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King Felipe congratulates Joe Biden during important diplomatic speech

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29th January 2021
King Felipe of Spain spoke on a wide-ranging host of issues at the annual Diplomatic Corps reception at the Royal Palace of Madrid, including a message of congratulations to the new President of the United States, Joe Biden. Of President Biden’s inauguration, King Felipe said, “We trust that, together with the new administration, we will continue to strengthen the deep historical ties that…
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Norway

King Harald on sick leave until the end of January

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28th January 2021
His Majesty King Harald of Norway will be on sick leave for the rest of the week until Sunday 31 January. His planned absence was announced by the Norwegian Royal Court on Thursday afternoon. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haakon is therefore Regent of Norway until…
The Netherlands

Dutch King and Queen send a message of support after curfew riots

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27th January 2021
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands have sent a message of support to first responders after riots broke out in several cities in the Netherlands. “Our thanks go out to all those police officers, first responders and municipal employees who are there for our safety. You do fantastic work under the most difficult of circumstances! We feel for all the shop owners and…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria puts focus on sustainable tourism

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27th January 2021
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has attended the EU project DUNC’s digital conference. From her home-office at Haga castle Her Royal Highness gave a speech and closely followed the final day of this conference. Development of UNESCO Natural and Cultural Assets, also known as DUNC, is an EU-funded collaborative project where the Swedish municipality of Karlskrona municipality has been…
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GreecePalaces & Buildings

Greek government plans to turn former Royal Palace into five-star spa-hotel

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26th January 2021
The former Greek Royal Palace of Tatoi is to re-open, but not as a royal palace. The Greek government, who seized the property when the Greek monarchy collapsed, plans to reopen the palace as a hotel. Tatoi Palace is the former summer palace of the Greek royal family and is located at a 10,000 acres estate, 27 kilometres from the city centre of Athens. For the last 50 years the Palace has been…
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