties following her sick leave. On Thursday, she hosted a working lunch alone on behalf of the Royal Family. The Crown Princess hosted a lunch at the palace for all of the country’s governors to thank them for their work. These governors represent the Norway’s royal house in their…
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Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit returns from sick leave amid family stress

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway joined her husband, Crown Prince Haakon, for an engagement following an extended sick leave.  Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit hosted a dinner at their residence, Skaugum. The theme of the evening was youth mental health.  In addition to being joined by the Council for Mental Health, the royal couple was joined by 22 individuals…
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Spain

King Felipe at high level meeting on response to floods that devastated Spain

Following an emotionally charged visit to meet people affected by devastating floods, King Felipe chaired a crisis meeting about the response to the extreme weather which has claimed over 200 lives across Spain. The Spanish king oversaw an executive meeting at the Headquarters of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) of Torrejon Air Base. The meeting’s main topic of discussion was the changing…
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