Norway

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway pays tribute to his mother Queen Sonja on International Woman’s Day

Monday marks International Woman’s Day – a global day of celebration for women around the world. In a new interview with the Norwegian newspaper Vårt Land, Crown Prince Haakon pays tribute to his mother, Queen Sonja. The Crown Prince gave the interview in connection with International Women’s Day. Norway’s Crown Prince and acting regent met a reporter from Norway’s largest Christian…
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Queen Letizia speaks with Princess of Girona winners

Queen Letizia met with the winner of this year’s Princess of Girona 2021 Arts and Letters Award on Thursday, and held a roundtable talk with previous winners, ahead of this year’s virtual awards ceremony. María Sánchez Rodríguez was named as the 2021 Arts and Letters Award winner, for her work “as a poet, writer and activist in defense of rural culture, and especially, the forgotten…
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Crown Princess Mary participates in roundtable discussion for International Women's Day

Crown Princess Mary participated in a roundtable discussion, ahead of International Women’s Day, about the work and commitments of the Nairobi Summit of 2019. The Danish crown princess, who has long been involved with the United Nations Population Fund and the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), has worked with organisations since the Nairobi Summit to ensure that…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia to resume foreign visits

The King and Queen of Spain are to make their first State Visit since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.  King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will spend two days in Andorra at the end of March on a trip that will cover education and culture as well as see the royals meet local politicians and dignitaries. Felipe and Letizia will travel to Andorra, which Spain borders in the Pyrenees, on…
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